The remains of evolution: the anthropologist told us how many unnecessary organs are in us

Our body is an exciting world full of secrets and discoveries. And it looks like a living museum of natural science, which stores a lot of evidence of how evolution happened. Thanks to the beautiful Dorse Amir, a teacher who studies evolutionary anthropology at the University of Boston, we can learn a lot of interesting things about our bodies. The girl shares interesting notes on her page in social networks. Among them you can find a lot of information about rudiments, the remnants of evolution, which is filled with our body, but we do not even know about it.

Palmar muscle

Our ancestors needed this rudiment to climb trees, and now some people already have it. But many still have it. To find it, simply place your hand on the table and connect the little finger with the thumb.

Darwin hillock

Until that moment, when we had well-movable necks, this rudiment was needed to move our ears.

The tailbone is a rudiment that many probably know

Lunar fold

A small fold in the corner of the eye represents the remains of a rudiment, namely, the third century.

Goosebumps

Goosebumps, raising hairs on the body, in earlier times helped keep warm when it was cold, and seem bigger when we experienced fear.

The primitive reflex in infants also came to us from primates.

And all this is far from the only evidence of evolution. Rudiments are also wisdom teeth, appendix and even nipples in men.

Watch the video: Parts of Your Body That Prove You've Evolved (April 2024).