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FEMALE skull characteristics

A

Eye: ROUND

Mandible: V-SHAPES

Brow Ridge: GRACILE/THIN AND SLENDER

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Pelvic determination of gender:

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Determined by measuring sciatic notch.

•••Males90*

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MALE skull characteristics

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Eye: SQUARE

Mandible: SQUARE

Brow Ridge: ROBUST/THICK AND LARGER

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Study of human skeletal remains can determine…

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Sex
Age
Race
Time of Death

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Bones originate from cells called_______________.

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Osteoblasts

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Male pelvis’ are…

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•narrow
•heart shaped
•long tailbone; sacrum curved inward

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Best methods to determine sex…

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Pelvis

2. Cranium

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To determine race…

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Cranium is the only reliable method.

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________(bone cell) remove cellular wastes.

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Osteoclasts

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_______ tests for bones a few months old.

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Immunology

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_______tests for bones centuries old.

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Carbon dating

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