Anthropology trivia

Forensic Anthropologist use bones to determine...

• height

• sex

• ancestral origin

• all the above

What CANNOT be determined by examining bones?

• age

• race

• weight

• Life Habits

Cartilage holds bones to ...

(not to be confused with tendons)

• other bones

• muscles

Identify the correct sex to each skull

• Left- Male Right- female

• Left- Female Right- Male

How many bones are there in the adult human body?

(a)  

How many bones are babies born with (estimate)

• ~100-200

• ~200-300

• ~300-400

• ~50-100

Infants are born without kneecaps

• True

• False

The younger the individual, the ______ cartilage they have.

• More
• Less

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

• Femur
• Skull
• Pelvic bone
• Collarbone

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

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