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The skin on the palm has more nerve endings than the back in order to protect the body from pain. When you feel something hot or painful you feel it quickly and pull it away from that discomfort.
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What is the the most sensitive part of the hand the palm or the back?
For left handers, it is usually their left hand, and for right handers, it's usually their right hand.
Which skin area has more sweat glands forearm or palms of the hands?
The palms have more sweat glands. It contains about 600 glands per cm2
Are there advantages to the way skin is attached to the palm of the hand?
one advantage is that it is more flexible.
How does the skin of your palm differ from that on the back of your hand?
The skin of the palm has no hair because there are not hair follicles.
What bones make up the palm?
The bones in your palm are called: Metacarpals.
What is the the most sensitive part of the hand the palm or the back?
For left handers, it is usually their left hand, and for right handers, it's usually their right hand.
Why do nurses test a baby's bath water with their elbow?
elbow is more sensitive than the palm or hand.
How does the skin on your palm differ from that back posterior of your hand?
The skin of the palm has no hair because there are not hair follicles.
What is the side of your hand called that is opposite the palm side?
isn't it just called "the back"? as in "I know it as well as the back of my hand".
Inner surfaces of the hands?
The back of the hand, i.e. not the palm, is called the Dorsum. The same word is used to refer to the top of the foot, i.e. not the sole. Incorrect to reffer to the dorsum of the foot as the back as it is clearly continuous with the front of the leg.Well, ^ is technically correct. The back of your hand is called a dorsum. But that's not the name. If you look up dorsum, it just tells you its the dorsal part of the structure. The actualnamed part of the back of the hand is the opisthenard
Which skin area has more sweat glands forearm or forehead?
The palm of your hand. Hands contact more objects and there is also more friction so they need more sweat glands to help cool them.
Why should you check for hot surfaces with the back of your hand instead of the palm?
In case the surface is hot, you wont burn your palm, and will still be able to use your hand.
Why palm of hand sweat more?
because the palm of your hands have more sweat glands than other places on your body
How do you sign all in sign language?
Hands are placed palm to palm with the right hand with thumb down, left hand thumb up. The right hand circles around the left coming to rest in the original position only with the back of the right hand ending up facing the palm of the left hand.
How does the skin on the palm of hand differ from that on the back of hand?
palmar aponeurosis a thickening of the deep fascia covering the palm of the hand. palmar aponeurosis is composed of very dense connective tissue that extends out into each of the fingers
Why is your palm lighter than the rest of your skin?
It is not as exposed to sunlight as the other or back part of the hand. Also, the skin of the palm is different from the skin of the rest of the hand. Just take a look.
Why is your palm lighter than the rest of our skin?
It is not as exposed to sunlight as the other or back part of the hand. Also, the skin of the palm is different from the skin of the rest of the hand. Just take a look.
