Category: Anthropology

READ THIS BEFORE ATTEMPTING THE LAB MANUAL EXERCISES: This online lab is based on pages 57-60 of the LAVC Anthro 111 Lab Manual for Human Biological Evolution(7th Edition). However, please skip the questions on pages 59-60.
Resources
My lecture slides (PDF): 06_dentitionAnth111Kirwin2023.pdfDownload 06_dentitionAnth111Kirwin2023.pdf
Pre-recorded and captioned video lecture: Zoom pre-recorded lecture: Lab #6 (Ex. 6) Human Dentition
Exercise 6 in the Lab Manual for Anth 111 (PDF):Anth111Manual7Ex6HumanDentition.pdf Download Anth111Manual7Ex6HumanDentition.pdf[I updated the link to the correct PDF for Exercise 6 (earlier it was to Exercise 11 Primate Dentition). ~ Angela]
Lab Manual for Anth 111 (7th Edition) (Word doc): LAVCLabManual7thEditionc2019Word.docDownload LAVCLabManual7thEditionc2019Word.doc
Directions
The lab manual uses a simplified version of the FDI World Dental Federation notation system to number human teeth from center/front to back on the upper and bottom rows of teeth.* Before attempting to complete these exercises, you must read the first two pages of Exercise 6 in the Lab Manual for Anth 111 and memorize the words for the different types of teeth in a human’s mouth, the letter-number code for each tooth, the dental formulas for human adult and baby teeth, and other dentition terms. The letter codes that describe each tooth and its location, Left or Right, and Top or Bottom, in a person’s mouth, are on pages 63-64 in the Lab Manual for Anth 111 (6th Ed.).
* Most dentists in the United States use a different numbering system. It According to my dentist, who teaches a dentistry class at UCLA, the current American system is called the American/Universal Numbering System. It numbers teeth beginning with the top row (maxilla teeth) on the patient’s right to left (beginning with the top right molar/wisdom tooth), and then the bottom row (mandibular teeth) on the patient’s left to right (beginning with the bottom left molar/wisdom tooth). Below is a graphic that shows how this numbering system works. (Personally, I found this system confusing and my dentist agreed. But it’s the one she must use.) However, for this lab, you must use the system in the Lab Manual for Anth 111 (7th Edition), the FDI World Dental Federation notation system, to number human teeth.
Side of the mouth: It numbers teeth using letter codes that describe the side of the mouth (“L” for left and “R” for right)
Top row of teeth: It uses a superscript numeral to indicate upper teeth.
Bottom row of teeth: It uses a subscript numeral to indicate lower teeth.
Letter codes: It uses a capital letter code for each type of tooth (like “I” for incisor, “C” for canine, “P” for premolar, and “M” for molar). Numbering of teeth types begins front and center: The teeth numbering begins with the front center incisor teeth towards the back molar teeth. The numbering system is described on the diagram of an anterior view of human upper and lower teeth on page 57 in the Lab Manual for Anth 111 (7th Edition.). It is under Exercise 6.1 “Basic Features of Human Dentition”. Complete the followingExercise 6.1 “Basic Features of Human Dentition” (pages 57-60)
Page 57: Identify the teeth that are labeled in the diagram on page 63 with an arrow and a capital letter (A, B, C, D, E, and F). Then write each tooth’s dental abbreviation for “Arrow A” etc. on the chart at the top of page 64. –> Fix the following typo: For the second “Arrow D” space on page 64, the one that is closest to the number “64”, change it to say “Arrow E”. (1) Begin each tooth’s abbreviation with each tooth’s side of the mouth in the diagram on page 63 (“R” is for “right” and “L” is for “left”). (2) Then follow the “L” or “M” with each tooth’s dental abbreviation of a capital letter (“I” is for “incisor”, etc.). Dental abbreviations for the four types of teeth are incisor (I), canine (C), premolar (P), and molar (M).
(3) Then add its number, counting from the midline of the mouth. There are two incisors, one canine, two premolars, and three molars in each dental quadrant (one-half of the upper or lower jaw). (4) Upper and Lower teeth: If the tooth is located in the upper jaw or maxilla, then its number is in superscript. If the tooth is the lower jaw or mandible, then its number is in subscript.
(5) For example, “Arrow A” in the diagram is abbreviated as “RM1” in the chart which stands for “Right Molar One (superscript).” In other words, “RM1” stands for “Right Upper Molar Number One”
Page 58: Complete the exercises. The answers regarding a “TYPICAL complete dental formula” and “the total number of teeth in a TYPICAL adult human” are in my lecture slides (PDF) and my recorded and captioned Zoom video (links to both are above). Page 59: Skip the questions at the bottom of this page. It refers to a human skull, which you do not need for this 100% online class. Page 60: Skip the questions at the top of this page. It refers to a human skull, which you do not need for this 100% online class.
Exercise 6.2 “Basic Features of the Human Jaw” (page 60). There are no questions. Just memorize the following terms from the definitions and diagram of a human mandible:
Mandibular symphysis
Mental protuberance
Mental eminence
Study Questions 1-3 (page 67) The answers to the “Study Questions” listed below are in my lecture slides, recorded Zoom lecture, and on pages 57-60 of the Lab Manual for Anth 111 (7th Edition). 1. “Humans, like all mammals, exhibit heterodonty and diphyodonty. What do these terms mean?”
2. “What is a dental formula? What is the normal human adult dental formula?” 3. “What are the differences between a Y-5 molar and an X-4 molar? Where is each type found in the human jaw?”
TYPO ALERT in the Lab Manual for Anth 111 (6th Edition)
Ignore the references to using a “Photographic Atlas” printed in the Lab Manual for Anth 111 (7th Edition) for Pierce College. The “Photographic Atlas” has not been used in this class for years. Ignore all mentions of it. You do not need this expensive and now out-of-print book.
Grading Rubric
7 points: Exercise 6.1 “Basic Features of Human Dentition” (pages 57-58)
0 points: Exercise 6.2 “Analysis of Dental Features” (page 60) (There are no questions to answer) + 3 points: Study Questions 1-3 (page 60)
10 points = Maximum points possible
Turn in
Where: Turn in your completed lab exercises to this Canvas Assignment, by clicking on the red “Submit” button.
Submission formats: Text or uploaded files (pdf,doc,docx,txt,jpg, png).
A. How to annotate (type on or edit) a PDF file online using your computer or tablet.
If you use a PDF file of the lab manual’s exercise pages, you can annotate (write on the file) using a free Chrome extension called Kami (Link: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/kami-for-google-chrome/ecnphlgnajanjnkcmbpancdjoidceilk?hl=en&pli=1Links to an external site.
If you have Adobe Acrobat DC (you can get the student version, which is cheaper), you can annodate a PDF file of the lab manual’s exercise pages and upload the pages to this lab’s Canvas Assignment. B. How to convert printed lab manual pages (paper) into a digital file you can upload to this lab’s Canvas Assignment:
You can scan the completed exercises on hard copies of the lab manual’s page using your smartphone! There is a free smartphone app called GeniusScan. (Link: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/scanner-app-genius-scan/id377672876Links to an external site. )
Or, you can scan the pages and convert them to a PDF file using a copier/scanning machine. Then you click on “Submit” on the Canvas Assignment and upload your work at an attached PDF file.
You can also use your smartphone’s camera to take photos of each page with exercises you completed and upload each digital photo file to the lab’s Canvas Assignment by clicking on “Submit” and attaching each file. I do not recommend this method because it takes a long time for you to do (and for me to grade) and I’ve noticed the photo quality is sometimes so bad that I cannot grade some students’ work. You can also copy the text in a Google Doc, a Microsoft Word doc, or copy’n’paste it as text in a text box on this Assignment and hit “Submit”.

This will serve as a study session with your peers. Create a discussion post about a topic from this week’s module that you either feel confident about or would like more elaboration on, make sure your discussion post is 1-2 paragraphs and is well written. Then respond to two of your peers and either build off the information they share in their post or answer any questions they may have if you feel confident doing so. Your response must be 2-3 sentences and well written

The essay should present a unique perspective with a detailed and substantiated analysis and unique examples. Typically, I expect the student to propose a topic related to the course by providing a simple outline and a list of possible sources at least a week before the deadline.
introduction one to three paragraphs inform the reader of the general theme and and it’s related topics. How are you going to develop a problem? What is it theatrical stance of? Analysis gives some preview of the points you are going to develop in the text. Topic development 2 to 3 pages, approximately 4 to 6 paragraphs. Explained to the reader the resources you are using, tired topics through the course and text if possible. All the points should be structured in a way that are supported with facts. Use citations. Concluding section 123, paragraphs, this is your opportunity to put points of view into the general perspective. References works through sites should be listed here. Even if you use footnotes, use any MLA APA and use it consistently.  centered.

First part is what do humans and greater apes have in common and what do you think caused this evolutionary split between them.
Second part research and write about the Ring-Tailed Lemur provide information like phisical traits, geography, and social systems, origin of species and anything unique about it.

five questions below each with it related source, please somehow get access to the other side of eden and make the response based on the source.

Hello, I attatched all the instructions to the assignment as well as an example. The attatchment that says “forensic anthropology lab report REAL” are the results of my lab, please use this infromation/data to do the lab report based on them

Quammen, David 2015. The Chimp and the River: How AIDS Emerged from an African Forest. W.W. Norton & Company, Inc.: New York.
Each student will select one of the books that islisted above and write a 4-6 page (double-spaced) paper critically evaluating the arguments presented by the author. This paper will serve as the “final” and so requires application and synthesis of class cooncepts, including incorporation of additional high-quality sources.
-Incorporate anthropological sources and cite them.

– The topic I have chosen for my paper is signaling theory. 
– I chose this topic because as animals begin to cheat the theory begins to change.
– You will find 3 research papers on that topic, and write a 1000 – 1250 double spaced word research paper explaining the topic you chose and using the peer reviewed research 
papers as evidence to support the topic and your thesis. You will be required to cite 
articles from peer-reviewed scholarly journals in your papers and use APA format. 
– Paper must include a bibliography.
-Make sure this paper has a framework of human behavioral ecology. For instance if you want to look at a behavior, you must explain why/how it makes sense for this behavior to 
have evolved in the ecological context you see the behavior in.
I have no preference of how you choose to approach this paper, just nothing controversial and make it acceptable for the class. Feel free to do as you please, I attached all of the guidelines and a sample paper. 

Subfield “Cultural Anthropology” with the topic “Cultural Adaptations to Climate Change”
Tanner, T., Lewis, D., Wrathall, D., Bronen, R., Cradock-Henry, N., Huq, S., … & Tuhkanen, H. (2015). Livelihood resilience in the face of climate change. Nature Climate Change, 5(1), 23-26. https://doi.org/10.1038/nclimate2431
Ford, J. D., & Stephenson, E. (2016). Re-defining adaptation needs: responding to climate change impacts on the Canadian water sector. Sustainability Science, 11(4), 539-554. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11625-016-0371-8
McDowell, G., Ford, J., Jones, J., & Willox, A. C. (2013). “We can’t carry on like this for long”: An analysis of the environmental (in) justice of Indigenous climate change adaptation planning in Canada. Geoforum, 50, 0-8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoforum.2013.09.013
You will have all semester to write an paper about one subfield of anthropology and one topic.  As I wish to cultivate your human curiosity, you may choose a topic THAT INTERESTS YOU, FROM ANYWHERE IN THE ANTHROPOLOGICAL RECORD!
Papers are worth 600 points and must:
1. Summarize the major who, what, where, when, why, and how questions about the anthropological topic on hand.
2. Be 3000-4000 words for each paper;
3. Use at least 5-10 sources with in text sourcing for each paper;
4. Be visual and include figures, maps, diagrams and/or drawings for each paper; and
5. Include a cover pages and references cited for each paper.
So you know, I use turnitin.com and ChatGPT detector to help detect academic dishonesty. If plagiarism is detected, it will be reported as required. If you have questions about paper writing and plagiarism, check the resources below and/or email me with questions. COD provides many clinics and seminars that address research and writing. 

Make sure to answer the questions correctly. Do not plagiarize, or copy and paste from other sources please. And do not AI generate the assignment either.