Images Dated 19th December 2000

Adult and child hand X-rays

Adult and child hands. Coloured X-rays of healthy human hands at 3 years (left) and at 20 years. Bones are green with flesh red. The child's hand has areas of cartilage in the joints between the finger bones (phalanges), where bone formation (ossification) and growth will occur. Only a few of the eight wrist bones (carpals) have formed. The palm is formed by the five metacarpal bones. In the adult hand, all the bones are present and the joints have closed

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Formula One World Championship: Johnny Herbert Stewart Ford SF-3, celebrates his birthday with L to R Team Boss Jackie Stewart, team-mate Rubens

Johnny Herbert(GBR) Stewart Ford SF-3, celebrates his birthday with L to R Team Boss Jackie Stewart, team-mate Rubens Barrichello(BRA) Stewart Ford SF-3 and Paul Stewart.
French GP, Magny Cours, 27 June 1999

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Formula One World Championship: Jacques Villeneuve BAR Supertec PR01, DNF chats with Johnny Herbert Stewart Ford SF-3, DNF

Jacques Villeneuve(CDN) BAR Supertec PR01, DNF chats with Johnny Herbert(GBR) Stewart Ford SF-3, DNF.
French GP, Magny Cours, 27 June 1999

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