Name one of the eight carpal bones in a human wrist.
Name a bone type in one standard adult wrist, not a forearm bone.
Each wrist has eight carpals arranged in two rows. Radius and ulna are forearm bones.
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- Scaphoid 25 · Familiar
- Scaphoid is in the 8-answer set defined by this question.
- Lunate 25 · Familiar
- Lunate is in the 8-answer set defined by this question.
- Pisiform 50 · Less common
- Pisiform is in the 8-answer set defined by this question.
- Trapezium 50 · Less common
- Trapezium is in the 8-answer set defined by this question.
- Trapezoid 75 · Uncommon
- Trapezoid is in the 8-answer set defined by this question.
- Capitate 75 · Uncommon
- Capitate is in the 8-answer set defined by this question.
- Hamate 100 · Rare
- Hamate is in the 8-answer set defined by this question.
- Triquetrum 100 · Rare
- Triquetrum is in the 8-answer set defined by this question.
Also accepted: Triquetral · Triquetral bone
Checked exclusions
- Radius: The radius is a forearm bone, not a carpal.
- Ulna: The ulna is a forearm bone, not a carpal.
Sources for this question
- 8.2 Bones of the Upper Limb - Anatomy and Physiology 2e | OpenStax
OpenStax two carpal rows total eight; triquetral is a naming variant of triquetrum.
openstax.org · Checked 2026-11-02
- Carpal bones - Wikipedia
OpenStax two carpal rows total eight; triquetral is a naming variant of triquetrum.
en.wikipedia.org · Checked 2026-11-02
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