A Prism by Which to See How Humans Came to Be: The Anatomical Record Explores the Many Dimensions of the Human Pelvis

Variation in obstetric dimensions of the human bony pelvis in relation to age‐at‐death and latitude

“…Sexual dimorphism of the human bony pelvis has long been the focus of intense investigation, reflecting the functional importance of this complex skeletal structure (Berge, Orban‐Segebarth, & Schmid, ; Betti, ; Brown, ; Caldwell & Moloy, ; Krogman, ; Kurki, ; Laitman & Albertine, ; Lewton, ; Lovejoy, ; Mallard, Savell, & Auerbach, ; Rosenberg, ; Ruff, ; Schaffer & Thane, ; Tague, ; Tague, ; Tague & Lovejoy, ; Thoms & Greulich, ; Washburn, ). Central to these studies have been differences in the obstetric canal (the true pelvis), which exist because of demands placed on the female pelvis for childbirth.…”

The Anatomical Record Flexes Its Muscle With a Special Issue Examining Behavioral Adaptations in Muscle Functional Morphology

“…They were also men of dedication and perseverance: Arey, for example, taught at Northwestern University Medical School for 72 years !!!! (BTW, other, more recent, AAA Presidents—such as John Basmajian or David Burr—have often published their work on muscle biology in The Anatomical Record , see Laitman and Albertine, ).…”

The Anatomical Record Stretches Its Legs and Pumps Its Arms in Part II of Our Special Issue Examining Behavioral Adaptations in Muscle Functional Morphology

“…One of the great innovators in the study of muscle activity was John V. Basmajian, a President (1986–1987) of our parent body, the American Association of Anatomists (AAA), and an energetic pioneer in the introduction of electromyography (EMG) for the study of muscle anatomy and function (see also, Laitman and Albertine, .) The Anatomical Record was an often preferred repository for Professor Basmajian's groundbreaking studies, including his electromyographic and anatomic studies of human function on: two‐joint muscles (Basmajian, ); the actions of the iliopsoas muscle (Basmajian, ); the pronator teres muscle (Basmajian and Travill, ); the teres major muscle (Broome and Basmajian, ); differences in activity of the foot during normal and flat‐footed walking (Gray and Basmajian, ); the sartorius muscle (Johnson et al, ); the semispinalis and splenius capitus muscles (Takebe et al, ); the supinators of the forearm (Travill and Basmajian, ); and the integrated roles of the longus colli and sternocleidomastoid muscles (Vitti et al, ).…”