Question

Explain how the structure of your fingers is related to their grasping function.

Answer 1

ANSWER:

The muscles and joints allow the hands to perform their function of holding and grasping a wide variety of things.

EXPLANATION:

• The structure of hands is "very delicate and complex". The tendons, nerve fibres, tissues and thin muscles are located right under the skin.

• The bones of the hand including the 4 carpal bones, 5 metacarpal and 14 finger bones are all connected by joints and ligaments and these allow the hand to grasp things.

• The wrist is made of "two parts of a joint" that allow the extension and stretching of hands.