Forensic Anthropology Review 2

When did the FBI open its first crime lab?

• 1800
• 1932
• 1948
• 1985

What became the working partner of the FBI to investigate forensic anthropology cases?

• Jeffersonian Institute
• Smithsonian Institute
• CIA
• Museum of Natural History

How many bones do adult humans have?

• 206
• 306
• 350
• 450

How many bones are human born with?

• 206
• 306
• 350
• 450

Which of the following is a characteristic of a female pelvis?

• Rectangular pubis
• Heart shaped pelvic cavity
• Curved inward sacrum
• 45 degree subpubic angle

What is 6 pointing to?

• zygomatic bone
• zygomatic process
• nasal bone
• nasal concha

All of the following are characteristics that can be used to determine the sex of a skeleton EXCEPT

• the shape of the pelvis
• the subpubic angle
• the size of the pelvic opening
• the location of the pubic symphysis

Bone development starts with cells called

• osteoblasts
• osteocytes
• osteoclasts
• osteobytes

The male skull is generally more gracile that the female skull.

• True
• False

The lambdoidal suture is closed but the coronal suture is open. How old is the individual?

• less than 21

• 21-30

• 30-50

• more than 50