There are 8 carpal bones, most of them having 2 names.
The best way to see them is to type in "carpals" under google image search, however if you just need the names the most commonly used ones are;
Scaphoid
Lunate
Triquetrum
Pisiform
Trapezium
Trapezoid
Capitate
Hamate
(the mnemonic device commonly used for this is "Some Lovers Try Positions That They Can't Handle")
and the other names for the same bones;
Navicular
Lunate
Triquetrum
Pisiform
Greater multangular
Letter multancular
Capitate
Hamate
(the mnemonic device commonly used for this one is "Never Lower Tommy's (or 'Tammy's' if you're a boy) Pants, Grandma Might Come Home")
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