Bones and Human Remains Quiz

The rate of cooling of a body after death is called

• algor mortis

• livor mortis

• rigor mortis

• cooler mortis

The stiffening of muscles that occurs from approximately two-3o hours after death is called...

• algor mortis

• livor mortis

• rigor mortis

• stiffening of muscles does not occur

Forensic anthropologists use the study of skeletal remains to determine

• whether or not the remains are human

• an approximate age of the individual at the time of death

• the sex of an individual

• all of the above

Human bones can be differentiated from animal bones by looking at the osteons ...

• in animals the osteons form a regular pattern

• in humans, the osteons from a regular pattern

• animals have no osteons

• humans have no osteons

In humans, the long bones include

• femur, humerus, scapula and vertebrae

• ulna, vertebrae, ribs and sternum

• should, knee, wrist and ankle bones

• femur, humerus, radius and tibia

The gender of skeletal remains can be determined by examining

• skull features

• the os pubis

• the relative size of the bones

• all of the above

Age of skeletal remains can best be determined by

• examination of the os publis angle

• examination of the epiphysis on the long bones

• examination of the growth plates

• both b and c

The cranial sutures allow for growth of the skull. All of them are usually closed by the age of

• 5

• 10

• 15

• 18 or older

Another name for the collar bone Ithe most frequent broken bone in the human body) is

• tubercle

• clavicle

• humerus

• femur

The name for the largest (thickest) bone in the human body is...

• Femur

• Humerus

• Clavicle

• Fibula