1 A Tinkered Ape?

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface: Heads Up ix
4. 1 A Tinkered Ape? 1
5. 2 The Skeletal Tissues of the Head 18
6. 3 Setting the Stage: Embryonic Development of the Head 56
7. 4 Modular Growth of the Fetal and Postnatal Head 96
8. 5 Integration of the Head during Fetal and Postnatal Growth 144
9. 6 The Brain and the Skull 182
10. 7 You Are How You Eat: Chewing and the Head 224
11. 8 Pharynx, Larynx, Tongue, and Lung 281
12. 9 Holding Up and Moving the Head 338
13. 10 Sense and Sensitivity: Vision, Hearing, Olfaction, and Taste 374
14. 11 Early Hominin Heads 414
15. 12 Ecce Early Homo 475
16. 13 The Evolution of the Head in Homo sapiens 527
17. 14 Final Thoughts and Speculations 14 Final Thoughts and Speculations 604
18. Glossary 615
19. References 627
20. Acknowledgments 727
21. Index 729