An Illustration shows skeletons of human and Gorilla. Below this is a table comparing Human and Gorilla Skeletons.

Comparing Human and Gorilla Skeletons

Features	Human	Gorilla
Skull	Atop S-shaped spine	Atop C-shaped spine
Spinal cord	Exits at bottom of skull	Exits near back of skull
Arms and hands	Arms shorter than legs; hands don’t touch ground when walking	Arms longer than legs; hands touch ground when walking
Pelvis	Bowl-shaped	Long and narrow
Thigh bones	Angled inward, directly below body	Angled away from pelvis