Our Origins Ch. 13
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Ameloblasts | Cells that make tooth enamel. |
| Cribra orbitalia | Porosity in the eye orbits due to anemia caused by an iron-deficient diet, parasitic infection, or genetic disease. |
| Dental caries | A disease process that creates demineralized areas in dental tissues, leading to cavities; demineralization is caused by acids produced by bacteria that metabolize carbohydrates in dental plaque. |
| Domestication | The process of converting wild animals or wild plants into forms that humans can care for and cultivate. |
| Heme iron | Iron; found in red meat, fish, and poultry; that the body absorbs efficiently. |
| Iron deficiency anemia | A condition in which the blood has insufficient iron; may be caused by diet, poor iron absorption, parasitic infection, and severe blood loss. |
| Masticatory-functional hypothesis | The hypothesis that craniofacial shape change during the Holocene was related to the consumption of softer foods. |
| Neolithic | The late Pleistocene/early Holocene culture, during which humans domesticated plants and animals. |
| Nonheme iron | Iron;found in lentils and beans;that is less efficiently absorbed by the body than is heme iron. |
| Osteoarthritis | Degenerative changes of the joints caused by a variety of factors, especially physical activity and mechanical stress. |
| Periosteal reaction | Inflammatory response of a bone's outer covering due to bacterial infection or to trauma. |
| Porotic hyperostosis | Expansion and porosity of cranial bones due to anemia caused by an iron-deficient diet, parasitic infection, or genetic disease. |
| Superfoods | Cereal grains, such as rice, corn, and wheat, that make up a substantial portion of the human population's diet today. |
| Treponematoses | A group of related diseases (venereal syphilis, yaws, endemic syphilis) caused by the bacteria Treponema, which causes pathological changes most often to the cranium and tibiae. |
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