The hands of humans, fins of fish, and wings of hummingbirds have similar skeletal struc- tures but different uses. In comparative anatomy, what type of structures are they? Humerus Radius Una Carpals Metacarpals Phalanges HUMAN CAT WHALE BA analogous common C. homologous D vestigial

The hands of humans, fins of fish, and wings of hummingbirds have similar skeletal struc- tures but different uses. In comparative anatomy, what type of structures are they? Humerus Radius Una Carpals Metacarpals Phalanges HUMAN CAT WHALE BA analogous common C. homologous D vestigial

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