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Finger Joints: Anatomy, Conditions, and Treatments
The hand contains 14 phalanges—the bones that make up the fingers. The term phalanx is singular, referring to one finger bone ...
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Anatomy and functional significance of the long extensors to the fingers and thumb.
Intrinsic and extrinsic hand muscles power finger extension. These two muscle groups have different anatomy that allows complimentary function at the interphalangeal joints and opposing function ...
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Hand, Wrist and Elbow
A broken finger, for example, is no minor injury. The bones in a normal hand line up precisely, enabling you to perform specialized functions such as grasping a pen or manipulating small objects in ...
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Actor David Tennant has an extra toe. Two anatomists explain what’s so fascinating about polydactyly
Developing hands and feet start as limb buds ... But these are just a few examples of the rich diversity of variation in our anatomy, some of which are visible, some not.