Multiple choice

Ravi met with an accident and his left wrist got hurt. After getting the X ray done, the doctor concluded that the largest carpal bone in the wrist ha been fractured. Which of the following bones is the doctor referring to?

  1. The scaphoid bone

  2. The lunate bone

  3. The triquetral bone

  4. The trapezium

  5. Zone of bone deposition
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E Correct answer
Explanation

The capitate bone is the largest of the carpal bones in the human hand and occupies the center of the wrist.

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