HUMERUS

(BOTH)
Using the humerus to determine
the sex of an individual
Male or
Female?
Page 10 step 1
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Humerus
Page 30
Figures 27
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Transverse diameter
of humeral head
Figure 29 number 43 Page 10, step 1
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Vertical diameter
Page 10,
step 2
Figure28, number 44
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Length of humerus
Page 10,
step 3
Figure 27 number 36
Figure 27 number 40
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Remember, scale
is in centimeters
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External
condyle
of
humerus
Page 10 step 4
Figure 27 number 42
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Internal condyle

Page 10 step 4
Figure 27 number 39
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External condyle
Internal condyle
Calculate the
bicondylar width
Table 3, page 13
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Humerus head
figure 27 number 36
Tuberosities
figure 27 number 37
Page 19, step one Age
Data Table 10
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Trochlea of humerus
Page 10 step 1
Data Table 10
Figure 27
number 40
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Radial head of humerus
Figure 27 number 41
Data Table 10
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External condyle Figure 27 number 42
Data Table 10
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Trochlear
head, 40
Radial
head, 41

External condyle, 42
Figure 27
Data Table 10
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Age approximately 16-17
radial head, trochlea and
external condyle blend and unite with head
Data Table 10
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Upper epiphysis
unites with shaft
at approximate
age - 20
Humerus
Data Table 10
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http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/teachers/activities/2011_butch.html

http://www.innerbody.com/htm/body.html

http://www.bartleby.com/107
http://depts.washington.edu/bonebio/ASBMRed/ASBMRed.html



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