The metacarpus is the intermediate part of the hand skeleton that's located between the phalanges (bones of the fingers) distally and the carpus which forms the connection to the forearm. The metacarpus consists of metacarpal bones. Common characteristics of the metacarpal bones Each consists of a body and two extremities. Body The body (corpus; shaft) is prismoid in form, and curved, so as to be convex in the longitudinal direction behind, concave in front. It presents three surfaces: med… (More on Metacarpal)