Manus
Manus
Definition
The hand (Manus) follows the arm and forms the distal part of the thoracic limb. It is proportionally longer in the species that are more specialized for the walk. It reaches its maximal length in the great ungulates.
The hands of the thoracic and pelvic limbs are sometimes respectively termed as forepaw, and hindpaw.
It has three fundamental stages: the carpus, the metacarpus and the fingers; each finger has in principle three phalanges. Each of these forms in turn the base of a particular region. In the whole hand, the extension surface constitute the back of the hand (Dorsum manus) and the flexion surface, the palm of the hand (Palma manus).
References
Text by Antoine Micheau, MD - Copyright IMAIOS
This definition incorporates text from the book 'Anatomie comparée des mammifère domestiques' - 5th edition - Robert Barone - Vigot
