Metacarpal bones Metacarpal bones In human anatomy, the metacarpal bones or metacarpus, form the intermediate part of the skeletal hand located between the phalanges of the fingers and the carpal bones of the wrist which forms the connection to the forearm. The metacarpal bones are equivalent to the metatarsal bones in the foot. The metacarpals form a transverse arch to which the rigid row of distal carpal bones are fixed. The peripheral metacarpals (those of the thumb and little finger) form the sides of the cup of the palmar gutter and as they are brought together they deepen this concavity. The index
The Bones "Beenkeragh Ridge" is considered as "intimidating hill-walking conditions", along with the nearby The Big Gun ridge, and is often climbed as part of the "Coomloughra Horseshoe". The Bones is often confused with "The Bone", the north-west spur of the nearby Maolan Bui , MountainViews Online Database reported that to avoid confusion in rescue situations, the Kerry Mountain Rescue ("KMR"), and the Ordnance Survey Ireland ("OSI") advocated for the official name of The Bones to become Na Cnámha on OSI maps. The Bones is the 321st-highest mountain peak in Britain and Ireland on the Simm classification. The Bones is regarded by