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Head of First Metacarpal Bone
Skeletal System

Head of First Metacarpal Bone

Caput ossis primi metacarpi

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Description

The head of first metacarpal bone is the expanded, rounded, distal end of the bone. It is the distal continuation of its body and contains a distal articular facet and grooves for the sesamoid bones on its palmar aspect. It provides attachment sites for the collateral, accessory collateral, and palmar ligaments of the first metacarpophalangeal joint.

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