Thenar eminence
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The thenar eminence is the mound formed at the base of the thumb on the palm of the hand by the intrinsic group of muscles of the thumb. The skin overlying this region is the area stimulated when tryi
Thenar eminence
Carpal tunnel and thenar and hypothenar eminences
Comparison, anterior
Comparison, posterior
Hand
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A hand is a prehensile, multi-fingered appendage located at the end of the forearm or forelimb of primates such as humans, chimpanzees, monkeys, and lemurs. A few other vertebrates such as the koala a
Back of a human's left hand
Front of a human's left hand
Image showing the carpal bones
X-ray of the left hand of a ten-year-old boy with polydactyly