Sex Estimation - Lecture 11 Flashcards
1
Q
what are secondary sex characteristics
A
changes in bone due to hormones
2
Q
what is the accuracy of sex using the pelvis? the skull? the long bones?
A
- 90-95%
- 80-90%
- 80% or less
3
Q
what are metric traits
A
using linear measurements and calculations for sex estimation
4
Q
what are anthroposcopic traits
A
- ordinal categorizations of continuous non-metric traits
- something you can observe
5
Q
what are the anthroposcopic traits of the skull?
A
- nuchal crest
- mastoid process
- supra-orbital margin
- supra-orbital ridge
- mental eminence
6
Q
what are the anthroposcopic pelvic traits
A
- pelvic inlet
- parturition scaring
- sub-pubic concavity
- ilium
- pubic bone shape
- greater sciatic notch
7
Q
what are the anthroposcopic of the pubis
A
-subpubic concavity
- ischiopubic ridge
- ventral arc
