Home›Sources›Embryological development of human palmar, plantar, and digital flexion creasesSourcesEmbryological development of human palmar, plantar, and digital flexion creasesCitation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "Embryological development of human palmar, plantar, and digital flexion creases." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sources/embryological-development-of-human-palmar-plantar-and-digital-flexion-creases.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). Embryological development of human palmar, plantar, and digital flexion creases. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sources/embryological-development-of-human-palmar-plantar-and-digital-flexion-creasesCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-embryological-development-of-human-palma, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {Embryological development of human palmar, plantar, and digital flexion creases}, year = {2026}, url = {https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sources/embryological-development-of-human-palmar-plantar-and-digital-flexion-creases}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXEmbryological development of human palmar, plantar, and digital flexion creases, Sumiko Kimura and Takatoshi Kitagawa's 1986 paper in The Anatomical Record, examined 160 human fetuses between six and twenty weeks and established that flexion creases form independently of the hand's or foot's own movement rather than being worn in by use. Its strength is that it is a peer reviewed developmental anatomy study with a documented sample and a stable digital identifier. Its limit is that it is a narrow embryological finding; this atlas cites it only for that specific developmental fact, not for any symbolic reading of palm lines.FactsClaims Backed By This Source (10 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsCitationAuthorWell-attestedSumiko Kimura and Takatoshi KitagawaPublisherWell-attestedThe Anatomical Record 216(2), 191-197Publication YearWell-attested1986URLWell-attestedhttps://doi.org/10.1002/ar.1092160211Source TypeWell-attestedpeer-reviewed articleAssessmentReliability TierWell-attested1Reliability tier 1: a peer reviewed developmental anatomy study with a documented sample and a stable digital identifier.NotesWell-attestedOne hundred and sixty human fetuses, 6 to 20 weeks. Establishes that the creases develop independently of the flexion movements of the hand and foot, they are not worn into the palm by use.Claims Backed By This Source (10 claims)This source backs 10 claims across the atlas. As facts: 9 well-attested. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicSources, 8 claims: 8 well-attested.Palm Lines, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.Well-attested9Palm LinesHead LineSourcesEmbryological development of human palmar, plantar, and digital flexion creasesGeneral References1Palm LinesHead LineComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year