ANTH 222 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Sagittal Suture, Coronal Suture, Sagittal Crest

• School: University of Maryland
• Department: Anthropology
• Course: ANTH 222
• Professor: Miguel Vilar

Document Summary

Skull: skull: cranium and mandible: protect and support: brain, eyes ,ears, nose, mouth. Lambdoidal suture: occipital/ 2 parietal bones on posterior cranium. Jaw area (below mouth): mandible: corner area near nose: ethmoid bone close to lacrimal bone, nose: nasal bone. Incisors (one central, one lateral: canine, premolars, molars, child (2-6 years) (2102) Features of the skull (bullet: primitive mammals: 4 premolars, line of evolution leading to humans (drop 2, root neck crown, enamel dentine pulp cavity. Postcranial bones: hyoid, suspended below mandible, many muscles, tongue, pharynx, neck, vertebrae, vertebral column (5, cervical (7, thoracic (12) Identifying the bones of the cranium: cranium, sutures, looking at section of cranium. 4. 1 growth and development: skeletal development from the fetus to the adult, mesenchymal cells: unspecialized cells in embryo that give rise to all connective tissue: cartilage, bone, and teeth. Adults: endocranially (inside the cranium, ectocranially (outside the cranium) Clavicle: diaphysis, sternal epiphysis, week 5 iu, 17-30 for males, 16-33 females.