SKILL ENRICHMENT
CAPACITY MONKEY
Primate brain areas involving
eye-hand coordination,
stereoscopic vision and manual
dexterity have expanded more.
On average, they are more
intelligent than other mammals,
and finally humans on top.
Biological Capacity
They generally have larger
brains and cortices, and because
of higher relative cortex volume
and neuron packing density,
they have much more cortical
neurons than other mammalian
taxa with the same brain size.
Most primates produce a
limited range of vocalizations
because of inadequate vocal
anatomy.
Speaking Capacity
Prehensile for power and
precision grips. Have opposable
thumbs and big toes to achieve
this. Man doesn’t have
opposable big toes. Fingers and
toes show tactile sensitivity
Gripping Capacity with increased sensory
Walking Capacity Quadropedalism
HOMO SAPIENS
Homo sapiens is capable of the
performance of human cultural
acts because of its genetic
makeup. The genetic capacity
for culture is expressed in
specific phenotypic, culturally
manifest, potentialities. Due to
the size of their brain and the
complexity of its parts, they
were able to create survival
skills that helped them adapt to
their environment and outlive
their less adaptive biological
relatives.
All vowel sound and the brain
is the primary source of it to
comprehend sound and provide
meaning to it. A longer vocal
tract means that there is a
longer vibration surface,
allowing them to produce a
wider array of sounds.
The capacity to directly oppose
a thumb with the other fingers.
It is an exclusive trait of them.
It allowed them to have a finer
grip. Thus, have the capability
to create materials with
precision. This slight
anatomical adaptation creates
an enormous range of functions
that homo sapiens have and
monkeys do not; it gives them
both a precision tool and a
power grip.
Bipedalism
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1. What are the four capacities that enabled humans to have culture?
The four capacities that enabled humans to have culture were the biological
capacity which thinking capacity is under here, speaking capacity, gripping capacity and
walking capacity.
2. What is the significance of studying human biology in understanding cultural
capacity?
Human biology, as an academic discipline, is critical to the evolution of
understanding of how the human body works and the development of methods for
solving problems that arise from accidents, diseases, etc. This understanding leads to
technologies for addressing the cure and repair of the human body. Thus, the biology
helps to understand the problem of human development and how to treat accidents and
injuries. A very pragmatic use of the knowledge. From the anthropological perspective, it
addresses the questions of origins, relationships, adaptations, and explanations of both the
known and the unknown of being human where we come from and where we might be
reach. Understanding the biology also helps to understand the development of technology
and the psychology behind the processes developed solve human problems. The more
come to understand the biological basis of human life the more learn about our frailties
and our strengths as a species.

Precision Grip Difference Power Grip

A precision grip is used when Fingers link to intellectual A power grip is used when an
an object must be and emotion centers of the object must be held
manipulated finely. brain. They are literally fiber- forcefully.
linked to an array of sensory,
motor, and association areas
in the forebrain, midbrain,
and cerebellum. These brain
areas lay the groundwork for
nonverbal learning, manual
sign language, and computer
keyboard fluency.
DRIVE ON
1. Bipedalism
2. Precision Grip
3. Vocal Tract
4. Cerebral Cortex
5. Endocasts
6. Frontal Lobe
7. Thumb
8. Quadropedalism
9. Parietal Lobe
10. Dan Dediu

REFLECTION
1. What did I learn?
The biological capacity for culture is important in order to understand how the
human body works. This is also the case for developing methods necessary for solving
problems that may arise from accidents, diseases, and sickness. I also learned how big the
improvement of the human being is and I am awed with all the skills and knowledge of a
human.

2. What is the importance of studying human evolution?

Understanding evolution helps us solve biological problems that impact our lives.
There are excellent examples of this in the field of medicine. To stay one step ahead of
pathogenic diseases, researchers must understand the evolutionary patterns of disease-
causing organisms. To control hereditary diseases in people, researchers study the
evolutionary histories of the disease-causing genes. In these ways, a knowledge of
evolution can improve the quality of human life.