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- Brain (22060 bytes)
9: .... The brains of arthropods and cephalopods arise from twin parallel nerve cords that extend through t...
11: The brains of craniates develop from the anterior section of a single dorsal [[neura...
20: ...ers are [[congenital]]. [[Tay-Sachs disease]], [[Fragile X syndrome]], [[Down syndrome]], and [[Toure...
38: ...derstand the nervous system, including the brain, from a biological perspective. [[Psychology]] seeks...
41: ... which are the mass changes in electrical current from the cerebral cortex, but can only detect change... - Breast (4630 bytes)
5: ...e]] above to the seventh or eighth ribs below and from the midline to the edge of the [[latissimus dor...
7: ...de [[mammary gland]]s, the axillary tail (tumours frequently occur here), the lobules, [[Cooper's liga...
18: About 75% of [[lymph]] from the breast travels to the ipsilateral (same sid...
24: ... the buttocks, the reason being that whilst other primates mate in the atypical piggy-back position, humans ...
26: ...a protruding jaw like our ancestors and the other primates, the infant's nose might be blocked by a flat fem... - Basal ganglia (4800 bytes)
14: striatum the basal ganglia receives input from the entire cortical
15: mantle, but with a majority of projections from the [[motor cortex|motor]],
16: ... cortex|sensorimotor]] and [[prefrontal cortex|prefrontal]]
20: ...he '''direct pathway''' is via direct connections from the striatum
24: The '''indirect pathway''' is via connections from the striatum to the - Arm (7276 bytes)
5: In primates the arms are richly adapted for both climbing and...
15: ...of the pectoralis major runs downward and outward from the inner half of the [[clavicle]]. The clavicu...
21: ...e traced into its [[tendon]] of insertion, in the front of the elbow joint.
29: ... perform most daily tasks with a range of flexion from 30 degrees to 70 degrees. Secondly, the head of...
33: ...ce of these two the median vein comes up from the front of the [[forearm]], while the two vertical lim... - Back (949 bytes)
2: ...] side of the [[torso]] in [[humans]] and other [[primates]]. It is supported by the [[vertebra|spine]]. - Buttock (426 bytes)
1: ...an]] ([[primate]]) [[pelvis]]. They allow humans (primates) to sit upright comfortably without resting weigh... - List of reference tables (55289 bytes)
7: ... allowing the link to be accessible in the future from the toolbar.
178: *[[List of largest optical refracting telescopes]]
363: *[[Historical African place names]]
371: *[[List of toponyms]] (with names derived from a place or region)
398: *[[List of fruits]] - Human (48024 bytes)
7: {{Taxobox_ordo_entry | taxon = [[Primates]]}}
24: Humans have an erect body carriage that frees the upper limbs for manipulating objects, a hi...
30: ... [[state]]s down to [[Family|families]], and also from the [[community]] to the [[self]]. Seeking to [...
54: ...species of [[chimpanzee]]s should be reclassified from ''[[Pan troglodytes]]'' and ''[[Pan paniscus]]'...
56: ...had]] and seems to indicate an earlier divergence from the ape lineage. - Mammal (11782 bytes)
24: **[[Primates]]
34: **[[Afrosoricida]]
43: ...offspring during pregnancy. Mammals range in size from the {{convert|30|–|40|mm|abbr=on}} [[bumblebe...
154: ...ation. The thickness of this layer varies widely from species to species.
162: From synapsids came the first mammal precursors, [[t... - Orangutan (5406 bytes)
7: {{Taxobox_ordo_entry | taxon = [[Primates]]}}
18: ... [[Indonesia]]. The word ''orangutan'' is derived from the [[Malay language|Malay]] ''orang hutan'' me...
25: ...facilities for orphaned young orangutans released from illegal captivity, interacting with the orphans...
34: * [[Jeffrey H. Schwartz]]
46: .../www.grungyape.com/new/orangutan.html Information from Grungy Ape on the difference between the two Or... - Pope Leo I (11553 bytes)
1: ...eo the Great''', a Roman aristocrat, was [[Pope]] from [[440]] to [[461]]. He is the first great Pope ...
19: The fact that the African province of [[Mauretania Caesariensis]] had b...
21: ...shops of [[Sicily]] ([[447]]) for their deviation from the Roman custom as to the time of [[baptism]],...
23: ...x of the hierarchy of bishops, metropolitans, and primates. However, after his death the influence of Consta...
27: ...his successor [[Pope Hilarius|Hilary]]. An appeal from [[Celidonius of Besan篮]] gave Leo occasion to... - Thumb (3123 bytes)
21: ... the [[thenar eminence]]. The other muscles come from the forearm. The [[extensor pollicis longus]] ...
29: ...is, however, is the suggested result of evolution from ''[[Homo erectus]]'' (around [[1 million|1 mill...
31: ... hand (and its thumb) is the freeing of the hands from their walking requirements - still so crucial f...
35: Many animals, primates and others, also have some kind of opposable thum...
40: * [[Cebid]]s (New World primates of Central and South America) - some have opposab... - Cerebral cortex (3090 bytes)
6: ...ebral cortex receives [[sensory]] [[information]] from many different sensory [[organ (anatomy)|organ]...
7: ...reas. The two hemispheres receive the information from the opposite sides of the [[body]].
9: ...eas and make up a great deal of the cortex in all primates, humans included. The cortex is comprised of the ...
13: ...s involved in producing our perceptions resulting from what our eyes see, ears hear and other sensory ...
14: # in the frontal lobe. Called prefrontal association complex and involved in planning... - Hand (6764 bytes)
7: ...nly true hands appear in the mammalian order of [[primates]]. Hands must also feature [[opposable thumb]]s, ...
14: ...he thumb, has a colloquial name to distinguish it from the others:
22: ... 45?. A reliable way of identifying true hands is from the presence of [[opposable thumb]]s. Opposable...
51: ...y) and the lumbrical muscles. These muscles arise from the deep flexor (and are special because they h...
72: ...s that he relies heavily on this person, deriving from the importance and superiority place on the rig... - Ape (10931 bytes)
17: ...bers of the '''Hominoidea''' [[superfamily]] of [[primates]], including [[human]]s. There are two [[family (...
22: A few other primates have the word "ape" in their name, but they are n...
24: ...ilable and easily digested. They are native to [[Africa]] and [[Asia]].
29: ...] to separate the hominids, in this narrow sense, from the extant non-human members of the family Homi...
31: ...ferred to as bipedal apes. However there are also primates in other families that lack tails. - Baboon (5672 bytes)
13: ... The English word ''Baboon'' is thought to derive from that of the Egyptian baboon-god [[Babi (mytholo...
16: ...ight. They can raid human dwellings and in South Africa they have been known to prey on sheep and goat...
20: ... prey for a leopard and large males will often confront them.
22: ...'P. anubis'' ([[Olive Baboon]], found in central African [[savanna]]) and ''P. cynocephalus'' (Yellow ...
29: ...hem with food. Some females actually prefer such "friendly" males as mates. Females initiate mating by... - Bat (13851 bytes)
18: [[Free-tailed bat|Molossidae]]<br />
31: ...not just as pollinators, but eating the resulting fruits and so spreading their seeds. This role expla...
39: # Megachiroptera ([[megabat]]s or fruit bats)
42: Megabats eat fruit, while microbats eat mainly [[Insect|insects]]...
44: ...ysis the Megachiroptera are found to be allied to Primates. Genetic evidence has pointed to the common ances... - Gorilla (6336 bytes)
9: ...| author = [[Isidore Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire|I Geoffroy]] | date = [[1853]]}}
17: ...ore]] that inhabits the [[forest]]s of central [[Africa]]. There are two species of gorilla, both in t...
19: ...ht from 1.65 m to 1.75 m, and in weight from 140 kg to 165 kg. Females are about ...
55: ...he namesake of the [[Donkey Kong]] [[video game]] franchise is a gorilla. - Chimpanzee (10645 bytes)
17: ...]], living in [[West Africa|West]] and [[Central Africa]]. Its cousin, the [[Bonobo]] or Pygmy Chimpan...
20: A full grown adult male chimpanzee can weigh from 35-70 kg (75-155 pounds) and stand 0.9-1.2 m (3...
26: ...e exposed skin of the face, hands and feet varies from pink to very dark in both species but is genera...
30: ...uro-Arabic societal consciousness, mainly through fragmented and sketchy accounts of European adventur...
32: ...of these early trans-continental chimpanzees came from Angola and was presented as a gift to the Princ... - Gibbon (3982 bytes)
20: ...comotion, [[brachiation]], allowing them to swing from branch to branch distances of up to 50 feet, at...
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