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

Femur (upper leg bone) Femur 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

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

Bicondylar width Measurement is taken here

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

Readings taken in centimeters

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

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

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

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

Page 29 Figure 25 Number 31 Data Table 9 Lesser Trochanter

Appears about ages 13-14 Lesser Trochanter

Epiphyseal union Appears about age 18 Data Table 9

Data Table 9 Condyles fuse with shaft Appears about age 20