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Lots of needlessly repetitive bone diagrams repeating themselves repeatedly

Absolutely nothing showing the outer features of the hand, at least for the palm. What are the actual medical names for the bumps at the base of the fingers called mons Jupiter &c. in palmistry? What is the vernacular name you'd use if you were trying to tell someone to use a tool by forcing a part up or down using that part of the hand? — LlywelynII 07:05, 28 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Maybe there should be a section for culture

Hands seem to play a big part in human culture. I don't really see anything about the general cultural significance of the human hand. Firehazard223 (talk) 21:56, 4 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I agree. There is plenty of significance relating to the hands across cultures, from rituals to symbolism and beyond. It is surprising that it isn’t included already. Liviner11123 (talk) 06:47, 3 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

"Small muscles of the hand" listed at Redirects for discussion

The redirect Small muscles of the hand has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2025 August 31 § Small muscles of the hand until a consensus is reached. Steel1943 (talk) 03:14, 31 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

"Abductor longus" listed at Redirects for discussion

The redirect Abductor longus has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2025 September 1 § Abductor longus until a consensus is reached. Steel1943 (talk) 02:50, 1 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Not the palm muting "palm"

The original definition of "palm" is the inside of the hand. This is given correctly in the text, but not the accompanying illustration. 2A02:8071:184:4E80:0:0:0:6F0F (talk) 01:38, 13 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

"Hand practice" listed at Redirects for discussion

The redirect Hand practice has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2025 November 5 § Hand practice until a consensus is reached. Thepharoah17 (talk) 02:33, 5 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]