The Hand

HAND.

The muscles 5, 6, 8 bend the wrist on the bones of the forearm. The muscle 7 bends the second range of finger-bones on the first. The muscle 11 draws the thumb from the fingers. The muscle 12 flexes the thumb. The muscle 13 turns the palm of the hand upward. The muscles 8, 13, 14 move the hand laterally.

DIAGRAM OF THE BONES OF THE HAND.

With the ends of the radius and ulna.

1, end of radius. 2, end of ulna. 3, scaphoid. 4 semilunar. 5, cuneiform.

6, pisiform. 7, trapezium. 8, trapezoid. 9, magnum. 10, unciform.

11, metacarpal bones. 12, first row of phalanges. 13, second row. 14, third row.

I thumb. II, forefinger. III, middle-finger. IV, ring-finger. v, little finger.

First image by Kiki Smith