Home »
Auto Computing Reviews »
Where Does Triquetrum Come from?
Where Does Triquetrum Come from?
Sophia Al-Mansoor••6 min read
The triquetrum is one of eight carpal bones
carpal bones
The carpal bones are the eight small bones that make up the wrist (or carpus) that connects the hand to the forearm. The term "carpus" is derived from the Latin carpus and the Greek καρπός (karpós), meaning "wrist". ... The carpal bones allow the wrist to move and rotate vertically.
that forms part of the wrist joint. It is a pyramidal shaped bone that can be found in the medial side of the wrist. The name triquetrum is derived from the Latin word triquetrus which means "three-cornered".
What is the function of the Triquetral?
Functions: What does the Triquetrum Bone Do
Its primary function is to shape up and maintain the flexibility of human wrists along with the other carpal bones.
What muscle attaches to the triquetrum?
This aperture is bounded anteriorly by a fibrous arch formed by the two musculotendinous attachments of the flexor brevis digiti minimi (or quinti), a hypothenar muscle, to the hook of hamate and the pisiform bone (Figure C9-2).
