pelvis

AntropologyForensic anthropology is defined as the field of study concerned with the biological identification of suspected or known human remains from medico-legal contexts

1. human/nota. Fusion of epiphysis and metaphysis.b. Density of long bone (humans have more trabecular than animal)2. age determinationa. Bone growth stops at about 20 years of age in human.b. Skeletal age is the estimated age at which a person died. c. Skeletal age can be determined by looking at the following: Sutures of the skull, teeth, ribs, vertebrae, and growth areas of the long bones (epiphyses)3. sex determinationa. Women pelvis are larger than men pelvis.b. The pelvis of a woman is wide and circular whereas the pelvis of a man is narrow and heart-shaped.c. The sub-pubic angle and sciatic notch are wider in women than in men.

4. posture/stature determinationa. Long bones: femur, tibia, fibula, humerus radius and ulna.b. Stature determination use formula of regression (Totter & Glesser)

5. Race determination