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Lips

Aside from the lips of the mouth, there are two pairs of lips at the entrance to the vagina. They are the labia majora (the larger outside pair) and the labia minora (the smaller inside pair). Together they form part of the vulva (the female external genitalia).


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Re: Why do Africans have large noses and lips?

They also actually have the right complexion to protect them from skin cancer. With their noses and lips, it is genetics and may be affected by their adaption of their environment.

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by dawntomorn
Fri Jul 24, 2009 8:21 am
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Why do Africans have large noses and lips?
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Re: Why do Africans have large noses and lips?

I agree with versus. I think it may be temperature/climate based. Colder climates could possibly result in narrower facial features. http://books.google.com/books?id=Q5fNAAAAMAAJ&lpg=PA185&ots=nXzNvzjXT5&dq=bigger%20nostrils%20result%20of%20climate&pg=PA185

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by Jasper903
Mon Jul 20, 2009 12:32 am
 
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Topic: Why do Africans have large noses and lips?
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Re: Why do Africans have large noses and lips?

... air they breathe. And the size of the nostrils in colder places (in the north) got smaller to ensure air wormup before delivering to the lungs. Lips may have something related to nostrils. But also its possible that lips are usefull for eating. coz in animlas well developed lips are common in ...

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by versus
Sun Jul 19, 2009 8:10 am
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Why do Africans have large noses and lips?
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Why do Africans have large noses and lips?

... for many generations. And the bigger the nose, the better the procreation partner to have in this culture, keeping the gene pool very dominant. Lips are interesting to theorize why an extra thickness of muscle would be needed to be a dominant trait of this sequestered gene pool. Somehow getting ...

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by kolean
Sat Jul 04, 2009 3:37 am
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Why do Africans have large noses and lips?
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Why do Africans have large noses and lips?

... this question pops out from our teacher. So, do you agree on what i found? First off, it's a generalization. Not all Africans have large noses and lips. Characteristic facial feature vary from region to region in Africa. In West and South and some parts of Central Africa, those characteristics ...

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by Luis
Fri Jul 03, 2009 8:28 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Why do Africans have large noses and lips?
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