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MeSH Heading: Hand Bones
Tree Number(s): A02.835.232.087.319
Unique ID: D050276
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D050276
Annotation: primates only; Manual 21.58
Scope Note: The CARPAL BONES; METACARPAL BONES; and FINGER PHALANGES. In each hand there are eight carpal bones, five metacarpal bones, and 14 phalanges.
Entry Term(s): Bones of Hand; Bones of Hands
NLM Classification #: WE 830
Previous Indexing: Bones of Upper Extremity (1998-2005)
Public MeSH Note: 2006
History Note: 2006
Date Established: 2006/01/01
Date of Entry: 2005/06/30
Revision Date: 2018/06/29

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities (AB)

anatomy & histology (AH)

blood supply (BS)

chemistry (CH)

cytology (CY)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

drug effects (DE)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

injuries (IN)

innervation (IR)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiology (PH)

physiopathology (PP)

radiation effects (RE)

surgery (SU)

transplantation (TR)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Hand Bones MeSH Descriptor Data 2025