Forensics Skull

Round eye orbits, subpubic angle of 103 degrees, rectangular-shaped pubis, smooth skull.

• male

• female

• other

Pelvis narrow, protuberance on occipital bone, sloping forehead.

• human male

• human female

• animal

The skull was found to be smooth with small brow ridges; would you expect to find a subpubic angle larger or smaller than 90 degrees?

• larger than 90 degrees

• smaller than 90 degrees

A long, narrow sacrum with triangular pubis; would you expect to find the subpubic angle larger or smaller than 90 degrees?

• larger than 90 degrees

• smaller than 90 degrees

Using Figure 13-17 that shows the relationship between age and skull sutures, determine the approximate age of a skull with the following feature: Lambdoidal and sagittal sutures fused. Coronal sutures not fused.

• age range - 10 years to 21 years

• age range - 22 years to 29 years

• age range - 30 years to 49 years

• age range - 50 years to 75 years

• above 75 years of age

Lambdoidal sutures almost fused. Sagittal and coronal sutures not fused.

• under 10 years of age

• age range - 10 years to 21 years

• age range - 22 years to 25 years

• age range 26 years to 29 years

• age range 30 years to 40 years

All skull sutures fused.

• under 10 years of age

• age range 11 years to 21 years

• age range - 30 years to 49 years

• over 50 years of age

Lambdoidal wide open. Sagittal and coronal sutures open.

• under 21 years of age

• age range - 22 years to 29 years

• age range - 30 years to 49 years

• over 50 years of age