You are called to a crime scene reported in the woods. A hiker found a skeleton underneath some leaves—and as the osteologist of the team, it is up to you to identify the bones, as well as determine the age and sex of the skeleton. You begin examining the skeleton.
You are called to a crime scene reported in the woods. A hiker found a skeleton underneath some leaves—and as the osteologist of the team, it is up to you to identify the bones, as well as determine the age and sex of the skeleton. You begin examining the skeleton.
In the question it is to describe that we have to identify the bone and the age, sex of bone as a osteologist.
To identify the bone osteologist have to keep idea about the types of bone that is-
Long bone- these are shaped like rods or shaft with rounded end, eg - humerus, radius, ulna, femur, tibia , fibula etc.
Short bone- They do not have long axis, they are cubical e.g - carpals, tarsals
Flat bone - They protect underlying structure and provide surface area for muscle attachment. E.g - sternum , skull
Irregular bone - These bones are having various shape, e,g - vertebral column, ear ossicle, facial bone, pelvic bone.
Sex determination: For determination of sex we will take two bone :
1) Hip bone
2) skull bone
Skull bone:. Male. Female
1) Forehead. less rounded,. Vertical,
Square. Rounded
2) orbit. Square. Round
3) Supraorbital more. Less
ridge. Prominent. Prominent
Hip bone:.
1) Ileum. Less vertical. More vertical
2) Obturator large, oval. Small,rounded foramen
3) greater. Small, narrow. Large, wide
Sciatic notch
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