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seen, especially when the first phalanges are extended, 

 and the second and third are flexed. These corre- 



Fig. 26. Surface Markings on the Palm of the Hand. 

 The thick black lines represent the chief creases on the skin. 



spond to the fatty tissue between the flexor tendons 

 and the digital slips of the palmar fascia. The 



