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cranium. His feet are made for walking, not for grasp- 

 ing, and his body is held erect. 



Gibbon Chimpanzee Man 



FIG. 7. Skeletons of gibbon, chimpanzee and man drawn in natural relations of 

 size. (After Huxley.) 



Skeleton. The human body consists of two dis- 

 tinct parts, a bony framework called the skeleton, and 

 the soft flesh, skin and other tissues and organs which 

 clothe it. In many animals, such as crabs and lobsters, 



