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ALES' HRDLIKA 



FEMUR 



Tribe Locality 



Right 



Observer . 



(Continued) 



Left 



Notes: The bicondylar length of the femur is taken by adjusting both 

 condyles to the vertical part of the osteometric board and, with the 

 bone reposing on the board, applying the block to the other extremity. 



The length maximum of the femur is measured in the same way as the 

 maximum length of other bones (see under Humerus). 



The antero-posterior diameter at middle (middle of shaft determined 

 and marked beforehand) is the diameter maximum. 



The lateral diameter at middle is taken so that the linea-aspera 

 reposes on the stem of the sliding compass midway between the two 

 branches of the same when these are applied to the bone. 



1 Length of Humerus x 100 

 Bicondylar length of femur 



Diam. lat. X 100 

 Diam. ant.-post. 



1 Diam. minimum X 100 

 Diam. maxim. 



4 Type 1 = prismatic; 4 - quadrilateral (anterior surface divided by a vertical 

 ridge in two); r = cylindrical (juvenile); e = elliptical; pc = plano-convex. 



r ridge; o. t. = oblong tuberosity; r. t. = round tuberosity; d depression; 

 all: slight, moderate, or pronounced. 



si., mod., pron. 



