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Capitate Bone
By: Tim Barclay, PhD
Last Updated: Jun 23, 2015
The capitate bone is one of the eight small carpal bones in the wrist that are firmly bound in two rows of four bones each. It is located on the lower side of the hand by the metacarpals, or the first joint of the fingers.
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