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Reasons why hands and feet have more bones than the other parts of the body?
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∙ 11y ago
== == In the feet there are tarsal's, the metatarsal's and the phalanges. The tarsal's join the foot to the leg. They are in the ankle part of your foot. The metatarsal's are more in the foot not in the toes. If you rub your foot you can feel you metatarsal's. And also in your foot there is the phalanges which are more in your toes than your foot part. They are the bones in your toes and you can also feel them too. The question about how many bones in the hands have already been answered, and I think so has this, but it said it hadn't been answered on the other page.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 14y agoFeet and hands are incredibly flexible; the bones in the fingers / toes and palms must be separate to allow motion of grasping, settling balance, etc. Individual bones allow such flexibility when connected with muscle and ligament at any joint. (Notice that no other bone structures allow such complex motion as the hands and feet.)
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∙ 11y agoactually there are more joints in the hand & feet that we can voluntarily control(e.g can we move our rib joints like our fingers?).The reason is the fine and skillfull movements that we need to do with our hands and feet.Think of wearing a shirt/writing a letter/kick a ball if you are permitted only to flex & extend your fingers and feet! Feet and hands are incredibly flexible; the bones in the fingers / toes and palms must be separate to allow motion of grasping, settling balance, etc. Individual bones allow such flexibility when connected with muscle and ligament at any joint. (Notice that no other bone structures allow such complex motion as the hands and feet.)
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∙ 13y agoThere are more intricate movements in the hands and feet that require more bones and joints than those in the rest of the body.
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∙ 8y ago27handeach26feeteach
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∙ 12y agoSo your fingers can do many things
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