ANTH 350 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Body Mass Index, Fish Measurement, Calfskin
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Specific dimensions of the human body in living people. Helps determine how genetics and the environment shape human variation and why this variation exists. Precise and standardized: common body measurements. Treats all of your weight as if it is exactly the same even though muscle is heavier (weight/stature)^2 than fat. Way to distinguish between fat and fat free (lean) body mass. Measures subcutaneous fate (fat the lies just below surface of skin. ) When all of these considered together, can find average cranium, and cranium volume. In general, not a rule: facial measurements. Bizygomatic breadth- maximum differences between the right and left zygomatic arches of the cheeks. Bizygomatic /bionial breadth as a ration index of lower facial shape. Higher index value, the more triangular your lower face is. Nasal height- distance to the top of the nose. Nasal breadth- maximum width of the nose at its base. Divide nasal breadth by nasal height x100= nasal index.
