Sex estimation using the first cervical vertebra

Bibliographic Data

ID8317463
AuthorsEugene A Marino (United States Army Corps of Engineers, corresponding author)
Year1995
Volume97
Issue2
Pages127-133
Publication date1995-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Physical Anthropology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0002-9483 • E-ISSN: 1096-8644
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/ajpa.1330970205
PMID7653504
OpenAlexW1974327316
LanguageEN
Citations received12
References cited16

The articular surfaces and vertebral foramen area of the first cervical vertebra are sexually dimorphic and can be used to sex complete or fragmentary specimens. Eight measurements were taken from the articular regions (superior and inferior) of 100 first cervical vertebrae from Terry collection specimens housed at the Smithsonian Institution. Seven regression and seven discriminant function equations were created that predict sex with 77–85% and 75–85% accuracy, respectively. In separate control tests, measurements from 100 first cervical vertebrae from Hamann‐Todd collection individuals (Cleveland Museum of Natural History) and from 34 archaeological specimens were used with the Terry equations. The control samples were sexed with 60—85% accuracy. © 1995 Wiley‐Liss, Inc

Cervical spine · Cervical vertebrae · Discriminant function analysis · Sexual dimorphism · Statistics · Vertebra · Anatomy · Forensic and Genetic Research · Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies · Internal Medicine · Mathematics · Medicine · Orthodontics · Paleopathology and ancient diseases · Surgery