Critical Thinking

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Anthropometry

Anthropometry, first developed in the 19th century, is the science of obtaining systematic measurements of the human body. It is used by physical anthropologists to study human variation and evolution in both living and extinct populations. Measurements involving the size would include height, weight, surface area, and volume; those involving the structure would include items such as height (sitting versus standing), shoulder and hip width, the lengths of the arms and legs, the neck circumference, the body composition which consists of the percentage of body fat, the water content, and the lean body mass. Various tools are used for measurements such as height, the length and circumference ...