biological anthropology week 8

8.1 (mon)

• do we have more ape species or monkey species in modern times?

  • why?

section 10 - hominins and australopithecus

• what is different about humans?

  • upright walking

  • nonhoning chewing

  • material culture

  • speech

  • hunting and cooperation

• becoming a biped

  • anatomical changes

    • balancing the body’s weight over two limbs

    • constructing the bipedal body plan

    • why bipeds

• biped vs quadracep

  • what are some differences that optimize bipedal locomation?

• Understanding Anatomical Direction

  • sagittal plane → divides body into right and left sides → lateral/medial

  • coronal plane → divides body into front and back sides → anterior/posteririr

  • transverse

• Foramen magnum