ANTH 4040 : ANTH 4040 Test 1 BROPHY
Document Summary
Systematic study of humans as biological organisms: remove culture, review as animals/organisms. Anthropoidea: monkeys, apes, humans branch at end of eocene younger. There are about 230-27 species of nonhuman primates. Each lineage/species possess unique qualities that make it better suited to a particular habitat and lifestyle. Suite of characteristics: more important than particular traits. Dental formula: number of each tooth type in each quadrant. U shaped: others depends on size of teeth. Is hindlimb dominated w/ center of gravity closer to hindlimbs primate. Crown & root: enamel, dentine root: gum, pulp, gementum, bone, blood vessel, nerve. 2 premolars (milk molars) body size, diet, and life history. Appendicular upper and lower limbs, and limb girdles. Morphology and ecological niche functional anatomy tooth morphology and diet insectivores pointy teeth large teeth and wear if eating hard things canine size and social structure. Brain size and complex behaviour limb proportions and locomotion esp. w/ mates big teeth sexual dimorphism.
