The juvenile skeleton / Louise Scheuer, Susan Black.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Scheuer, Louise.

Contributor:

Black, Sue M.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human skeleton--Growth.

Human skeleton.

Skeletal maturity.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (495 p.)

Place of Publication:

Boston, MA : Academic Press, 2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The identification of even the smallest human fetal bone can be vital to the success of a criminal investigation or to the identification of the deceased. This book examines every bone in the human body from its earliest embryological stage through to maturity and is profusely illustrated with superb bone drawings at every stage of development. The ability to identify every component of the developing skeleton is of core relevance not only to the forensic profession but also to clinicians, skeletal biologists and physical anthropologists.KEY FEATURES:*Identifies every component o

Contents:

Front Cover; The Juvenile Skeleton; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1. Juvenile Skeletal Remains: Provenance, Identification and Interpretation; Chapter 2. Bone Development; Chapter 3. Early Embryonic Development; Chapter 4. The Head and Neck; Chapter 5. The Dentition with contributions from Helen Liversidge; Chapter 6. The Vertebral Column; Chapter 7. The Thorax; Chapter 8. The Pectoral Girdle; Chapter 9. The Upper Limb; Chapter 10. The Pelvic Girdle; Chapter 11. The Lower Limb; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-280-96824-9

9786610968244

0-08-047459-4

OCLC:

469401663