Bone Variation

Question 1

What are the primary sources of variation observed in bone?

Answer 1

Sexual dimorphism (gender variation)
Ontogenetic variation (growth or age variation)
Geographic or population- based variation (ethnic variation)
Idiosyncratic variation (individual variation)

Question 2

Differences in the number or morphology of vertebrae within the population based on male and female variation is identified as which type of variation?

Answer 2

Sexual dimorphism or gender variation

Question 3

Differences in the number or morphology of vertebrae within the population based on age or developmental variation is identified as which type of variation?

Answer 3

Ontogenetic variation

Question 4

Differences in the number or morphology of vertebrae within the population based on ethnicity or location variation or population based variation?

Answer 4

Geographic variation or population based variation

Question 5

Differences in the number or morphology of vertebrae within the population based on the uniqueness between individuals is identified as which type of variation?

Answer 5

Idiosyncratic variation