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Using the femur to determine:

Using the femur to determine:. Sex Race Age. Page 9. Page 29 figures 25,26. Femur. Femur (upper leg bone). Page 9 step 1. Page 29 figure 25. Femoral head. Page 9 step 1. Figure 26 number 35. Femur head measurement. Femur head vertical diameter. Page 9, step 1. Figure 26 number 35.

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Using the femur to determine:

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  1. Using the femur to determine: • Sex • Race • Age Page 9 Page 29 figures 25,26

  2. Femur Femur (upper leg bone) Page 9 step 1 Page 29 figure 25

  3. Femoral head Page 9 step 1 Figure 26 number 35

  4. Femur head measurement Femur head vertical diameter Page 9, step 1 Figure 26 number 35

  5. Internal condyle External condyle Bicondylar width of femur Figure 25 Page 9, step 2

  6. Bicondylar width Measurement is taken here

  7. Length of femur From internal condyle To head of femur Figure 25, number 28 Figure 25, number 34 Page 9, step 3

  8. Readings taken in centimeters

  9. Race Determination Using Femur Femur Figure 25 number 32 Page 9, number 1

  10. Hand fits under femur, Negroid race eliminated Race determination using a femur Page 9, step 1 Race

  11. Age determination using the femur Use Table 9 to determine approximate age Page 9 step 1 Age

  12. Greater trochanter Page 29 Figure 25 Number 30 Data table 9 First appears about age 4

  13. Page 29 Figure 25 Number 31 Data Table 9 Lesser Trochanter

  14. Appears about ages 13-14 Lesser Trochanter

  15. Epiphyseal union Appears about age 18 Data Table 9

  16. Data Table 9 Condyles fuse with shaft Appears about age 20

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