Forensic Anthropology

Which bone would allow us to estimate the height of an individual?

• Cranium

• Pelvis

• Femur

• Mandible

Adults have MORE bones than babies

• True

• False

The pelvic inlet of an adult MALE skeleton is

• narrower and heart shaped

• wider and oval shaped

• rectangular shaped

• pentagon shaped

Epiphyseal Union is

• a chemical compound similar to epinephrine

• fusion of bone ends to bone shaft

• a country near the south pole

• a method of DNA testing bone fragments

In sex determination of a skeleton, a sacrum labelled a 1 on a scale of 1-5 most likely belongs to a

• male

• female

• unable to determine

What bone is pictured?

• Cranium

• Humerus

• Spinal vertebrae

• Phalanges

A smooth Supraorbital ridge (brow ridge) likely belongs to a

• male skeleton

• female skeleton

The MOST COMMON type of bone trauma is

• fractures

• dislocations

• post-traumatic deformity,

• miscellaneous

Damage to a bone that shows no signs of healing, is more jagged, and has duller edges because the bone was wet happened

• before death (antemortem)

• during death (perimortem)

• after death (post mortem)

Select ALL that apply: What can we estimate from a skeleton?

• Age

• Sex

• Height

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