Evolutionary Concepts
Define Anthropology
The science of human cultural and biological variation.
Where does the word "gene" come from
To provide a rigid framework that protects and supports the soft organs and tissues
Oldest known primates
Plesiadapiforms
Define Bipedalism
Ability to walk on two legs.
How many types of data are there
4 types
What functions does DNA have
Replication and Protein Synthesis
Femur
Gorilla traits
largest primates, use knuckle walking
What is Lucy
Au. afarensis
Title of the book Darwin released.
"On the Origin of Species"
Laws of Inheritance
What are the anatomical planes
Coronal, Sagittal, and Transverse
The largest known primate to ever live
Gigantopithecus
Traits of Neandertals
Occipital bun, large nose/nasal cavity, large joints
Who calculated the age of the Earth using the Old Testament
Archbishop James Ussher
Why do we age
Accumulated DNA damage leads to poor cell function and cell death
Components of the Spine
Cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine, sacrum, and coccyx.
2.1.2.3.
Where was the oldest anatomically modern human found
Morocco
What are the concentrations of Biological Anthropology
Human biology, skeletal biology/osteology, paleopathology, forensic anthropology, primatology, paleoanthropology, bioarchaeology.
Chromosomal nondisjunction errors, point mutations, induced/acquired mutations.
3 types of bones
Compact/Cortical/Cancellous, Spongy/Trabecular, Woven
Hominoid traits
Which early hominin lived in groups
Australopithecus