The subdivision of the skeleton that consists of all the skeletal elements at the distalmost end of the manual autopodium - i.e. the bones of the hands or their cartilaginous precursors[VSAO,modified]. [ VSAO:0005029 VSAO:NI https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6601-2165 ]
Synonyms: set of manual phalanges phalanges of hand fore acropodium skeleton all phalanges in forelimb autopod set of phalanges of manus manual digit skeleton manual phalanges anterior acropodium skeleton hand digit skeleton phalanges of manus set of phalanges of hand
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- acropodial skeleton
- part of some skeleton of manual digitopodium
- proximally connected to some metacarpus skeleton