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ANTH Lab Practical 1
Anthroplogy Lab Practical 1
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Anthropology
Undergraduate 2
09/20/2008

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Term
classification
Definition
kingdom
phylum
class
order
family
genus
species
Term
adaption
Definition
a characteristic that allows an organism to live and reproduce in an environment where it probably could not otherwise exist
Term
suture(s)
Definition
irregularly shaped sea
Term
fossa(e)
Definition
bowl-shaped depression
Term
foramen(a)
Definition
hole
Term
process(es)
Definition
bony protrusion with rough surface
Term
condyle(s)
Definition
bony protrusion with smooth surface
Term
torus(tori)
Definition
rounded, bony ridge or bump
Term
features of a male skull
Definition
pronounced supraorbital torus
sloped forehead
zygomatic root extends past auditory meatus
large mastoid processes
pronounced occipital protuberance
Term
features of a female skull
Definition
slight supraorbital torus
vertical forehead shape
zygomatic root ends at auditory meatus
smooth skull
Term
enamel attrition
Definition
occlusal surface of tooth worn down
Term
caries
Definition
cavity, round hole in enamel
Term
alveolar abscess
Definition
smooth, rounded bone resorption at the apex of the root, creating an open cavity
Term
periodontal disease
Definition
spongy appearance of bone in jaws; tooth loss
Term
dental hypoplasia
Definition
enamel defect visibal as a horizontal band seen primarily on canines and incisors
Term
rickets
Definition
lobed parietal bones
Term
thalassemia
Definition
skull is covered by a layer of spongy bone networks
Term
cribera orbitalia
Definition
porous bone internally at superior lateral margin of eye-socket
Term
buccal
Definition
cheek side
Term
lingual
Definition
tongue side
Term
mesial
Definition
towards the front of the mouth
Term
distal
Definition
towards the rear of the mouth
Term
Strepsirrhine characteristics
Definition
wet nose
no post orbital closure
unfused frontal bone
tooth comb
lacrimal bone outside of the eye orbit
Term
Haplorrhine characteristics
Definition
dry nose (no space between the maxillary central incisors
post orbital closure
lacrimal bone in eye orbit
no tooth comb
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