hand
extremity at the end of an arm or forelimb
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Summary
hand is a class of anatomical entity[1]. hand ranks in the top 3% of class of anatomical entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,069 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Subclass of: autopod region[3], manipulator[4], particular anatomical entity[5]
- Part of: free upper limb[6]
- Has use: holding[7]
- Commons category: Hands[8]
- Unicode character: 🖑[9], 🖐[10]
- Has part(s): finger[11], palm[12], little finger[13], ring finger[14], middle finger[15], index finger[16], thumb[17], carpal bone[18], metacarpal bones[19], back of hand[20]
- Topic's main category: Category:Hand[21]
- Commons gallery: Hand[22]
- Quantity: 2[23]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[24], Gujin Tushu Jicheng[25], Metropolitan Museum of Art Tagging Vocabulary[26], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[27]
- Has characteristic: prehensility[28], pentadactylism[29]
- NCI Thesaurus ID: C32712[30]
- Different from: Hand[31], Mano[32], Main[33], raceme[34], paintbrush[35]
- Arterial supply: ulnar artery[36]
- Venous drainage: Dorsal venous network of hand[37]
- Connects with: forearm[38]
- Innervates: ulnar nerve[39], median nerve[40], radial nerve[41]
- Maintenance method: hand washing[42]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for hand include handbook[43], a book format[44].
Why It Matters
hand has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] hand is known by 55 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]
Entities named for hand include handbook[43], a book format[44].