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Superficial arteries and veins of face and scalp, cardiovascular system, human anatomy, (Netter replacement project - SSC)
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Muscles of facial expression, human anatomy, (Netter replacement project - SSC). Human face, human head.
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Also Known As neurocranium

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human skull
human skull
inferior view of the human skull
internal surface of the human skull
replica skull of Lucy
Lateral view of an Australopithecus africanus skull found at Sterkfontein, S.Af.
reconstructed replica of the Taung skull
reconstructed replica of “Mrs. Ples,” an Australopithecus africanus skull
Reconstructed skull of Peking man, based on Homo erectus specimens found at Zhoukoudian, China, and dated to approximately 230,000–770,000 years ago.
Peking man
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Bergmann, Ernst von
Ernst von Bergmann
German surgeon
Daniel Lieberman
Daniel Lieberman
American paleoanthropologist
William W. Howells
American anthropologist
Anders Adolf Retzius
Swedish anatomist and anthropologist

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full human skeleton
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Male muscle, man flexing arm, bicep curl.
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