Calculating Height from Long Bones

Calculating Height from Long Bones

How to Determine Height from Long Bones

• In the problem, located the following information: The type of bone, its length. the gender, and the race.

• Use the formula chart provided on slide three or the classwork page to determine which formula to use

• Plug in the numbers to solve for height in cm to the nearest hundredth (0.00)

• To convert this height to meters, divide by 100 - Display this number to the nearest hundreth (0.00)

• If there is no available formula for a particular gender, race bone combination - record the height as "Unknown"