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:NI https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6601-2165 VSAO:0005029 ]
Synonyms: set of manual phalanges phalanges of hand all phalanges in forelimb autopod fore acropodium skeleton set of phalanges of manus manual phalanges manual digit skeleton anterior acropodium skeleton hand digit skeleton phalanges of manus set of phalanges of hand
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- acropodial skeleton
- part of some manus
- part of some skeleton of manual digitopodium
- proximally connected to some metacarpus skeleton