Hand Bone (IMAGE)

University of Missouri-Columbia

Hand Bone

Caption

The styloid process allows the hand to lock into the wrist bones, giving humans the ability to apply greater amounts of pressure to the hand. This allows humans to make and use tools.

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University of Missouri

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