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2007-03-05 16:34:47 · 6 answers · asked by esrarengizbeauty 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
Adult skeletons show evidence of bone and cartilage fusion that adolescent skeletons don't. Also, while bones are still growing, they have particular zones of growth and elongation that you can see under a microscope.
Skylor Williams
2007-03-05 16:41:01 · answer #1 · answered by skylor_williams 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
development of bone structure and the brittleness of the bone.
tall adolescent has soft bones..
Short adult has hard bones..
Wear and tear at joints are more in adult.
2007-03-06 00:40:44 · answer #2 · answered by doctornilam 2 · 4⤊ 0⤋
In a woman the pelvic bone might be larger than a teenaged girl. With a man the thoracic bone might be larger than a boys'. I dunno, I'm just guessing. I don't even know if there IS a thoracic bone.
2007-03-06 00:42:50 · answer #3 · answered by Kailee 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's trivial.
You can look at the skull sutures, bone ends to determine whether the bones have grown to full maturity:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epiphyseal_plate
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bone
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bone_age
2007-03-06 00:44:09 · answer #4 · answered by arbiter007 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Certain bones don't fuse until adulthood.
2007-03-06 00:40:47 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
you shouldn't make that assumption
2007-03-06 00:49:02 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋