Forensic Anthropology

The arm and leg bones can be used to determine forensic height

• true
• false

The pelvis of a female is _____ as compared to a male.

• wide and circular
• wide and heart-shaped
• narrow and circular
• narrow and heart-shaped

Why does an infants skeleton contain a higher number of bones?

• They are born with many bones that have not fused completely
• They are mutant ninja bebes
• They are born with bones that eventually turn into cartilage
• all of the above

Suture Lines on the __________ are helpful in determining the __________ of a victim

• skull , age
• name , number
• jaw , race

The subpubic angle is 104 degrees. The body is most likely a

• male
• female

The stage of fusion of various bones within a skeleton can be used to estimate the ___________ of the decedent. 

• age
• race
• gender
• height

A skull is found with rounded eye orbits, a thin brow ridge, and no occipital protuberance.  What is the sex of this skull?

• Male
• Female

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

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

Pelvis narrow, protuberance on occipital bone, sloping forehead.

• human male

• human female

• animal

What do we want to learn from a skeleton?

• age, weight, hair color, race

• age, stature, gender, hair color

• weight, stature, hair color, gender

• age, race, gender, stature