What is Adams rib?
2007-02-07 08:38:30 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Anthropology
The sex of a skeleton can be determined by the shape of the hip bones as well as some facial bones.
There's no such thing as "Adam's rib" - it's a fable in the bible.
2007-02-07 08:41:43 · answer #1 · answered by flywho 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
The sex of a skeleton is determined by its hip structure. Adam's rib refers to the extra rib that females have, that males don't.
2007-02-07 08:46:26 · answer #2 · answered by Nancy W 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Pelvis area is a large cue to age and sex. It will show especially if a female has gone through puberty. I believe it is that females have a wider pelvis bone. Height can be determined through the length of the femur and arms.
2016-05-24 04:03:59 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
'Adam's Rib' is the name of a classic movie starring Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn.
You can tell the sex by the size of the hip bone and facial features.
2007-02-07 08:47:08 · answer #4 · answered by LM 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is determined by the pelvic bone shape, mainly. Read any of Kathy Reich's books for an example (she is the inspiration for the TV show Bones).
2007-02-07 08:46:18 · answer #5 · answered by erinn83bis 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is also important to note that it is damn near impossible to tell the sex of a prepubescent skeleton.
2007-02-07 11:13:17 · answer #6 · answered by SarcasticJrk 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
By the bone structure like the broad shoulders, cheek bones, hips, size of hands & feet..etc
2007-02-07 08:45:11 · answer #7 · answered by Jojo 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
by the size of the bones and the structure of the bones. Men's bones are usually thicker and more dense than those of woman's. Women also have wider pelvic bones than men do.
2007-02-07 08:44:33 · answer #8 · answered by Lov'n IT! 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It is also of note that the ring finger of males is longer than their index finger, on average. Women's fingers, here, are about the same length.
2007-02-07 14:58:20 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋