Forensic Anthropology

The femur and the humerus are the most helpful in determining the height of an individual.

• true

• false

A skull is found with rounded eye orbits, a rounded brow and high frontal bone. What is the sex (gender) of this skull?

• Male

• Female

A skull shows a sloped frontal bone and a square mandible (jaw). The skeleton is most likely a

• male

• female

Formulas for height are different depending on race and gender.

• True
• False

What structure is the arrow pointing to?

• vertebrae

• sacrum

• pelvis

• coccyx

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

How many bones are in the skeleton of an infant?

• 206

• None, they are all cartilage

• more than 300

• 150

The lambdoidal suture is closed but the sagittal and coronal sutures are open. How old is the individual?

• less than 21

• 21-30

• 30-50

• more than 50

The subpubic angle of a pelvis is 104 degrees. The body is most likely a

• male

• female

What protects our brain?

• cranium/skull

• mandible

• vertebrae

• orbitals

Why does an infant's skeleton contain a greater number of bones?

• They are born with many bones that have not fused completely.

• They are mutants.

• They are born with bones that eventually turn into cartilage.

• all of the above