Median nerve
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The median nerve is a nerve in humans and other animals in the upper limb. It is one of the five main nerves originating from the brachial plexus.
Median nerve
Median nerve
Hand of benediction
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The hand of benediction, also known as benediction sign or preacher's hand, has been said to occur as a result of prolonged compression or injury of the median nerve at the forearm or elbow.
Median nerve
…Presence of an ape hand deformity when the hand is at rest, due to an hyperextension of index finger and thumb, and an adducted thumb. Presence of benediction sign when attempting to form a fist, due to loss of flexion of radial half of digits. Sensory deficit: loss of sensation in lateral 3+1⁄2 digits including…
The Hand of God, Fresco from Sant Climent de Taüll, Catalonia, Spain.
The gesture of benediction displayed on a model of the baby Jesus in a shop window in Little Portugal, Toronto.
Bronze hand used in the worship of Sabazios, 1st–2nd century CE