Tarsals and Male vs. Female Skulls and Pelvises

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i

talus

J

calcaneus

k

navicular

l

cuboid

m

medial cuneiform

n

intermediate cuneiform

o

lateral cuneiform

What is the difference of inlets in male and female pelvises?

female’s are larger and circular

What is the difference of pelvis as a whole in male and female pelvises?

female’s are shallower and bones are lighter and thinner

What is the difference of ilia in male and female pelvises?

female’s flare more laterally (gives curvy hips)

What is the difference of sacrum in male and female pelvises?

female- shorter and less curved

What is the difference of ischial spines in male and female pelvises?

female- shorter and farther apart

What is the difference of outlets in male and female pelvises?

female- larger

What is the difference of pubic arch in male and female pelvises?

female- rounder since angle of it is greater (more than 90 degrees)

What is the difference of skull overall in male and female skulls?

male- larger and more rugged; female- smaller and more gracile

What is the difference of supraorbital ridges in male and female skulls?

male- more pronounced; female- less pronounced

What is the difference of frontal bone in male and female skulls?

males- slanted back and more sloping forehead; female- rounded

What is the difference of orbits (eye sockets) in male and female skulls?

male (left)- square with round margins; female- round with sharp margins

What is the difference of glabella in male and female skulls?

male (left)- well developed; females- ill developed

What is the difference of zygomatic arches in male and female skulls?

male- more pronounced and extends posteriorly beyond the external auditory meatus and wider; females- less pronounced and does not extend and narrower

What is the difference of mastoid process in male and female skulls?

male- larger and more blunt; females- smaller and more pointed

What is the difference of external occipital protuberance in male and female skulls?

male- more prominent; females- less prominent

What is the difference of jaws in male and female skulls?

male- square, line between outer edge and ear is vertical, and obtuse angle; female- pointed, edge of jaw slopes towards ear, and a cute angle