ANAT3006 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Deltoid Tuberosity, Meninges, Hypodontia
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Introduction to forensic osteology: forensic osteology: investigation of human skeletal remains within a legal context. If there is trauma, then it is crucial to correctly identify the siding and/or sequences of the bones: estimation of: age, sex, race, stature, number of individuals. Juvenile skull: note open sutures and fontanelles (massive gaps) Interfrontal suture (forehead) and symphysis menti fuse in infancy frontal and mandible are considered unpaired bones: metopic suture: an interfrontal suture that doesn"t fuse. Inferior nasal concha: rarely found alone, usually attached to maxillae: ethmoid: slightly spongy bone about the size of an ice cube. Ear ossicles: malleus hammer, stapes stirrup. Features of the vertebrae, and natural variation: cut marks may be present on vertebrae in stabbings, cervical: c1 may fuse with occipital bone. Ribs: 7 true, 5 false (and 2 floating, siding: Increase in length from 1-7, decrease from 8-12: head always dorsal, tubercle always inferior, costal groove is inferior, check with left and right for consistency.
