ANTH 0538 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Tooth Enamel, Syphilis, Bone Density
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Aging: determining age from the skeleton, 1) dentition teeth are more durable than bone, and therefore will last longer and in better condition than bone. Baby teeth are found in bodies 7months-2 years old a mixture of baby and adult teeth are found in bodies 2years- 12years old adult teeth are found in bodies 12years and older: 2) bones children have more bones than adults children have about 300, adults have about 206 the bones fuse over time. Bone growth-epiphyseal fusion longitudal growth: when the ends of smaller bones fuse with a main bones epiphyseal plate: a growth plate made of cartilage. 2 fusion leaves epiphyseal scars, which will eventually disappear with age. A) suture closure, obliteration in the skull. B) diseases of ages: osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, rheumatoid arthritis, etc. E) pelvis: pubic symphosis- erodes and deteriorates with. Sexing age: sexual dimorphism females are smaller by about 8% than men, pelvis is 98% reliable.
