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Lateral Surface of First Metacarpal Bone
Skeletal System

Lateral Surface of First Metacarpal Bone

Facies lateralis ossis primi metacarpi

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Description

The lateral surface of first metacarpal bone is the concave, radial aspect of the body of the bone. It is one of the two surfaces of the first metacarpal bone, the other being the medial surface. It provides an insertion site for the opponens pollicis muscle.

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