Forensic Anthropology

What bone is used to determine height from skeletal remains?

• skull
• pelvis
• fibula
• sacrum

How do you convert cm to inches when determining height from bones?

• multiply by 12
• divide by 12
• divide by 2.54
• multiply by 2.54

What bones are best to determine the sex of a skeleton?

• pelvis
• skull
• long bones
• mandible

Which characteristic is considered female in a skull?

• rectangular eye orbits
• sloped forehead
• large mastoid process
• V-shaped mandible

What is used to determine age of a skeleton?

• shape of skull
• sacrum curvature
• presence/absence of epiphyseal plates
• size of long bones

When the head of a long bone has fused to its shaft, this is an indication of

• sex
• age
• height
• all of these

The number of bones and their condition can tell an investigator about  a person's

• age
• health
• calcium intake
• all of these

Where the skull plates meet is called

• gaps
• sutures
• cartilage
• epiphysis

The ring of bones that connects the upper and lower body is

• skull
• pelvis
• humerus
• sutures

Which choice below is not a suture in the skull?

• coronal
• sagittal
• lambdoid
• occipital