Discipline:

Anthropology  Search this

Is this real?:

No, it's a cast.

Life Stage:

Adult

Material:

Plastic

Sex:

Male

Object Type:

Education and Outreach collections

Description:

This object is part of the Education and Outreach collection, some of which are in the Q?rius science education center and available to see.

Notes:

Cast of a male modern human right femur. The cast displays the pathology of bone atrophy from polio. The maximum length of the femur is approximately 40 cm long.

Number of objects in this record:

1

Record Last Modified:

22 Feb 2021

Topic:

Education & Outreach  Search this

Taxonomy:

Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Tetrapoda, Mammalia, Theria, Primates, Hominidae

Scientific Name:

Homo sapiens

USNM Number:

EO401730

See more items in:

Q?rius, The Coralyn W. Whitney Science Education Center

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/311dc5a53-f943-4017-9ee8-b643aab060ba

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnheducation_12198527