Skeletal robusticity can be quantified by dividing the maximum diameter of the____ by the diameter of the____. a. femoral head: humeral index b. femoral cross-section; medullary cavity (or canal) c. femoral cross-section: cortical index d. medullary diameter; femoral cross- section e. none of the above

Skeletal robusticity can be quantified by dividing the maximum diameter of the by the diameter of the. a. femoral head: humeral index b. femoral cross-section; medullary cavity (or canal) c. femoral cross-section: cortical index d. medullary diameter; femoral cross- section e. none of the above

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Author:Kelly A. Young, James A. Wise, Peter DeSaix, Dean H. Kruse, Brandon Poe, Eddie Johnson, Jody E. Johnson, Oksana Korol, J. Gordon Betts, Mark Womble

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Chapter8: The Appendicular Skeleton

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