An analysis looking at the hand bones of australopithecines, apes and humans reveals that tool use likely evolved before the ...

Finger lifts are a great exercise for beginners to strengthen their metacarpal bones. Position your hand flat on a table, palm down. Slowly lift each finger off the table one at a time, hold it in the ...

The number and general arrangement of the bones and muscles are the same in both; but the hand of the lowest savage can perform hundreds of operations that no monkey’s hand can imitate.

The study utilized three-dimensional models of the hand bones to investigate the biomechanics in detail. Muscle attachment ...

Try shaking hands, with hands like these ... Zoe demonstrates to a group of children how our muscles and bones allow our body to move. We hear about how some animals have exoskeletons, and ...

Medically reviewed by Renee Nilan, MD The brachioradialis is a large forearm muscle that helps bend the elbow, especially when the hand is in a neutral position, like holding a cup. Controlled by the ...