Physical anthropology

Physical anthropology

The branch of anthropology that studies the development of the human race in the context of other primate species.

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cranial capacity

Anthropology; Physical anthropology

The volume displaced by the brain within a cranium, or skull case. Cranial capacity is a simple measure of brain size but not necessarily of intelligence.

human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)

Anthropology; Physical anthropology

The virus that is responsible for causing AIDS.

The view that the Earth's geological landscape is the result of violent cataclysmic events. Advocates of this theory usually believe that there have been a number of wide-spread violent and sudden ...

archaic humans

Anthropology; Physical anthropology

The variety or species of humans that was intermediate between Homo erectus and modern humans. The earliest archaic humans may have appeared shortly after 800,000 years ago in Southern Europe and ...

ultrasound monitoring

Anthropology; Physical anthropology

The use of high frequency sound to form an image or picture of internal organs for immediate medical diagnostic purposes. The Ultrasonography device transmits sound waves directly into the body and ...

cerebrum

Anthropology; Physical anthropology

The two large frontal lobes at the top of the brain that make up about 85% of its weight in modern humans. Our high level mental functions, such as speech and processing complex information, occur in ...