Review: Anthropology and Time of Death

Which bone (s) allow the identification of sex?

• Femur

• Pelvis

• Skull

• Teeth

Which bone (s) is the best to identify ancestry?

• Femur

• Pelvis

• Skull

• Teeth

Which bone (s) could be used to determine stature?

• Femur

• Pelvis

• Skull

• Teeth

When calculating stature, what information is needed?

• Sex

• Ancestry

• Length of long bone

• Age of Teeth

The bloating stages includes rigor mortis.

• True

• False

The unit used in entomology is the degree hour.

• True

• False

Biometrics involve measurements.

• True

• False

Facial recognition is not the only biometric used to identify individuals. The following body parts can also be used.

• the iris

• a fingerprint

• the hand

• the foot

If there are 1st instar larva on the body, that means that

• The second instar larva have moved away from the body.

• That all the eggs on the body have developed into 1st instar larva.

• The first instar larva have lived long enough to develop from an egg but not long enough to become a second instar larva.

• That the body has been there less than 3500 ADH at 70 degrees Celsius.

2D and 3D facial reconstruction both use

• A skull

• A picture

• Markers on the skull

• A Mold

• Computer technology.