14%的人类不再有长的手掌肌肉:进化正在取消它

Kyle Simmons 18-10-2023
Kyle Simmons

大多数人在将手指弯曲到手掌时,会看到手腕和前臂之间出现一条几厘米长的软骨肌腱:这是掌长肌腱,是协助弯曲手掌的细长肌肉。 然而,一部分参加测试的人将发现,他们根本没有这块肌肉,这是进化的一个明显标志。改造我们的身体。

突出的掌长肌肌腱,通过手指和手掌的屈曲而突出。

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我们毕竟是进化过程中的灵长类动物。 尽管查尔斯-达尔文在1859年定义的自然选择无法实时感知--因为需要数千年的时间来操作转变--但我们带有这一过程的迹象。 阑尾、智齿和足底肌肉是无用的身体部位,注定要消失。

在一项研究中,有肌腱的手臂(上图)和不再有肌腱的手臂的比较

-耳朵上方小孔的进化原因

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今天,世界上约有14%的人不再携带掌长肌的肌腱。 事实上,今天的肌腱在我们的手指和手的弯曲中具有如此离散和无关紧要的功能,医生经常用它来替代身体其他部位破裂的肌腱。

显示前臂掌长肌伸展的插图

-研究称,小狗在进化中学会了做 "撅嘴脸"。

其他灵长类动物,如红毛猩猩,仍在使用这块肌肉,但黑猩猩和大猩猩也不再需要它了,而且一直在遭受进化的影响。

这种缺失在女性中比男性更常见:然而,在我们进化过程中的某个阶段,它是有用的,就像我们今天积极使用的身体其他部位一样,但在仍然遥远的将来会消失。

另一只不再有肌腱的手臂,做着将其暴露出来的手势

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Kyle Simmons

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