ANTH 102 Chapter Notes - Chapter 19: Foramen Magnum, Spinal Cord, Bipedalism
Anth 102
Introduction to Human
Origins.
Spring 2018
Textbook Notes
Anatomy of Bipedalism.
A. Anatomy of Bipedalism
- Head to toe change
- Isolate skull may be one indicator
- Because balancing head in upright posture requires a skull position relatively centered above
spinal column
- Spinal cord leaves the skull at its base through the foramen magnum
- In knuckle walkers like chimps..
- …the forae agu sits toards the ak of the skull
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