Anatomy

Hand

The distal part of the arm beyond the wrist in humans and primates, that includes the palm, fingers, and thumb.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

The distal part of the arm beyond the wrist in humans and primates, that includes the palm, fingers, and thumb.

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  • Hands

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14 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings anatomy & histology, blood supply, diagnostic imaging, embryology, growth & development, innervation, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, physiopathology, radiation effects, surgery, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

use for primates only; use FOOT (IM) + FORELIMB (NIM) for non-primate vertebrates; skin diseases of the hand = HAND DERMATOSES: see note there

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History Note

HAND DEFORMITIES was heading 1966-70

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  1. A01.378.800w.667w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Hand. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D006225. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D006225
  2. Hand. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hand
  3. Hand. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q33767