Answer to Question #86771 in Evolution for Kush sharma

Question

Discuss the trends in human evolution.

Answer 1

The major trends and direction of the human evolution compared to other hominids include:

-  Changes of the musculoskeletal system associated with the erect, bipedal locomotion, flattened feet, and shortening of toes, muscle contraction and bone thinning, freeing of forelimbs, orthognathous face, loss of hairs over the body, reduction of the jaw, loss of jaw power, etc.

-  Changes of development related to the extension of the terms of biological development and, in particular, puberty, the increase in the volume of the cranial skull and reduction of the facial skull, sexual dimorphism, etc.

-  Psychological and social changes including the development of thinking, sharp memory, verbal communication, etc.