Assertion: metacarpal | /r/MadeOf | shaft
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Source sentences:
text: Each metacarpal bone consists of a body or shaft, and two extremities: the head at the distal or digital end (near the fingers), and the base at the proximal or carpal end (close to the wrist).
text: Each metacarpal consists of a base, shaft and a head.
text: Metacarpal bones consist of a base, shaft, head, and neck.
text: Each metacarpal bone consists of a body or shaft, and two extremities: the head at the distal or digital end (near the fingers), and the base at the proximal or carpal end (close to the wrist).
text: Each metacarpal consists of a base, shaft, and head, with the concave lateral and medial borders of the shaft allowing attachment of the interossei muscles.