The human foot and the human handHumphry, George Murray, Sir
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The human foot and the human hand
Humphry, George Murray, Sir
Foot; Hand
64 134 Section, from side to side, through the Wrist, showing
the shapes of the bones and the mode in
which they are adapted to one another. A, the
_radius_; B, the _ulna_; C, _scaphoid_ bone; D, _cuneiform_
bone; E, _semi-lunar_ bone; F, line of contact
of radius and ulna; G, G, side _ligaments_
connecting the wrist-bones with the bones of the
forearm. H, I, K, L, M, _metacarpal_ bones of thumb
and fingers.
65 138 View of the superficial muscles on the palmar
aspect of the forearm and hand. A, the _radial
flexor_ of the wrist. B, the _long palmar_ muscle.
C, the _ulnar flexor_ of the wrist. D, the muscles
of the “ball of the thumb.” E, the _long supinator_
muscle. F, the _long pronator_. G, the
lower part of the _biceps_ muscle. H, Cross _ligaments_
binding the tendons in their places. (This
and the two following figures are from Quain’s
_Anatomy_.)
66 138 View of the deep muscles and tendons on the
palmar aspects of the forearm and hand. A, the
_long flexor_ of the thumb. B, some of the _flexors_
of the fingers. C, the _Adductor_ muscle of the
thumb.
67 139 The _extensor_ muscles and tendons of the wrist,
thumb, and fingers seen on the back of the
forearm and hand. A, A, A, the _abductors_ and
_adductors_ of the fingers. B, B, the cross _ligament_
which binds the tendons in their places.
68 146 Hand holding a cricket-ball, showing that the tips
of the fingers and the thumb all reach the same
level.
69 152 Diagram showing the distribution of the _median_ (A)
and _ulnar_ (B) _nerves_ in the hand.
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