Question

A skeleton is found that has a narrow pelvis, large occipital protuberance, and a sloping forehead. Is the skeleton a biological male or female? Justify your answer with an explanation on how you came to your conclusion.
(Forensics)

Answer 1

Answer: Male

Explanation:

The pelvis is narrow in males, the pubis arch is 90 degrees in angle. It is broad in case of females to support pregnancy and child birth. Also the pubis arch is more than 90 degrees in angle. An occipital protuberance is a region that connects the head to the neck and it is generally larger in males than in female. In males the forehead is sloping in the cranium whereas that in females it is vertical and flat.

Hence, the skeleton have the features that can be indicated towards the features of a male.