M0014480: A hand, in a position for writng

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Illustration showing the position of a normal hand when the tips or pads of the fingers and thumb are stretched and placed in contact as in the position for writing. Published in Duchenne, G.-B.: <i>Physiologie des mouvements demontree a l'aide de l'experimentation electrique et de l'observation clinique</i>, Paris : Bailliere, 1867. Related images: M0014476, M0014477, M0014478, M0014479, M0014481, M0014482, M0014483, M0014484, M0014485, M0014486, M0014487, M0014488

M0014480: A hand, in a position for writng

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