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Modern Humans and Modern Apes Compared

Modern Humans and Modern Apes Compared. EYES. Modern Human Located in front of skull. Excellent binocular vision Excellent colour vision Reduced sense of smell. Modern Apes Same as modern humans. Hands and feet. Grasping hands with opposable thumbs for strong grip

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Modern Humans and Modern Apes Compared

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  1. Modern Humans and Modern Apes Compared

  2. EYES • Modern Human Located in front of skull. Excellent binocular vision Excellent colour vision Reduced sense of smell • Modern Apes Same as modern humans

  3. Hands and feet • Grasping hands with opposable thumbs for strong grip • Double arched foot for extensive walking • Grasping hands and feet. • Opposable thumb not as refined as in humans • Big toe is like a human thumb

  4. Arms and Legs • Arms shorter than legs • Knee and hip joints allow ability to stand fully erect and move easily (bipedal) • Arms longer than legs • Knee and hip joints don’t allow ability to stand fully erect. Walk and run using arms and legs (knuckle walking)

  5. Spine • S- shaped for walking upright • C- shaped for knuckle walking

  6. Skull, Cranium, Brain, Face • Large Brain case (1200cc) • Foramen magnum located centrally at base of skull to enable upright stance • Smaller brain case (400cc) • Foramen magnum located towards rear of skull to enable knuckle walking

  7. Skull, Cranium, Brain, Face con’t • No sagital crest or bony ridge above eyes for attachment of large chewing and neck muscles • Sagital crest and bony ridges for attachment of large chewing and neck muscles

  8. Skull, Cranium, Brain, Face con’t • Flat face • Prominent lower chin • Snout doesn’t protrude • High forehead • Face sticks out • Receding chin • Snout protrudes • Sloping forehead

  9. Teeth • Teeth in jaw are parabolic in shape • Small canines • No gap between canine and other teeth • Opposite teeth in jaw are parallel in shape • Large canines • Gap between canine and other teeth allows space for large canine teeth on opposite jaws

  10. Pelvis • Broad, basin shaped pelvis • Long narrow pelvis

  11. What’s your problem, Punk? I was found in Guinea (Africa) when I was about one year old. I was taken to Barcelona zoo where I lived to be about 40 years of age. I had three wives and fathered 22 baby gorillas. None were albino like their old man. I died in 2001. My name is……. Snowflake

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