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Lab 7
Lab 7 Locomotion
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Anthropology
Undergraduate 2
06/01/2012

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Arboreal quad
Definition
Moderately narrow w a laterally place scapula. Fore and hindlimbs similar in length. Flexed limbs (if you articulate the top half and bottom half, they can’t fully straighten and also you will see large bumps on the bones for muscle attachment). Long tails. Large medial epicondyle in elbow. Olceran fossa is shallow. Ulna shaft relatively robust and often bowed. Eliptically shaped glenoid fossa. 
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Terrestrial quad
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OW Monkeys

Narrow, deep thorax with laterally placed scapula. Fore and hindlimbs similar in length. Long limbs. Short tails. Short and posterially directed medial epicondyle. Olceranon fossa is deep. Olcecranon process extends dorsally to long axis of ulna. Short phalanges.

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Leapers
Definition
Long trunks, especially in lumbar region. Long hindlimbs w short forelimbs. Very long hindlimb. Femoral condyles are very deep and symmetrical. Tibia long and laterally compressed. Tarsals and digits often long.
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Bipedal
Definition
Broad, shallow thorax. S curve of spine. Long hindlimbs. Short, broad iliac blade that is laterally oriented. Long hindlimb. Very large femur of the head and femur is angled obliquely. Very large lateral condyle in knee. Foot is rigid lever w two bony arches. Very large adducted hallux
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Suspensory
Definition
Broad thorax, broad fused sternumLong forelimbs, short or no tail, scapula positioned DORSALLY, should joint faces upward, shallow olecranon fossa but accomodates the process, olecranon process is short, long curved phalanges
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