Since camels can close their nostrils during windstorms, and virtually all aquatics can close their nostrils when immersed, the human nose seems inadequate...
... Sorry: I meant to say that if the English prints ("coastal sediments") were made in the same sort of soil as FwJj14E ("similar soft, wet, silt to fine ...
Hi Nicole & Renato, ... I hope you both can come. Crete is a very lovely island. I'm not sure whether my wife can come. We seem to have troubles with Michael...
... Not unlikely: IIRC, Elaine in one of her books said (all?) children have (rudiments of) nose-closing muscles. Not unlikely for slit-like nostrils. ... No...
DDeden, I think there is at least some circumstantial evidence, that the ancestors of chimps, orangs and gorillas, had external (protruding) noses. One likely...
Actually, the "why" could even have something to do with sandstorms, considering the likely prevalance of the trait in the Middle East, which has plenty of...
Hi Marc, ... [snip] ... nostrils, I ... children have ... nostrils. As an adult, my nasal valves (as depicted in the anatomical sketch I just linked to, on an...
P.S., I've also found myself closing my nasal valves, when faced with substantial dust (such as, dust stirred up while digging in dry soil, or wind-blown...
As a visual aid, my nose's morphology isn't much different from David Tennet's nose. (The actor who presently plays the "Doctor Who" character, in the series...
After a quick check, it turns out this web page, with the image depicting the nasal valve, is hosted by Tel Aviv University. http://www.tau.ac.il Dan ... ...
I recall that I also close my nasal valves, when I'm exposed to something in the air, that I don't want to enter my nose, such as a swarm of small flies...
Note, here's a link to a video that shows an interviewee, who has a nose morphology, that I think is consistent with fully functional nasal valves: ...
... nostrils. Possible. Ive heard of quadrupedal humans, humans with luxated eyeballs that pop out of the head and back, humans with tails, and numerous cleft...
I have never heard of this 'nasal valve', it seems to be merely the external nares of cartilage and/or fat/muscle tissue. I don't think it functions as a...
These valves are quite functional and easy to use, at least for me. Prior to my usage of a bromelain solution to shrink the cartilage, I could completely seal...
Evolution of the human pygmy phenotype Perry GH & Dominy NJ 2009 TREE Small human body size, or the 'pygmy' phenotype, is characteristic of certain African,...
... No, no, I need a hand to do this, some people don't (see Elaine's book), but since the nose was presumably longer & hawk-like & the prognathism more ...
Hi Marc, Yes, I (and others) have what appear to be mild/vestigial parietal sagittal crests. (Something else you don't see in the human anatomy sketches.)...
... It's not that seldom, but it's no "crest" (for crests, see apes & apiths = for insertions of chewing muscles), it's called "keeling" (comparable to keels...
... OK, I think I know +- what you mean. My first impression is that it's just an anatomic variation (possibly brought about by the different cartilages of ...
... The picture's "nasal valve" caption doesn't point the inferior conchae? BTW, it seeems to me that the three turbinates/conchae, the 4 branchial arches, the...
... FWIW, I never looked up my own nose (or anyone else's) but I close something up there and can do somersaults or whatever underwater. However, to not have ...
http://www.colorado.edu/news/r/1124c0243883c267a7759da4bc4a2902.html no mammoth - too dry? no wetlands? woolly rhino not in area horses, mountain sheep,...
Brief History. I can't find very much info on these people at all, but they appear to be related to the San Bushmen, with a totally different way of life,...
http://scienceblogs.com/notrocketscience/2008/05/funky_gibbons.php broken arms not rare... note amount of time spent in vertical upright posture (while mobile...
... DD Everyone has nasal valves (four), they basically have a respiratory function, you probably only notice when the internal one is obstructed, resulting in...
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