hand![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Terminal part of the upper limb having a tactile and prehensile function, with a thumb opposable to the other fingers.
back ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Outer part of the hand corresponding to the metacarpus and located between the wrist and the proximal phalanges of the fingers.
fingernail ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Hard corneous plate covering and protecting the back of the distal phalanx; it also has a prehensile function and is continually growing.
lunula ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Whitish section between the root and the body of the nail corresponding to the visible front portion of the matrix.
wrist ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Joint of the hand (carpus) articulating with the forearm (radius); it mainly enables the hand to flex and extend.
palm ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Inner portion of the hand corresponding to the metacarpus and located between the wrist and the proximal phalanges of the fingers.
thumb ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
First digit of the hand formed of two phalanges; short and strong, it moves in such a way that it is opposable to the other digits, thereby enabling grasping.
index finger ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Second digit of the hand used to point, hence its name.
middle finger ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Third and longest digit of the hand.
third finger ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Fourth digit of the hand. Rings are worn on this finger, hence it is also called the ring finger.
little finger ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Last and smallest of the fingers of the hand.