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Styloid Process of Third Metacarpal Bone
Skeletal System

Styloid Process of Third Metacarpal Bone

Processus styloideus ossis tertii metacarpi

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Description

The styloid process is the blunt, proximal projection found on the dorsolateral aspect of the base of third metacarpal bone. Its palmar aspect contributes to the formation of the proximal articular facet, and its lateral aspect contributes to the formation of second metacarpal articular facet.

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