Adult teeth are worn down by chewing, and sometimes the amount a skeleton’s teeth are worn down can be used to estimate age. However, factors like a rough diet can mean an inaccurate age estimate.

Within the skeleton there are different kinds of bone. The type of bone determines the amount of movement. Type of bone Example in body Description Long Femur Cylindrical in shape and found in the ...

Cartilage is found at the ends of bones and where joints meet. Tendons attach muscles to the skeleton. Synovial joints (freely movable joints) allow us the free movement to perform skills and ...

The older the person at death, the more pitted and craggy these bones will be. Forensic anthropologists will compare this against a database of standard markers to learn the age of the skeleton.

The older the person at death, the more pitted and craggy these bones will be. Forensic anthropologists will compare this against a database of standard markers to learn the age of the skeleton.

This weakness is due largely to a reduction in skeletal mass caused by an imbalance between the formation and the resorption of bone. Throughout life, even after . . . From the Department of ...