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4 things: Gender, race, age, and height.

Also you can extract DNA and possible signs of certain diseases and background information may be able to be derived.

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Q: What do bones tell you about an individual?
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What are the individual bones called in the spine?

The individual bones of the spine are called Hyoid.


What are the small bones in your hand?

The smallest bones in the hand are the phalanges, which are the individual bones of the fingers.


What are the individual bones of the spine called?

the individual bones of the spine are called "Vertebrae"


How many bones are threr in a body?

In an adult there are usually 206 bones. In children there are more.


How many bones is the skeleton made of?

At birth a newborn baby has approximately 270 bones, whereas on average an adult human has 206 bones (these numbers can vary slightly from individual to individual).-wikipediaWhen we are born we have about 300 bones, but they fuse together and then the human skeleton consists of 206 bones.


Can you tell skin color with bones?

No, but sometimes bones can tell you which racial grouping the person was from, and that can sometimes suggest skin color.


What is the individual bones of the skull called?

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The backbone of a mammal is made up of individual bones called?

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What are the zig zag lines that connect the individual bones of the skull?

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Is it true that the human body has 100 bones?

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What can ancient bone tell us about human ancestors?

sometimes you can tell what they ate by what animal bones are round the area and you can also tell the way they walked by the shape of there feet we can also carbonate the bones to tell us how old they are.


What is the name for the bones in your feet and hands?

The group of bones of the wrist are the carpals, and of the ankles are the tarsals. Each of the carpals and tarsals has an individual name as well. The bones of the palm are the metacarpals, and the bones of the sole are the metatarsals. The finger bones and toe bones are both called phalanges.