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Joints & ligaments

Dorsal metacarpal ligaments

Ligamenta metacarpea dorsalia

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System
Joints & ligaments
Regions
Upper limb, Hand
Side
Left and right
Part of
Intermetacarpal joints
Dorsal metacarpal ligaments (Ligamenta metacarpea dorsalia) highlighted in a 3D model of the human body
3D model: Z-Anatomy - The libre 3D atlas of anatomy - CC-BY-SA 4.0

DescriptionUnreviewed

The dorsal metacarpal ligaments connect the metacarpal bone's bases with each other, passing transversely from one bone to the other on the dorsal surface.

Source: Z-Anatomy · Text licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 · This text comes from the source data and has not been reviewed by a person yet.

Names

Latin
Ligamenta metacarpea dorsalia
English
Dorsal metacarpal ligaments
French
Ligaments métacarpiens dorsaux
Spanish
Ligamentos metacarpianos dorsales
Portuguese
Ligamentos metacarpais dorsais

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