Manus (anatomy)

The manus (Latin for hand) is the zoological term for the distal portion of the fore limb of an animal. In tetrapods, it is the part of the pentadactyl limb that includes the metacarpals and digits (phalanges). During evolution, it has taken many forms and served a variety of functions. It can be represented by the hand of primates, the lower front limb of hoofed animals or the fore paw and is represented in the wing of birds, bats and prehistoric flying reptiles (pterosaurs), the flipper of marine mammals and the 'paddle' of extinct marine reptiles, such as plesiosaurs and ichthyosaurs.

In cephalopods, the manus is the end, broader part of a tentacle or arm, and its suckers are often larger and arranged differently than those on the rest of the arm.^{[citation needed]}

See also

• Pes (anatomy) – the distal portion of the hind limb of tetrapod animals

References

• Prof. R.L.Kotpal (2009). Modern Text Book of Zoology: Vertebrates. Rastogi Publications. ISBN 81-7133-891-7. 

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