Test 3 Identifying the Sex- Stature

Question 1

Soft tissue correction factor (loss of soft tissue) (in cm)

Answer 1

• 153 cm or less = 12.2 cm in males/ 11.2 in females
• Between 153.5cm and 165.4cm = 12.8 M/ 11.8 F
• Btw 165.4+ = 14.0 M/ 12.9 F

Question 2

Full Skeleton Method- Important bone lengths to determine stature (5)

Answer 2

1. Skull height- From Basion (Ba) to Bregma (Br)
2. Height of all vertebrae (24) + Sacrum (w/out coccyx)
3. Length of Femur as positioned in the body
4. Length of Tibia w/out the intercondylar eminence and malleolus
5. Height of the ankle

Question 3

Partial Full Skeleton Method

Answer 3

• Femur and/or TIbia
• Lumbar vertebrae

Question 4

Long Limbs Method

Answer 4

• Originally derived from the observation that Tall people have Longer Limbs
• Done with the help of coefficient table formulas…

Question 5

Adjustment in stature

Answer 5

People lose stature as they grow older
-> Due to compression of the cartilage between bone joints and collapsing to the vertebral column due to fatigue fractures caused mostly by Osteoporosis