Whats the purpose of the browridge?

[Deleted member 13318]

I have a thread coming soon some real shit I experienced and the importance of the browdridge

 

[Shrek2OnDvD]

The brow ridge, or supraorbital ridge known as superciliary arch in medicine, refers to a bony ridge located above the eye sockets of all primates. In Homo sapiens sapiens (modern humans) the eyebrows are located on their lower margin

 

[Deleted member 13318]

The brow ridge, or supraorbital ridge known as superciliary arch in medicine, refers to a bony ridge located above the eye sockets of all primates. In Homo sapiens sapiens (modern humans) the eyebrows are located on their lower margin
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is it to protect the eyes during compbat?

 

[Shrek2OnDvD]

is it to protect the eyes during compbat?

Yes and also for chewing tough meat and to support the surrounding bones of the skull

 

[Deleted member 13318]

Yes and also for chewing tough meat and to support the surrounding bones of the skull
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im gonna have banger thread coming soon where i got in a fight with a guy who had a big browridge jfl

 

[SexuallyAbusive]

prevents sun from getting in ur eyes

prevents against people hitting ur eyes

 

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[Mouthbreath]

The brow ridge, or supraorbital ridge known as superciliary arch in medicine, refers to a bony ridge located above the eye sockets of all primates. In Homo sapiens sapiens (modern humans) the eyebrows are located on their lower margin
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this is how they "answer" questions on quora

they always give some introductory paragraphs, and once you've read through everything you realise they won't answer the question

 

[Baldingman1998]

It's armor for the eyes

 

[Deleted member 13746]

Helps with Survival success
-Protects eyes from damage
-Protects brain from damage
-Shields eye from uv rays
-Helps with chewing tough objects.

 

[Deleted member 4444]

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Lmao , this guy has such a strong/forward grown brow ridge and forehead while his jaw, maxilla and chin are heavily recessed. Looks comical.

 

[datboijj]

Yes and also for chewing tough meat

Carni cope

 

[datboijj]

prevents sun from getting in ur eyes

prevents against people hitting ur eyes

Exactly
It's the reason why aboriginals have best eye sight of all races
their brow ridge allows less refraction error
when looking at objects farther or closer away

Racial variations in vision - PubMed

This study determined the distributions of uncorrected visual acuity and of refractive error in representative groups of Australian Aborigines and Australians of European origin aged 20-30 years. The methodology used in this study and its verification are described in detail. As a group, the...

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

 

[Sal]

To protect the eyes from contact, and eyebrows are to protect your eyes from sweat