Skeletal System
Triquetrum Articular Facet of Pisiform Bone
Facies articularis triquetra ossis pisiformis
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The triquetrum articular facet is the small, flat, oval area found on the dorsal aspect of the pisiform bone. It articulates with the pisiform articular facet of the triquetrum bone, forming the pisotriquetral joint.
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Pisiform Bone
1 The pisiform bone is a sesamoid bone that articulates flat with the triquetral bone but derives all of its stability from the flexor carpi ulnaris tendon, which continues distally into the pisohamate and pisometacarpal ligaments.
