Ch. 2: Getting A Grip

At the start of the second chapter I began to cringe when Shubin began explaining his experience with the dissection, but yet even with the vivid detail I still found it intriguing. I loved when Shubin referenced Sir Charles Bell with the line, " To Bell, the structure of the hand was "perfect" because it was complex and ideally arranged for the way we live" ( Shubin, 29). This line stood out to me because it is true that our hands are perfect but yet very fragile. Our hands can do about anything even though they are different sizes and sometimes altered in shape as well. It is crazy to think that most humans use their hands for daily use but some aren't as fortunate. Moving on to animals, though their hands and arms come in many shapes and sizes they using it for some of the similar/ different reason humans do. For example they use their arms and legs to move them selves form one place to another. With the diagram used on page 31 and 39 we are able to see the differences throughout all of the animals as well as the human arms and hands. This chapter really opened my eyes to the intricate structure that our bodies as well as animal's bodies make it possible for all of us to go on with our lives.