Preface: heads up
A tinkered ape?
The skeletal tissues of the head
Setting the stage: embryonic development of the head
Modular growth of the fetal and postnatal head
Integration of the head during fetal and postnatal growth
The brain and the skull
You are how you eat: chewing and the head
Pharynx, larynx, tongue, and lung
Holding up and moving the head
Sense and sensitivity: vision, hearing, olfaction, and taste
Early hominin heads
Ecce early homo
The evolution of the head in homo sapiens
Final thoughts and speculations.