In Your Primate Anatomy Lab You Are Shown the Mandible

question 59

Multiple Choice

In your primate anatomy lab you are shown the mandible (lower jawbone) of a species of primate.While looking at the teeth you notice a large space between the canine and first premolar.In your lab book you note that this

• A) is likely the lower jaw of a human, due to the potential presence of a canine-premolar honing complex.
• B) may be a species of Old World monkey or ape, as the space in the teeth of the mandible suggests the presence of a canine-premolar honing complex.
• C) is likely the lower jaw of a human, given the presence of a nonhoning chewing complex.
• D) may be a species of Old World monkey or ape, as the space in the teeth suggests the presence of a nonhoning chewing complex.

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