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They are bipedal, and posses a foramen magnum at the base of the skull; they also have a large intracranial space, comparable to ''Homo sapiens''. This, alongside a presumably well-developed cerebrum, gives them a high cognitive capacity. It is unclear how prominent of a supraorbital ridge they possess, if any. They have a protruding nasus very similar to that of humans, suggesting the presence of nasal bones and nasal cartilages, along with a nasal septum.
▲Singers have orange blood.{{book ref|sa3|38}} They have greater resistance to cold temperatures than humans.{{book ref|sa4|102}}
=== Aging and Senescence ===
The amount of carapace and where it forms is dependent on the form the singer is in, for example, in warform it manifests as amour-like plating across the entire body; this carapace armor is designed not only to grant greater protection to the singer, but also to trap air and push it up underneath to cool them.{{book ref|sa4|81}} On the other hand, nimbleform entirely lacks carapace.{{book ref|sa2|i|1}}{{book ref|sa2|i|4}}
=== Circulatory System ===
Singers have orange blood.{{book ref|sa3|38}} It is implied that they possess a closed circulatory system.
=== Endoskeleton ===
=== Gemhearts ===
Like many local species in the Rosharan biosphere, singers possess [[gemheart]]s, though theirs have a cloudy white coloration, and are fused to their sternum.{{book ref|sa3|i|7}} Those gemhearts allow them to bond with [[spren]], letting them change their '''forms''', leading to a change in both appearance and some mental faculty.{{book ref|sa2|i|1}} Due to their gemhearts, singers do not leak [[Lights]] like humans do.{{book ref|sa4|31}}
=== Height ===
Due to Roshar's relatively low gravity, they are relatively tall compared to humans from other planets, averaging at over six feet (1.83 metres).{{cite}} Their height varies between forms, with forms such as Warform being taller and bulkier than other forms,{{book ref|sa3|37}}{{book ref|sa4|68}} and with envoyform being even taller than warform and Alethi humans.{{book ref|sa3|37}}{{book ref|sa4|68}}{{book ref|sa4|31}}{{book ref|sa3|109}}{{book ref|sa4|11}}{{book ref|sa3|i|7}}
=== Mandible and Molar structure, Metabolism, and Diet ===
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