Human Hand Articulated Replica

$83.00

The human hand or manis is a prehensile, multi-fingered appendage located at the end of the forearm or forelimb of primates such as humans.

Description

Human Hand Articulated Replica measures 7.5 inches. The Human Hand Articulated Replica is museum quality polyurethane cast. Made in USA. Bone segments labeled. The articulated hand is Wire Mounted, slightly flexible through the fingers. Homo Sapiens Manis is the scientific name. Our precise hand cast can be used as a teaching tool, museum hand exhibit, home décor hand, or office décor hand.

The human hand or manis is a prehensile, multi-fingered appendage located at the end of the forearm or forelimb of primates such as humans. The human hand normally has five digits: four fingers plus one thumb; these are often referred to collectively as five fingers, however, whereby the thumb is included as one of the fingers.

The human hand or manis has 27 bones, not including the sesamoid bone, the number of which varies between people, of which are the phalanges (proximal, intermediate and distal) of the fingers and thumb. The metacarpal bones connect the fingers and the carpal bones of the wrist. Each human or manis has five metacarpals and eight carpal bones.

Fingers contain some of the densest areas of nerve endings in the body, and are the richest source of tactile feedback. The human hand or manis have the greatest positioning capability of the body; thus, the sense of touch is intimately associated with hands.

Like other paired organs (eyes, feet, legs) each human hand or manis is dominantly controlled by the opposing brain hemisphere, so that handedness, the preferred hand choice for single-handed activities such as writing with a pencil, reflects individual brain functioning.

Among humans, the human hand or manis play an important function in body language and sign language. Likewise the ten digits of two hands, and the twelve phalanges of four fingers (touchable by the thumb) have given rise to number systems and calculation techniques.

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Additional information

Weight 3 lbs
Dimensions 7.5 in