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Line 1: − + − The opposable [[thumb]] makes it possible to grasp branches and manipulate tools. Although the human hand is not nearly as strong as a that of a [[chimpanzee]], when a person turns his or her hand to a task he or she can build enormous skyscrapers or tiny electronic circuits. Line 12:
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[[Image:Tst456yh.svg|right|thumb|Palm of left hand, showing position of skin creases and bones, and surface markings for the volar arches.]]
[[Image:Tst456yh.svg|right|thumb|Palm of left hand, showing position of skin creases and bones, and surface markings for the volar arches.]]
The human '''hand''' is one of God's most amazing creations. No other creature has a limb quite like it, apart from a number of other [[primate]]s and also [[kangaroo]]s and [[squirrel]]s and [[chameleon]]s and a number of other animals.
The human '''hand''' is one of God's most amazing creations. No other creature has a limb quite like it, apart from a number of other [[primate]]s and also [[kangaroo]]s and [[squirrel]]s and [[chameleon]]s and a number of other animals, but when a person turns his or her hand to a task he or she can build enormous skyscrapers or tiny electronic circuits.
== Anatomy ==
== Anatomy ==
== The Hand Throughout The Animal Kingdom ==
== The Hand Throughout The Animal Kingdom ==
Structures in the human hand are remarkably similar throughout the mammal kingdom and even birds and reptiles. Most [[mammals]] have comparable bones, although significantly distorted (such as in a horse's [[hoof]]).<ref>http://universe-review.ca/I10-82-limbs.jpg</ref> Other than humans, the only other species with opposable thumbs are other primates, such as [[chimpanzees]].
Structures in the human hand are remarkably similar throughout the mammal kingdom and even birds and reptiles. Most [[mammals]] have comparable bones, although significantly distorted (such as in a horse's [[hoof]]).<ref>http://universe-review.ca/I10-82-limbs.jpg</ref> The opposable [[thumb]] makes it possible to grasp branches and manipulate tools. Other than humans, the only other species with opposable thumbs are other primates, such as [[chimpanzees]], whose hands are also much stronger.
The opposable [[thumb]] makes it possible to grasp branches and manipulate tools. Although the human hand is not nearly as strong as a that of a [[chimpanzee]], when a person turns his or her hand to a task he or she can do remarkable things.
==References==
==References==