title: The human hand in phylogenetic perspective.
abstract: Comparative studies contribute substantially to our understanding of the function and structure of the hand. Introduction of the term "working space" proved to be useful for the development of a phylogenetic concept of hand function. It seems likely that there is a functional continuum within the working space of the human hand. Functional options are basically not limited, but have to be designed, learned, and developed. Performance control becomes a major issue.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002415:Cats; D002427:Cebidae / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D002520:Cercopithecidae / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D006225:Hand / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000502:physiology; D015186:Hominidae / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D006801:Humans; D008116:Lizards / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D009893:Opossums / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D010802:Phylogeny; D011323:Primates / Q000033:anatomy & histology