Sexual Dimorphism And Regional Variation In Human Frontal Bone Inclination Measured Via Digital 3d Models †

The human skull is one of the primary components of the skeleton used to differentiate males from females in forensic and archaeological contexts. Sex differences in the patterns of growth and development, including hormones introduced at puberty, produce both size and shape differences in male and female skulls. On average, males have a larger skull than females [1]. In addition to size, dozens of morphological features contribute to the sexual dimorphism of the skull, and studies have shown that these traits are more sexually diagnostic than size alone [2].

Source: Legal Medicine - October 5, 2017 Category: Forensic Medicine Authors: Anja Petaros, Heather M. Garvin, Sabrina B. Sholts, Stefan Schlager, Sebastian K.T.S. W ärmländer Source Type: research