Auxological measuring apparatus

An auxological measuring apparatus comprising a table having a flat, smooth horizontal surface, a foot contact means including a surface extending approximately normally to the surface of the table and against which the soles and heels of the feet of a human subject to be measured lying on the table are to be placed, means moveable linearly on the table surface selectively towards and away from the foot contact means and adapted to be brought into contact with the top of the subject's head, electronic transducer means associated with said moveable means constructed and arranged to produce an electric signal indicative of the distance between said moveable means and the surface of the foot contact means and thus of the height of the subject, electronic circuitry arranged to process said signal and provide a visible indication of said distance, said electronic transducer means being operable through a cable attached to the moveable means through graspable means removably attached to said moveable means and including a pointer, whereby the graspable means may be detached from the moveable means and utilized for measurement of the positions of medial anatomic features of the subject.