If The Muscle In Your Wrist Protrudes Like This, THIS Is What It Means!

By Michael Avery in Facts On 21st March 2016
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#1 How Evolution Effects Us Today

Evolution may upset many religions because it proves that we may have evolved from lesser beings.

Regardless what you believe, the human body is a natural marvel. Every day, our bodies go through a continual cycle of life and death, growth and adaptation that sees trillions of cells continuously regenerate themselves.

It is important to take care of your body because it's the only one we get in this life. Learning how way it works can help you take better care of yourself. If you've ever pondered why we get goosebumps, or what that strange muscle in your arm is, then this article should help with those and several other questions.

#2 Want to know something neat about your common ancestry?

Place your arm on a flat surface. Clasp your thumb and pinky finger and then slightly tilt your hand up towards you.

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#3 If you see a raised band running from your wrist to your forearm this is a vestigial muscle.

Vestigiality refers to features or attributes that no longer serve most or all of their ancestral function for a species but were not discarded during the process of evolution.

#4 The raised band is a tendon that is missing in about 15% humans.

This tendon is called the Palmaris longus.

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#5 The palmaris longus connects the wrist and the elbow.

If the Palmaris longus is present, it means your ancestor mammals primary mode of transportation was quadripedal or on all fours.

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#6 This chart shows Palmaris Longus lengths for several mammalian species.

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#7 Check out this video that goes in-depth about why the human body does the things it does.

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#8 Here are some more fun facts for you.

Did you know that all babies have blue eyes at birth?

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#9 That's long enough to go around the world twice.

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#10 Try it and see for yourself.

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#11 It's strange but true.