Forensic Anthropology Test Review

The arm and leg bones can be used to determine forensic height

• true
• false

A skull is found with rounded eye orbits, a thin brow ridge, and no occipital protuberance.  What is the sex of this skull?

• Male
• Female

The pelvis of a female is _____ as compared to a male.

• wide and circular
• wide and heart-shaped
• narrow and circular
• narrow and heart-shaped

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Which is the most reliable bone to determine the sex of a skeleton? 

• Femur
• Skull
• Pelvic bone
• Collarbone

Suture Lines on the __________ are helpful in determining the __________ of a victim

• skull , age
• name , number
• jaw , race

What CANNOT be determined by examining bones?

• age

• race

• weight

• gender

Where are epiphyseal plates located?

• In the middle of long bones
• end of long bones
• lines of the skull
• all of the above

The epiphysis area of bone is helpful in determing the ___________ of a victim

• age
• gender
• race
• atature

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

One of the  ways to determine the race using bones is by examining the :

• the pelvis
• the leg bones
• skull
• the occipital bump

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

The stage of fusion of various bones within a skeleton can be used to estimate the ___________ of the decedent. 

• age
• race
• gender
• height