Human bipedalism is associated with skeletal structure adaptations that are distinct from the skeletal structures of other primates. Classify each of the anatomical characteristics as belonging to either humans or chimpanzees. wide foot S-shaped spine Chimpanzees narrow pelvis Answer Bank central-positioned foramen magnum forward-shifted foramen magnum curved spine Humans narrow foot broad pelvis

Human bipedalism is associated with skeletal structure adaptations that are distinct from the skeletal structures of other primates. Classify each of the anatomical characteristics as belonging to either humans or chimpanzees. wide foot S-shaped spine Chimpanzees narrow pelvis Answer Bank central-positioned foramen magnum forward-shifted foramen magnum curved spine Humans narrow foot broad pelvis

Biomedical Instrumentation Systems

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