CHAPTER 18 : The Joints of the wrist , hand and fingers

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Adaptative features of the hand


  • Mobility of the thumb

  • Opposability of pollex

  • Elongated digits

  • Palmar creases

  • Palmar aponeurosis

  • Small motor units

  • Dense sensory innervation

  • Cerebral representation of hand in cortex

  • Presence of nails

  • Freely movable hand

  • Wide range of pronation and supination