ARCH 131 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Gluteal Muscles, Temporal Muscle, Occipital Bone

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Archaeology
• Course: ARCH 131
• Professor: Bess Doyle

Document Summary

Textbook notes - week 3 - chapter 9. 2017 exploring biological anthropoogy: the essentials: pearson 2nd custom. Vertebral column = the column of bones & cartilaginous disks that house the spinal cord & provides structural support & flexibility to the body. Thoracic vertebrae = the 12 vertebrae of the thorax that hold the ribs. Lumbar vertebrae = the 5 vertebrae of the lower back. Sacrum = the fused vertebrae that form the back of the pelvis. Coccyx = the fused tail vertebrae that are very small in humans & apes. Foramen magnum = hole in the occipital bone through which the spinal cord connects to the brain. Innominate bones (os coxae) = the pair of bones that compose the lateral parts of the pelvis; each innominate is made up of 3 bones, that fuse together during adolescence. Ischium = portion of innominate bone that forms the bony underpinning of the rump.