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Lateral Surface of Third Metacarpal Bone
Skeletal System

Lateral Surface of Third Metacarpal Bone

Facies lateralis ossis tertii metacarpi

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Description

The lateral surface of third metacarpal bone is the concave, radial aspect of the body of the bone. It is one of the two surfaces of the third metacarpal bone, the other being the medial surface. It provides an origin site for the second dorsal interosseous muscle of hand.

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