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A shorthand notation of the number of incisors, canines, premolars, and molars on one side of the upper and lower dentition of a species (given as a single formula when upper and lower quadrants are the same). For example, the normal adult human dental formula is 2/1/2/3 or 2/1/2/2.
Industry:Archaeology
The most anterior portion of the occipital bone on the cranial base, the process that is in the front of the foramen magnum and meets the sphenoid.
Industry:Archaeology
Wear surface between the vertical crown walls of two adjacent teeth, created by anterior forces and transverse motions during mastication.
Industry:Archaeology
A mature egg cell. In the second meiotic division, the secondary oocyte produces two haploid cells; the large cell rapidly matures into the ovum.
Industry:Archaeology
A term that refers to the division of the cytoplasm. The two new nuclei compartmentalize into separate daughter cells, and the mitotic cell division process is completed.
Industry:Archaeology
Pertaining to the cerebrum, the front and upper portion of the brain, including the frontal, parietal, temporal, and occipital lobes.
Industry:Archaeology
