Neil Shubin Quotes

The Immediate Thing That Strikes You When You See The Inside Of The Hand Is Its Compactness. The Ball Of Your Thumb, The Thenar Eminence, Contains Four Different Muscles. Twiddle Your Thumb And Tilt Your Hand: Ten Different Muscles And At Least Six Different Bones Work In Unison. Inside The Wrist Are At Least Eight Small Bones Bones That Move Against One Another. Bend Your Wrist, And You Are Using A Number Of Muscles That Begin In Your Forearm, Extending Into Tendons As They Travel Down Your Arm To End At Your Hand. Even The Simplest Motion Involves A Complex Interplay Among Many Parts Packed In A Small Space.

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