Review for Anthropology

What is the definition of Forensic Anthropology?

• Studying different cultures and the changes among them

• Studying different cultures for the purposes of legal inquiry

• Studying the changes in the skeleton

• Studying the changes in the skeleton for the purpose of legal inquiry

Which cannot be determined by analyzing the bones of a system?

• age range

• sex

• height

• hair color

How many bones are in the adult human?

• 300

• 206

• 210

• 500

What can you conclude from the following skull?

• This skull is that of an teenager

• this skull must be an infant

• this skull must be an adult

• you cannot tell

If all 3 major cranial sutures are closed then we must conclude:

• males are under 35, females over 50

• males are over 50 and females are over 35

• males are over 35 and females are over 50

• males are over 35 and females are under 50

Compare the orbits on the front of the pelvis. what can you conclude?

• Pelvis 1 must be a female because the orbits are rounder

• Pelvis 2 must be a female because the orbits are rounder

• Pelvis 1 must be a male because the orbits are more oval

• Pelvis 2 must be a female because the orbits are more oval

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Examine the subpubic angle on the front of the pelvis. What can you conclude?

• Pelvis 1 must be a female because the subpubic angle is narrow

• Pelvis 2 must be a female because the subpubic angle is wider

• Pelvis 1 must be a male because the subpubic angle is wider

• Pelvis 2 must be a female because the subpubic angle is narrow

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Which set of bones can be used to determine height?

• sacrum, pelvis, patella

• pelvis, humerus, radius

• radius, humerus, tibia

• skull, scapula, sternum

A girl was reported missing last year. She was last seen training for a marathon. This would have been her fifth marathon in the past 3 years! Her family is distraught and just want to know what happened to her. She was 6'1" tall which equates to approximately 184 cm tall. Which bone belongs to the victim?

• Humerus

• Ulna

• femur

• Radius

What is the point of the tissue depth markers when doing facial reconstruction?

• To estimate the weight of the victim

• To estimate the depth of the tissue on the face

• To estimate the length of their hair

• To make sure the clay doesn't stick to the skull