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GCSE Physical Education · key term
One of the bones forming the palm of the hand. Collectively, these are the metacarpals.
Used by OCR
Paper 1
Revise: Location of major bonesFor a player gripping a racket, the metacarpals are in the palm around the handle, while the phalanges are in the fingers wrapped around it. The carpals are nearer the arm, at the wrist.
Check where a label line ends. Carpals are at the wrist; metacarpals are in the palm; phalanges are in the fingers. The equivalent foot sequence is tarsals, metatarsals, then phalanges.
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