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== Introduction == | == Introduction == | ||
Revision as of 01:37, 19 September 2020
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Introduction[edit | edit source]
The complex integrity of the human hand is one of the factors that set our spices apart from the primates. The movement of opposition played an important role in the human evolution and this was made possible as more muscles go to the thumb in modern humans than our ancestral primates[1]. Although the muscles of the human hand and forearm are found in one or more extant non –human primates, it is the combination of such what makes up for the uniqueness[1].
In this article, Thenar and Hypothenar muscles of the hands will be discussed.
Description[edit | edit source]
When the human hand is viewed from the palmar side, 2 'fleshy' mounds can be noted.
- Thenar eminence - fleshy part at the base of the thumb, made of 3 muscles which control the thumb movements.
- Hypothenar eminence - fleshy part at the base of the fifth digit (little finger)
