Anthropometry

The Frankfort Plane (also called the Frankfort Horizontal Plane) is an anatomical reference line commonly used in anthropometry, orthodontics, and craniofacial measurements. It is defined as the plane that passes...

A height meter (also called a stadiometer) is an instrument used to measure the height of people. The best known are those that are installed on the wall that can...

You can take either length or circumference measurements of the body with a tape measure to know what type of body you have. An anthropometric (body) tape measure should be...

An anthropometer or sliding caliper is used to measure diameters and lengths of different bones in the body. There are two types of anthropometers: small bone and large bone anthropometers. Know...

A large bone anthropometer (also called large bone caliper or large sliding caliper) is a caliper used to measure the diameter of large bones. What is a Large Bone Anthropometer...