One of the male skeletons found in Gorman that you read about at the beginning of the chapter had a humerus 34.9 cm long. Approximately how tall would that person have been?
The body found in the sewer system that you read about in the beginning of the chapter was found to have a tibia 34.8 cm in length. What would the approximate height be if the body were female? If it were male?
Using your own height (in centimeters), what would you expect the length of your femur to be?
Approach the skeleton in your class (Vlad) and politely request to measure its long bones. Calculate the height for a male.
Round all measurements to the nearest centimeter, and all calculations to 2 decimal places.
femur's length
tibia's length
humerus' length
radius' length
Using the same bones from question 4, calculate the approximate height, assuming the skeleton is female.
Round all measurements to the nearest centimeter, and all calculations to 2 decimal places.
femur's length
tibia's length
humerus' length
radius' length
Finally, measure the true height of the skeleton. Which of the long bones helped to approximate the actual height most closely?
American male with Asian ancestry
name of bone?
length of bone?
approximate stature?
unknown sex + European ancestry
name of bone?
length of bone?
approximate stature?
American female with African ancestry
name of bone?
length of bone?
approximate stature?
American male with European ancestry
name of bone?
length of bone?
approximate stature?
American female with European ancestry
name of bone?
length of bone?
approximate stature?
American male with African ancestry
name of bone?
length of bone?
approximate stature?
American male with Asian ancestry
name of bone?
length of bone?
approximate stature?
Unknown sex and unknown ethnicity
name of bone?
length of bone?
approximate stature?
Unknown sex and European ancestry
name of bone?
length of bone?
approximate stature?