The document provides an overview of the anatomy of the hand, including:
- The hand has 27 bones arranged to allow for rolling, spinning, and sliding motions. It includes the carpal bones, metacarpals, and phalanges.
- The hand contains several types of joints that allow for its complex motions, including radiocarpal, midcarpal, carpometacarpal, interphalangeal, and metacarpophalangeal joints.
- Ligaments like the collateral and volar plate ligaments provide stability to the wrist and hand joints. Intrinsic and extrinsic muscles allow for both fine and powerful movements of the hand and fingers.