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Founded in 1946, Palomar College is a public two-year community college in the city of San Marcos, located in north San Diego County, California. Palomar offers over 300 associate degree, certificate programs and is designated by the U.S. Department of Education as an Hispanic-Serving Institution ...
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.
Industry:Anthropology
The X and Y chromosomes which are responsible for determining whether an individual is a male or a female. Normal males inherit an X from their mother and a Y from their father. Normal females get an X chromosome from both parents. See SRY gene.
Industry:Anthropology
The yellow-red pigment of human bile. Small amounts of it are normally found in blood and urine. At high bilirubin levels, blood and urine change color and the skin becomes yellow or jaundiced. This is one of the symptoms of mismatched blood transfusions and mother-fetus incompatibility in blood type.
Industry:Anthropology
Tree-living; referring to animals that are adapted to life in the trees. Arboreal animals spend most of their time scampering around in trees rather than on the ground, in the air, or water. See semi-terrestrial and terrestrial.
Industry:Anthropology
A small region near the base of the brain that controls the sympathetic nervous system, which in turn regulates the autonomic functions of the body, including beating of the heart, breathing, and body temperature control.
Industry:Anthropology
A species that has been defined on the basis of physical, measurable characteristics. See biospecies.
Industry:Anthropology
A species that has been defined on the basis of the ability to produce fertile offspring. Members of the same species can produce offspring that can in turn reproduce while members of different species cannot. See morphospecies.
Industry:Anthropology
A rare chromosomal abnormality in which there is a trisomy of chromosome 18. This inherited condition is also called Edward's syndrome. It is characterized by severe mental retardation, a small head with malformed ears set low, and a face with a pinched appearance. Other likely defects include a cleft palate, webbed hands, missing thumbs, clubfeet, as well as heart and genitourinary defects. Individuals with trisomy 18 usually die within a few months after birth.
Industry:Anthropology
A class of substances (usually proteins) that are produced by specialized cells and that travel to other parts of the body, where they influence chemical reactions and regulate various cellular functions. Hormones include the secretions of the endocrine glands that affect metabolism and behavior. Testosterone, estrogen, and insulin are examples of such hormones.
Industry:Anthropology
A disease that remains at a more or less constant frequency of affected individuals in a population all of the time. Examples: hypertension, tooth decay, and malaria.
Industry:Anthropology
