"Osteology is the scientific study of bones, practised by osteologists."
Study of bones, including their structure, development, and function.
Anatomical terminology: Basic anatomical terminology used in osteology and forensic anthropology, including directions and planes of the body.
Bone identification: Identification of different bones in the human skeleton and their features, including joint surfaces, muscle attachments, and other distinguishing characteristics.
Age estimation: Methods of estimating age at death from skeletal remains, including tooth eruption and bone development.
Sex determination: Techniques for determining the sex of an individual from skeletal remains, based on sexual dimorphism in bone size and shape.
Stature estimation: Methods for estimating an individual’s stature from skeletal remains, including measuring specific bones and using regression analysis.
Trauma analysis: Identification of injuries and trauma to bones, including blunt force trauma, sharp force trauma, and gunshot wounds.
Forensic taphonomy: The study of how human remains decay and the factors that affect decomposition, including postmortem interval and environmental conditions.
Personal identification: Techniques for identifying an individual from skeletal remains, including dental analysis, DNA analysis, and facial reconstruction.
Cultural context: Understanding cultural and historical contexts that can provide additional information about individuals and populations represented by skeletal remains.
Paleopathology: The study of disease and other pathologies that affect the skeleton, including infectious diseases, degenerative diseases, and skeletal anomalies.
Forensic anthropology ethics: The ethical considerations involved in forensic anthropology research and practice, including issues of respect for the dead and the use of human remains in research.
Research methods: Methodological approaches to the study of osteology and forensic anthropology, including data collection, analysis, and interpretation.
Bioarchaeology: The study of skeletal remains from archaeological sites to understand past populations' demography, health, diet, and lifestyle.
Forensic archaeology: The application of archaeological methods and principles to aid in the recovery and identification of human remains and forensic evidence from crime scenes.
Forensic taphonomy: The study of the factors that affect the decomposition of human remains, including environmental conditions, microbial activity, and scavenging behavior. It helps to determine the length of time since death.
Forensic pathology: The study of the medical and legal aspects of death, including determining the cause and manner of death.
Forensic odontology: The study of dental evidence involving the identification of missing or unknown persons through dental records.
Physical and forensic anthropology: The application of anthropological methods and principles, including human biological traits, living conditions, and social behaviors, to assist in the identification of human remains and provide information on age, sex, stature, ancestry, and anomalies.
Forensic DNA analysis: The application of genetics and molecular biology to identify individuals in criminal investigations and establish paternity.
Forensic entomology: The study of insects' biology and ecology to determine the postmortem interval or the time since death.
Forensic medical photography: The capturing and preservation of visual evidence to aid in analyzing and solving crimes.
Forensic facial reconstruction: The creation of three-dimensional facial models from skeletal remains to identify unknown persons or homicide victims based on anthropological and medical data.
"Osteologists are professionals who practice the scientific study of bones."
"A subdiscipline of anatomy, anthropology, and paleontology."
"Osteology is the detailed study of the structure of bones, skeletal elements, teeth, microbone morphology, function, disease, pathology, the process of ossification, and the resistance and hardness of bones."
"The process of ossification is the transformation of cartilaginous molds into bones."
"Osteologists frequently work in the public and private sector as consultants for museums, scientists for research laboratories, scientists for medical investigations, and/or for companies producing osteological reproductions in an academic context."
"Osteology and osteologists should not be confused with the pseudoscientific practice of osteopathy and its practitioners, osteopaths."
"Osteology (from Greek ὀστέον (ostéon) 'bones', and λόγος (logos) 'study')"
"Osteologists work as consultants for museums."
"Osteologists work as scientists for research laboratories and medical investigations."
"Osteology involves the study of microbone morphology."
"Osteology also includes the study of skeletal elements."
"Osteology involves the study of diseases and pathology related to bones."
"Osteology includes the study of the resistance and hardness of bones, which falls under the realm of biophysics."
"Osteology is a subdiscipline of paleontology, specifically studying the structure and characteristics of bones."
"Osteologists can work as consultants for companies producing osteological reproductions."
"Osteology involves the study of bone function."
"The practice of osteology requires specialized education and expertise."
"Osteology encompasses an extensive range of research topics related to bones and skeletal structures."
"Research laboratories in osteology focus on various scientific investigations related to bones."