Chapter 3 Flashcards
1
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ontogeny
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development
2
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sexually dimorphic
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differences due to gender
3
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idiosyncratic variation.
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differences between individuals
4
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typology
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the practice of choosing a single individual to characterize a species, a particularly unsuitable approach to the study and understanding of human osteology and evolution.
5
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Joint
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Any connection between different skeletal elements
6
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Ligaments
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fibrous connective tissue that attaches bone to bone
7
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Tendon
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a fibrous connective tissue that attaches muscle to bone
8
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