wrist bone

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wrist
noun[C]
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/rɪst/us
/rɪst/
the part of the body between the hand and ...
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bone
noun[C or U]
uk
/bəʊn/us
/boʊn/
any of the hard parts inside a human or animal that make up ...
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This need has produced differentwristboneanatomy and, through this, a different form of knuckle-walking.
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Like the giant panda, it has a false thumb that is an extension of thewristbone.
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However, chimpanzees and gorillas are the closest living relatives to humans, and share anatomical features including a fusedwristbonewhich may also suggest knuckle-walking by human ancestors.
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In addition to having hiswristboneshattered and jaw bone fractured, the attackers caused him internal bleeding, head and facial injuries and bruised ribs.
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The index finger is placed below thewristboneon the thumb side of the hand (radial styloid).
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Further comparative analysis with other primates suggests thesewristboneadaptations support a palm based tree walking.
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Thewristboneis definitely raised.
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The crescent-shapedwristboneis very flat.
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Other characteristics include fused wrist bones similar to those of birds, and a keeled breastbone.
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The wrist bones were reinforced by a fusion into two blocks, an ulnar and a radial.
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The hands of opisthocoelicaudiines lacked wrist bones and phalanges.
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No wrist bones existed, with the four palm bones (metacarpals) attaching directly to the forearm.
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However, its carpals (wrist bones) were thick and blocky, and the three middle fingers of its hand were wide, hyperextendable, and ended in hoof-like bones.
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The scaphoid bone is the largest bone of the proximal row of wrist bones, its long axis being from above downward, lateralward, and forward.
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Humans are closely related to these apes, and share features including wrist bones apparently strengthened for knuckle-walking.
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He deduced from the form of the scratch, as well as from the intact wrist bones, that a nail had been driven into the forearm at that position.
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The direction and speed of the animal in midair is varied by changing the positions of its two arms and legs, largely controlled by small cartilaginous wrist bones.
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None of the carpals (wrist bones) fit together precisely, suggesting the presence of a large amount of cartilage in the wrist, which would have stiffened it.
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The pterosaur wrist consists of two inner (proximal) and four outer (distal) carpals (wrist bones), excluding the pteroid bone, which may itself be a modified distal carpal.
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