DIFFERENTIATE MALE AND FEMALE SKELETON BY ONE LOOK.

you have watched many times in crime investigating serials on t.v. they recognize skeleton by just one look.

And we are always curious to know how they do it.


medical gig team is always here for your all answer,

NUMBER OF BONES IN MALE AND FEMALE


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there is no difference in male and female bones number,both carry 206 bones  .if you want to know all 206 bones name click on bones name. although there are many difference is there that's help in differentiate between both skeleton.




there are many differences, but  we will focus on 3 major difference.


1)Difference in angle of  jaw line on skull.


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male jaw lines nearly make 90 degree angle or less,but in case of female jaw line, its more then 90 degree angle.,that's why you may notice many times that female face are more rounded then males.



2)Difference in forehead.




male forehead has more sloping then female,try to see near you differences in male and female head.
you will surely see the male head is little rounded but female head is broad and big(more vertical).



3)Difference in pelvis region.


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 male pelvis region is shorter but in case of female pelvis contain big round hole for ease in baby delivery. And male pelvis griddle are more thick then female and also has more notch but in female pelvis its soft and nearly plane.

we can easily marked male pelvis but its little harder to mark everything in female pelvis.






Now its easy for you to recognize male and female skeleton.,by one look also you can answer the sex of skeleton confidently.

there are many more differences like - density of bones is more thicker in male ,thigh bones are larger and thick then female,male phalanges(finger) are longer in male and shorter in female.,while study the anatomy of skull male skeleton is always chosen due to clear grid and fine structure.



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