The Pelvic Bone - Forensic Anthropology PDF
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This document provides an overview of the human pelvic bone in forensic anthropology. It details methods for determining biological sex based on anatomical characteristics. The document includes diagrams of male and female pelvic structures and references a YouTube video on this topic.
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THE PELVIC BONE THE PELVIC BONE One of the most reliable methods of determining the sex of an adult skeleton is to examine the pelvis. Because of the anatomical characteristics needed for child-bearing, this region of the body exhibits many differences. THE PELVIC BONE...
THE PELVIC BONE THE PELVIC BONE One of the most reliable methods of determining the sex of an adult skeleton is to examine the pelvis. Because of the anatomical characteristics needed for child-bearing, this region of the body exhibits many differences. THE PELVIC BONE Today, we will be discussing the information that can be obtained by a human pelvis. Assignment: research and label the parts of the male and female pelvis. ONLY COMPLETE THE LABELING PART OF THE WORKSHEET- THE COMPARISON THE HUMAN PELVIS- determining biological sex During the video, make FEMALE MALE a list of the differences Subpubic angle between a female pelvic Hips (ilium) bone and a male pelvic Shape of bone. pelvic cavity It’s okay if you don’t Coccyx catch ALL of the differences- we will go through each of these after the video. Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5L1PoZTjoA THE HUMAN PELVIS- determining biological sex FEMALE MALE Subpubic angle 90 degrees or greater
