ANTH 011 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Patella, Metacarpal Bones, Osteology
22 Dec 2020
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Axial: the bones of head and trunk. Appendicular skeleton: the bones of the limbs. Teeth become more complicated from front to back of mouth. Appendicular: includes pectoral girdle (clavicle and scapula) and the pelvic girdle (innominates) Radius: thumb radiates in circles so it"s the radius. Innominate: all bones in gluteus and front. 3 parts fused together: ilium, ischium, pubis. Primates are for the most part highly generalized but are characterized by features in these categories: Global distribution is tropical and subtropical region around the equator. Forest levels: different primates use different levels within a forest, occupying. Emergent, canopy, under story, shrub layer, forest floor live and exist in. Open habitats different layers sleep in one and hunt in another etc. Noyau: different groups of females with different males. Multimale group: many males with many females. One-male group: all females with one male, others don"t come around. Fission-fusion society: come together to mate and then females care for young.
