The application of the science of physical and biological anthropology to the legal process is the definition of forensic anthropology (The Free Dictionary, 2012). The forensic anthropologist examines human remains to determine the individual's age, gender, ancestry, stature, and other unique characteristics. An example of this was seen when the 17th century crime was solved when a forensic anthropologist was able to solve it using a skeleton found in Maryland buried under a layer of fireplace ash and animal bones (Smithsonian, 2009). Through the analysis of the bones the forensic anthropologist was able to determine the boy's race, age, job and time of death. The height of an individual can also be deduced from some particular bones in the body such as; Humerus, tibia and radius. In particular, the long bones of the skeleton are used as they more effectively show the height of the individual (ScLinks NSTA, n.d.). Long bones are defined as bones that are longer than they are wide and are found primarily on the arms, legs, hands, and feet (University of Maryland Medical Center, 2013). Ossification is defined as the process of deposition of new bone material by particular cells called osteoblasts (Medicine Net, 2013). Ossification allows bones to grow as the human body develops and is also an important factor in allowing forensic anthropologists to determine an individual's height. Bone size increases as an individual matures, causing the height of the human body to increase. The increase in bone size is mainly caused by growth plates in the bones, called epiphyses. By the end of puberty the growth plates finish maturing and fuse. The growth plate fuse prevents the individual from growing. The bones of the female complete their de...... middle of paper ...... er, the minimum and mean were then calculated for both the male and female data as shown in Tables 2 and 4 From these statistics it can be concluded that using the length of the radius it is possible to find the sex. This is supported by the fact that the average radius length for males was 30.02 while females had an average length of 25.38. There are almost 5 cm that separate the average male radius from the female one. In the male and female data only one male had a ray small enough to share the length of the longer female ray. Therefore it can be concluded that radium can be used to clearly differentiate the sex of individuals. However, it must be taken into account that bones such as the pelvis were not measured. In this particular experiment the basin to be measured was not chosen for privacy reasons raised by the subjects.