An analysis of two theropod dinosaur fossils has shown that they had a type of carpal bone (pisiform) in their wrists—a bone ...

A University of Regina research team has made discoveries about how dinosaurs may have healed from injuries when they ...

A new species ofgiant saber-toothed cat has been identified, providing fresh insights into the history of North America’s ...

The funny bone is located in the elbow, specifically along the groove on the inner side of the elbow; however, what you hit ...

A group of North Texas doctors and scientists printed part of a human femur—the longest and strongest bone in the body—that ...

The study is published in the journal Bone. Osteocytes, the primary mechanosensory cells of bone, live embedded in a matrix ...

New evidence adds to a 2020 finding that dinosaurs had bone tumors and other conditions seen in modern-day vertebrates. In 2014, researchers discovered a 150-million-year-old ulna of a ...

The thumb only has two. Metacarpal bones. These five bones make up the middle part of the hand. Carpal bones. These eight bones create the wrist. The two rows of carpal bones are connected to two ...

While hand and wrist anatomy is complex, it can be broken down into the following sections: Carpus (wrist bones). The wrist joint begins at the end of two of your forearm bones: the radius and the ...

Arm muscle anatomy refers to the location and function of the muscles of the arms. These muscles attach to the shoulder blade, upper arm bone (humerus), forearm bones (radius and ulna), wrist, fingers ...

If you’ve ever smacked your elbow against a hard surface (e.g., "hit your funny bone")—and felt a shock-like tingling sensation, you’ve hit your ulnar nerve.