Skull and Bones

Morphology is the study of the structure and form of organisms. Six skulls were looked at to be determined identified using morphological characteristics. This can determine the genus and species and time the hominid was likely alive. It can also help anthropologists know more about what the living conditions were like in the time that that species was alive. Traits like a sagittal keel or large molars can show that the food that that species consumed was likely tough and required a lot of…

Concussion is an injury associated with sports and is most often identified with football, ice hockey, boxing and martial arts. There is different levels of concussion or traumatic brain injury (TBI), including mild, moderate, and severe. Large numbers of athletes participate in these sports; youth, high school, collegiate, professional. Concussion is an injury that results from a wide variety of mechanisms and ages, levels ranging from a simple daze to the inability of doing daily activities.…

Artificial cranial deformation—or the practice of intentionally altering the shape of a person’s skull—has been practiced by Neanderthals about 40,000 years ago until very recently, maybe even still today. People on every continent except Antarctica have done it, making heads more cylindrical, cone-shaped, and ridge, bumpier or flat depending on the area. (Romero, et al 2010: 2-5) This paper argues that Mayans practiced cranial deformation to show an association with a particular social group.…

after his death. A concussion is an injury to the brain. It can be caused by a blow to the head, or any movement that shakes the brain inside the skull. The brain is a soft organ surrounded by spinal fluid and protected by a hard skull. Normally the fluid acts like a cushion for the brain, but if the blow is hard enough, the brain can crash into the skull and be damaged. Some common symptoms that you could experience after having a concussion would be headaches, blurred vision, and sensitivity…

and can no longer be used to constitute order, violence and communism take over the clan. The breaking of the conch symbolizes the loss of the last straw of civilization the boys tried to hold on to. However, the conch is soon replaced with a pig’s skull. “...looked steadily at the…

The creature that is being examined in this experiment is the now extinct Spinosaurus aegyptiacus, a dinosaur that lived in Northwestern Africa about 95 million years ago. The Spinosaurus (fig.1) was a creature that has been estimated to be anywhere from 13 to 18 meters (43 to 60) long, weighed 7 to 9 tonnes (8-10 tons), and is agreed to be by most paleontologists the largest carnivorous dinosaur of all time. It is thought to be a piscivore, although the Spinosaurus’ diet and lifestyle is very…

understand the severity of an intracranial hematoma and learn the best option for treating this dangerous condition. The 101 on an Intracranial Hematoma An intracranial hematoma occurs after a blood vessel, inside the brain or between your brain and skull, ruptures. This rupture may stem from an injury or without reason, but the hematoma will display itself with common symptoms. Symptoms of an Intracranial Hematoma If you are experiencing the following symptoms after an…

Briefly identify and discuss bones of the appendicular and axial skeletons. • The axial skeleton consists of the following bones. The skull is made of: • There are 2 parietal bones that form the superior and lateral parts of the skull. • There are 2 temporal bones that form the inferolateral parts of the skull. • The frontal bone forms what we know as the forehead (Cancer 2016). • The occipital bone is posterior making up most of the base of the skull. • The ethmoid bone forms the anterior…

FGFR2 gene mapped to chromosome 10q25 and 10q26 causes Apert syndrome. Saritha, Sumangala, Supriya & Kumar (2013), explained that the protein causes prolonged signaling, which promote the premature fusion of bones and sutures of the skull, it also is responsible for fusion of hands and feet bones. Most cases of Apert syndrome occur from a new mutation in the gene. It can also occur in cases where there is no family history of the disorder. Individuals with Apert syndrome can pass the disorder…

development. During development, the fetal bones are made up of cartilaginous tissue, which is like osseous tissue, except it is more flexible. The absence of calcium salts in its intercellular spaces makes it less dense. As development continues, the process of the depositing of calcium salts into the cartilaginous tissue occurs, and continues throughout their life. Ossification is the gradual replacement of cartilage and its intercellular substance by bone cells that are immature, and calcium…