Concept explainers
To replace:
The correct vocabulary term in place of the underlined word.
Introduction:
All primates typically have five digits on each hand and foot. Humans have fingers and toes. Most have flat nails and sensitive areas on the ends of their digits. The first digits of hands in most primates are s are opposable and the first digit on many primates’ feet are opposable.
Answer to Problem 1A
An opposable first digit might be used by a primate to grip a limb while engaged in reaching for and eating food.
Explanation of Solution
An opposable first digit, either a thumb or a great toe is set apart from the other digits. This digit can be brought across the palm or foot so that it touches or nearly touches the other digits. This action allows the primate to grasp an object in a powerful grip. For an example, monkey uses its opposable thumbs to grasp its food.
Want to see more full solutions like this?
Chapter 16 Solutions
Biology Illinois Edition (Glencoe Science)
Additional Science Textbook Solutions
Microbiology: An Introduction
Microbiology: An Introduction
Campbell Biology: Concepts & Connections (9th Edition)
Essentials of Genetics (9th Edition) - Standalone book
Microbiology with Diseases by Body System (4th Edition)
Biology: Life on Earth (11th Edition)
- Human Anatomy & Physiology (11th Edition)BiologyISBN:9780134580999Author:Elaine N. Marieb, Katja N. HoehnPublisher:PEARSONBiology 2eBiologyISBN:9781947172517Author:Matthew Douglas, Jung Choi, Mary Ann ClarkPublisher:OpenStaxAnatomy & PhysiologyBiologyISBN:9781259398629Author:McKinley, Michael P., O'loughlin, Valerie Dean, Bidle, Theresa StouterPublisher:Mcgraw Hill Education,
- Molecular Biology of the Cell (Sixth Edition)BiologyISBN:9780815344322Author:Bruce Alberts, Alexander D. Johnson, Julian Lewis, David Morgan, Martin Raff, Keith Roberts, Peter WalterPublisher:W. W. Norton & CompanyLaboratory Manual For Human Anatomy & PhysiologyBiologyISBN:9781260159363Author:Martin, Terry R., Prentice-craver, CynthiaPublisher:McGraw-Hill Publishing Co.Inquiry Into Life (16th Edition)BiologyISBN:9781260231700Author:Sylvia S. Mader, Michael WindelspechtPublisher:McGraw Hill Education