Depending on which type of palm reader you ask, these lines, located higher on the hand (just below the first knuckle of your fingers) can tell quite a story. They’re the lines here marked “spleen” on the right hand, though the exist on both, obviously.

A reader usually begins by reading the person’s dominant hand (the hand they write with or use the most, which is sometimes considered to represent the conscious mind, whereas the other hand is subconscious).

Part 1 of 2: In palmistry, it is thought that: For females, the right hand is what you’re born with, and left is what you’ve accumulated throughout your life. For males, it is the other way around. The left hand is what you’re born with, and the right is what you’ve accumulated throughout your life.

The Heart in Hand or Heart-in-Hand is a symbol of a heart in an open palm, and is symbolic of charity, given from the heart. The symbol is also frequently associated with Amish communities.

The index finger, (also referred to as forefinger, pointer finger, trigger finger, digitus secundus, digitus II, and many other terms), is the first finger and the second digit of a human hand. It is located between the first and third digits, between the thumb and the middle finger.

In Sanskrit and other languages like Finnish or Russian, the ring finger is called respectively – “Anamika”, “nimetön” and “Безымянный” (“nameless”). In Arabic and Hebrew, the ring finger is called respectively – bansur (meaning “victory”) – and kmitsa (meaning “taking a handful”).

ring finger

The pinky finger is the fifth digit of the hand and is the least often utilized of the five fingers. As the smallest digit, the pinky is located next to the ring finger. In comparison to other fingers, the pinky possesses the most diminished range of motion. At the tip of the pinky finger is the distal phalanx.

Fingers and toes are “digits”, as you listed. According to Macmillan, fingers and toes would be classified as “extremities” (a less specific term).

Phalanges