HOSA Forensic Anthropology

An event that occurs after the time of death

• Taphonomic assessment

• Postmortem

• Postcranial

• Perimortem Trauma

The part of the body apart from the cranium

• Taphonomic assessment

• Postmortem

• Postcranial

• Perimortem Trauma

Test of the condition of the dead body in conjuction with the contect in which it was found

• Taphonomic assessment

• Postmortem

• Postcranial

• Perimortem Trauma

Injury that occurs during life

• Ossification Centers

• Antemortem Trauma

• Postcranial

• Perimortem Trauma

Event that occurs at or about the time of death

• Ossification Centers

• Antemortem Trauma

• Postcranial

• Perimortem Trauma

The scientific study of skeletal anatomy and biology

• Ossification Centers

• Osteology

• Postcranial

• Odontology

The scientific study of dental anatomy and the biology of teeth

• Ossification Centers

• Osteology

• Postcranial

• Odontology

Anatomical areas where bone tissue forms from fibrous tissue and cartilage ultimately becoming a bone element.

• Ossification Centers

• Osteology

• Postcranial

• Odontology

Immoveable joint formed by the union of two flat bones in the cranium. Joints tend to not be fused in children but in older adults.

• Sub public angle

• Ventral Arc

• Sciatic Notch

• Suture

A ridge of bone that frequently develops on the front of the public bone in females

• Sub public angle

• Ventral Arc

• Sciatic Notch

• Suture