Functional anatomy of the olecranon process in hominoids and plio-pleistocene hominis

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 124, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 297-314

  Drapeau, Michelle S M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Australopithecus; Body size; Bony lever; Load arm; Triceps brachii muscle

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; BODY SIZE; COMPARATIVE ANATOMY; FEMALE; FOSSIL; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; GORILLA; HOMINID; HOMININ; HOMINOID; HUMAN; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MAMMAL; OLECRANON PROCESS; PLEISTOCENE; TRICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; ULNA;

ANIMALS; ANTHROPOLOGY, PHYSICAL; ELBOW JOINT; HOMINIDAE; HUMANS; LOCOMOTION; ULNA;

EID: 3843127606     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.10359     Document Type: Article

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