11. Skull Sex Estimation Flashcards

1
Q

Whole skull

A

Female - smooth, small, rounded

Male - large, rugged

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2
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Nuchal crest

A

Female - small, smooth, rounded

Male - large, hooked

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3
Q

Mastoid process

A

Female - small
Male - large

(consider volume/girth not length)

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4
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Supraorbital margin

A

Female - sharp, thin

Male - thickened, rounded

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5
Q

Glabella

A

Female - smooth, no projection

Male - massive, rounded projection

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6
Q

Mental eminence

A

Female - smooth

Male - large, most of anterior portion

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7
Q

Frontal and parietal eminences

A

Female - very pronounced and obvious

Male - small

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8
Q

Orbit

A

Female - rounded, higher up

Male - squared, lower

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9
Q

Frontal and zygomatic bone

A

Female - vertical frontal, light zygomatic

Male - sloping frontal, heavy zygomatic

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10
Q

Palate

A

Female - smaller, parabolic, wider at back

Male - larger, U shaped

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11
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Mandible

A

Female - small, gracile, gonial angle >90, slight gonial flaring

Male - large, broad ramus, gonial angle 90, pronounced gonial flaring

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