How to determine sex from skeleton ?


Determining the sex is crucial when analyzing unidentified human remains. The pubis, sacrum, and ilium of the pelvis are bones that have the most obvious differences between men and women, along with the shape of the skull, shape of the mandible, and the size of the occipital protuberance (bump) at the back of the skull to determine male or female traits.

  1. Determining Sex using the femur
  2. Determining Sex using the pelvis
  3. Determining Sex using the skull

LIMITATION :
  • POPULATION AFFINITY
  • NUTRITIONAL STATUS
  • OBESITY
  • Increase Robuscity
  • BEHAVIOUR
  • STRENGTH TRAINING
  • HEAVY CHEWING 
  • GENETICS

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