This study was designed to supplement existing knowledge of the weight, volume, and center of mass of segments of the human bodyy, and to permit their more accurate estimation on the living from anthropometric dimensions. Weight, volume, and center of mass of 14 segments of the body were determined on 13 male cadavers. Presented are descriptive statistics of these variables as well as a series of regression equations predicting these parameters from anthropometry. Included in the seven supporting appendices are reports of studies of the mid-volume of segments as an approximation of their center of mass, relationiships between standing and supine anthropmetry, postmortem changes in gross bodd size, and comparisons between densities of fresh and preserved human tissues.
Keywords:
Anthropometry; Biomechanics; Human Engineering; Body Segments - Mass and Center of Gravity; Human Body Models; Anatomy; Tissue Density