Trapezium (bone)
| Trapezium | |
|---|---|
Left hand anterior view (palmar view). Trapezium shown in red. | |
The left trapezium bone ("navicular" refers to scaphoid, "lesser multangular" refers to trapezoid) | |
| Details | |
| Articulations | 1st metacarpal distally scaphoid proximally trapezoid medially 2nd metacarpal medially |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | os trapezium, os multangulum majus |
| MeSH | D051222 |
| TA98 | A02.4.08.008 |
| TA2 | 1255 |
| FMA | 23721 |
| Anatomical terms of bone | |
The trapezium bone (greater multangular bone) is a carpal bone in the hand. It forms the radial border of the carpal tunnel.