The human hand has 27 bones: the carpus or wrist account for 8; the metacarpus or palm contains 5; the remaining 14 are digital bones; fingers and thumb. The eight bones of the wrist are arranged in two rows of four. These bones fit into a shallow socket formed by the bones of the forearm. The bones of proximal row are (from lateral to medial): scaphoid, lunate, triquetral and pisiform.
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Also of note is that the articulation of the human hand is more complex and delicate than that of comparable organs in any other animals. Without this extra articulation, we would not be able to operate a wide variety of tools and devices. The hand can also form a fist, for example in combat, or as a gesture. (Yet again, Wiki)
3 comments:
The development of fully articulate opposable thumbs was a huge step in our evolution. Having studied Evolutionary Psychology at university, it's nice to see this small feature touched upon by someone else.
Happy New Year!
This is a very interesting study of the hand! And great close-ups!
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Happy New Year to you and your wife and doggies!
Junie
Nice work! I love the mystery in the second shot and the lighting is spot on for this series.
The fist shape made me want to see your hand do those "shadow puppet" shapes. Can you make a barking dog?
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