| A | B |
|---|
| 206 | number of bones in the human body |
| femur, humerus, tibia | bones used to estimate height in humans |
| anthropologist | examines human remains |
| diaphysis and epiphysis | helps determine age in skeleton remains |
| race sex gender height | can be determined from bones |
| osteology | the study of bones |
| osteons | holes in the bone that carry blood supply |
| animals | osteons are regular |
| humans | osteons are irregular or chaotic |
| skeletal system | protects vital organs, muscle attachment points |
| skeletal system | produces blood cell,serves as mineral storage |
| long bones | femur, humerus, tibia |
| short bones | wrist and ankle |
| flat bones | skull, scapula, sternum |
| bones that establish gender | skull, os ubis, |
| suture | line on a bone such as the skull |
| sutures | determine age |
| facial reconstruction | uses proportioning of facial features to help in recognition |
| classifications of bones | long short flat irregular |
| os pubis | area on the anterior side of the pelvis where the hip bones join |
| forensic anthropology | specializes in idnetification of human remains |
| ventral arc | bony ridge that is formed on the female os pubis |
| Caucasoid | long nasal oval orbits narrow mandibles |
| Negroids | wide nasal square orbits |
| Mongoloid | round orbits round nasal pointed mandibles |
