human skeleton...?

Question

what are the differences between a male and female human skeleton? how would a medical coroner tell if a skeleton used to belong to a man or woman?

Answer 1

There are 4 skeletal structures used to tell the differences between male and female humans. The skull, pelvis, femur and teeth.

Forensic Anthropology: Determining Sex
http://library.med.utah.edu/kw/osteo/forensics/sex/bonesexdet.html

Answer 2

There are many differences between the male and female human skeletons. Men tend to have slightly thicker and longer limbs and digit bones, while women tend to have narrower rib cages, smaller teeth, less angular mandibles, and less pronounced cranial features such as the brow ridges and occipital protuberance (the small bump at the back of the skull). Most prominent is the difference in hip bones, owing to differences related to the process of reproduction, and very likely also to the biological process of sexual selection. There are a number of smaller differences between human male and female skeletons as well.

Answer 3

Womens have a larger pelvis enebling them to have babys.
And something about a less rib for the space where the baby will grow, im not sure.
Im sure about something that the bones on females are more thinner, smaller and break more easily.

Thats all i know, i think there are other modifications but this one enables you cleary to see if it is a man or a woman.

Answer 4

There are many differences in the skeletal anatomy of human males and females. While both sexes have the same number of ribs, the size and shape of many bones are different. Please see the below web site for specific information.

Answer 5

in general, men are bigger than women and have larger stronger bones there are slight differences like in the hips for example where female hip bones are altered to cope with childbirth

Answer 6

they use some test nd thn they tell tht whether its of a man or female

Answer 7

something about the pelbvis on a woman being different for child bearing purposes and aren't the ribs different women having 1 less? not sure about that one

Answer 8

the woman's pelvis is more open than the males.

Answer 9

male has less bones