1. Determining Gender from Bones
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Determining Gender from Bones

2. Determining Gender using Skull
Larger size in general in males
Mandible is larger and wider in males than in females
Nasal bridge is narrower in the female than in the male
Skull is rounder in females; longer and more narrow in males
Orbits of the eye are square shaped and deeper in males and rounder in females
Zygomatic bone is more prominent

3. Determining Gender using Skull
Brow line is more pronounced in males than in females
Zygomatic bone is larger and more prominent in males
Forehead is vertical in females and more sloped in males
Mandible is more sloped in females, square in males
Males have an occipital protuberance and females do not

4. Determining Gender using Pelvis
Female Pelvis
Male Pelvis
The ileum are less sloped in males
The obturator foramen are triangular shaped in females and circular shaped in males
The pubic symphysis is shorter in females
The pubic arch (distance between ischium) is wider in females than in males
The iliac spines are spread further apart in females (pronounced hipbones)
Sacrum is more curved in males (prominent in the pelvic cavity)
The pelvic cavity is wider in females; round shape in females and heart shaped in males