Function:
It helps in grasping a large object and also in picking up small pebbles. It helps in activities like writing, painting, etc. Sense of touch is also intimately associated with the hands.
Diseases:
Diseases of hands include various types of hand infections, claw hand, carpal tunnel syndrome, syndactyle means fusion of fingers this is a genetic disorder, and also various types of fractures like scaphoid fracture, boxer’s fracture, etc.
Interesting facts:
Almost half of the total bones in the human body are in the hands and feet. When the hand is kept wet, the skin of the palm wrinkles. Do you know the meaning of the word karate; it means “empty hand”. Do you know how you become right-handed or left-handed? If you are a right-handed person, it means your left brain is active and if you are a left-handed person then your right brain is active.
