An Introduction to Human Evolutionary Anatomy

• Publisher: Academic Press
• Year: 1990
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 601
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

An anthropologist and an anatomist have combined their skills in this book to provide students and research workers with the essentials of anatomy and the means to apply these to investigations into hominid form and function. Using basic principles and relevant bones, conclusions can be reached regarding the probable musculature, stance, brain size, age, weight, and sex of a particular fossil specimen. The sort of deductions which are possible are illustrated by reference back to contemporary apes and humans, and a coherent picture of the history of hominid evolution appears. Written in a clear and concise style and beautifully illustrated, An Introduction to Human Evolutionary Anatomy is a basic reference for all concerned with human evolution as well as a valuable companion to both laboratory practical sessions and new research using fossil skeletons

✦ Table of Contents

Content:
Front Matter, Page iii
Copyright, Page iv
FOREWORD, Pages vii-viii, Bernard Wood
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, Pages ix-x, Leslie Aiello, Christopher Dean
CHAPTER ONE - AN INTRODUCTION TO CLASSIFICATION, PHYLOGENETIC RECONSTRUCTION AND THE FOSSIL RECORD, Pages 1-14, LESLIE AIELLO, CHRISTOPHER DEAN
CHAPTER TWO - ANATOMICAL NOMENCLATURE, Pages 15-18, LESLIE AIELLO, CHRISTOPHER DEAN
CHAPTER THREE - THE MICROANATOMY OF MUSCLE AND BONE, Pages 19-32, LESLIE AIELLO, CHRISTOPHER DEAN
CHAPTER FOUR - THE BONES OF THE SKULL, Pages 33-53, LESLIE AIELLO, CHRISTOPHER DEAN
CHAPTER FIVE - THE COMPARATIVE ANATOMY OF THE HOMINOID MANDIBLE AND CRANIUM, Pages 54-75, LESLIE AIELLO, CHRISTOPHER DEAN
CHAPTER SIX - THE MASTICATORY SYSTEM OF HOMINOIDS, Pages 76-105, LESLIE AIELLO, CHRISTOPHER DEAN
CHAPTER SEVEN - THE MICROANATOMY AND DEVELOPMENT OF TEETH, Pages 106-132, LESLIE AIELLO, CHRISTOPHER DEAN
CHAPTER EIGHT - HOMINOID TOOTH MORPHOLOGY, Pages 133-159, LESLIE AIELLO, CHRISTOPHER DEAN
CHAPTER NINE - THE INTRACRANIAL REGION, Pages 160-175, LESLIE AIELLO, CHRISTOPHER DEAN
CHAPTER TEN - THE ANATOMY OF THE BRAIN AND HOMINOID ENDOCASTS, Pages 176-195, LESLIE AIELLO, CHRISTOPHER DEAN
CHAPTER ELEVEN - THE FACIAL SKELETON OF HOMINOIDS, Pages 196-209, LESLIE AIELLO, CHRISTOPHER DEAN
CHAPTER TWELVE - THE CERVICAL SPINE AND SUPPORT OF THE HEAD, Pages 210-231, LESLIE AIELLO, CHRISTOPHER DEAN
CHAPTER THIRTEEN - THE ANATOMY OF THE VOCAL TRACT, Pages 232-243, LESLIE AIELLO, CHRISTOPHER DEAN
CHAPTER FOURTEEN - BIPEDAL LOCOMOTION AND THE POSTCRANIAL SKELETON, Pages 244-274, LESLIE AIELLO, CHRISTOPHER DEAN
CHAPTER FIFTEEN - THE HOMINOID THORAX AND VERTEBRAL COLUMN, Pages 275-308, LESLIE AIELLO, CHRISTOPHER DEAN
CHAPTER SIXTEEN - BONES, MUSCLES AND MOVEMENTS OF THE UPPER LIMB, Pages 309-341, LESLIE AIELLO, CHRISTOPHER DEAN
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN - THE HOMINOID ARM, Pages 342-371, LESLIE AIELLO, CHRISTOPHER DEAN
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN - THE HOMINOID HAND, Pages 372-394, LESLIE AIELLO, CHRISTOPHER DEAN
CHAPTER NINETEEN - BONES, MUSCLES AND MOVEMENTS OF THE LOWER LIMB, Pages 395-428, LESLIE AIELLO, CHRISTOPHER DEAN
CHAPTER TWENTY - THE HOMINOID PELVIS, Pages 429-456, LESLIE AIELLO, CHRISTOPHER DEAN
CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE - THE HOMINOID FEMUR, Pages 457-482, LESLIE AIELLO, CHRISTOPHER DEAN
CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO - THE HOMINOID KNEE JOINT AND LOWER LEG, Pages 483-506, LESLIE AIELLO, CHRISTOPHER DEAN
CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE - THE HOMINOID FOOT, Pages 507-538, LESLIE AIELLO, CHRISTOPHER DEAN
REFERENCES, Pages 539-569
INDEX, Pages 571-596