Primates Powerpoint

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Name some differences between humans vs chimpanzees (12 in total)

Bipedal locomotion
More orthognathy
Larger brain encephalisation
Smaller canine and incisor teeth
Canines look like incisors
Canines not sexually dimorphic
Reduction of supraorbital tori (eyebrow ridges)
Frontal lobe of brain lies over eyes
Skeleton less robust (gracile)
Longer period of childhood growth and dependency
Longer life
Increased reliance on culture and technology

Give 5 reasons why bipedalism may be adaptive

Upright walking helps cooling (no sun on back, more wind)
Allows to gather fruit from bushes and low trees
Frees hands for carrying things
More energy efficient than quadrupedalism
Not fast but better for endurance running

Which primates are bipedal

Bipedal: humans
Knuckle-walkers: gorillas and chimps on land
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What is a tapetum lucidum

Reflectieve laag achterin ogen van primaten -> not present in humans/haplorrhine primates + tarsiers (meaning they were once diurnal)

How does human hair differ from other primates

Humans relatively hairless
Advanced thermoregulation through sweat glands
Huge range of genetically determined skin colours

Give 3 possible reasons why human skin is relatively naked (fewer and thinner hairs)

To maintain body temperature in hot environments
Discouraging parasites
Made obsolete by clothing

What is variation like in humans + what are ethnic groups in a genetic sense

Variation within population is larger thatn variation between ethnic groups

Ethnic groups: human subbpopulations with differences in allele frequency. (can distribute those alleles to other populations by interbreeding)

Which UV ray has more carcinogenic effect

UVB
(UVA is around 10-20% of carcinogenic dose contribution)

Describe the relation between vitamin D and UV-B (+ origin vitamin D + deficiency)

Vitamin D: stimulated by UVB
From keratinocytes + dermal fibroblasts
Dark-skinned people in areas with low sun exposure -> at risk for deficiency (rickets)

What is a vestigial tail

Remnant of embryonic tailbud
Very rare
hairy skin and connective tissue -> no bone/cartilage

What is special about the human frontal lobe compared to all other primates

Basically lies on top of the eyes -> unique to humans

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