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1Write a complete and informative sentence about what you'll be studying in today's lab.


2The human skull, including the lower jaw, has ________ bones, ________ of which are paired.


3What is the only freely moveable joint in the skull?


4Gorillas and humans share a common ancestor.
A)True
B)False


5What are three differences in male and female skulls that are discernable in living humans (i.e., not in skull specimens).


6Which hominids are/were bipedal?
A)Homo erectus
B)Australopithecus
C)Homo sapiens
D)all of the above


7Which hominid listed in your manual has the largest braincase?


8Humans exhibit more prognathism than apes.
A)True
B)False


9In apes the brow ridge is more prominent than in humans and the sagittal crest is smaller.
A)True
B)False


10How could you tell with only the skull if a hominid had upright posture?


11The number and arrangement of teeth in apes and humans is similar. How do they differ?


12Describe three differences in the skulls of apes and humans in addition to those you described in Question 11.


13Describe three differences in the posture of apes and humans.


14Name another fossil characteristic aside from those of the skull that would suggest an organism walked upright.





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