Wrists

Did You Know?

Your wrist has 8 small bones!

Wrist Bones

Your wrist has 8 small bones. They help you move.

Wrist Joints

Your wrist has joints to bend. This helps you move your hand.

What wrists Does

Wrist helps you hold things.

Wrist lets you wave your hand.

Wrist helps you write and draw.

Wrist can get tired when you play.

Wrist can hurt if you fall.

Wrist is strong and helps you move.

More About wrists

Your wrist is very important. It helps you do many things. You use it to eat, play, and write. If you hurt your wrist, it can be hard to do these things.

Every day, you use your wrist a lot. When you play sports or draw, your wrist helps. It moves with your hand to help you do fun stuff.

In the future, we can learn more about wrists. We can find new ways to keep them safe. This will help kids play and have fun without getting hurt!

How Topics Connect

graph TD A["Wrist Definition"] --> B["Carpus (Carpal Bones)"] A --> C["Wrist Joint (Radiocarpal Joint)"] A --> D["Anatomical Region Surrounding Carpus"] D --> E["Distal Parts of Forearm Bones"] D --> F["Proximal Parts of Metacarpus"] D --> G["Wrist Joints"] D --> H["Carpal Tunnel"]

What Do These Words Mean?

carpus:the group of eight bones in the wrist

radiocarpal joint:the joint where the radius bone meets the wrist bones

metacarpus:the five bones in the middle part of the hand

carpal tunnel:a passageway in the wrist that contains nerves and tendons

flexor retinaculum:a band of tissue in the wrist that holds tendons in place