Xray of wrist showing carpal bones.

Each carpal bone has been marked. Readers not used to read xrays might have in understanding overlapping bones.

Carpal Bones- See theText For Details

The carpus has eight bones in two rows

The proximal row consists of the scaphoid, the lunate, and the triquetrum.

The distal row consists of Trapezium, trapezoid, capitate and hamate.

In the xray the bones have been mareked as follows.

S – Scaphoid
L- Lunate
T – Triquetrum
P – Pisiform
Tm – Trapezium
Td – Trapezoid
C – Capitate
H – Hamate