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zhenek [66]
3 years ago
15

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

Biology
1 answer:
Karolina [17]3 years ago
6 0

<u>ANSWER:</u>

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

<u>EXPLANATION:</u>

  • 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.
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