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Forensic Anthropology

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What Can't skeletons tell us?

a)

Gender

b)

Height

c)

Race

d)

Health

e)

Intelligence

2.

The skull, vertebral column and rib cage compose the

a)

appendicular skeleton

b)

skull sutures

c)

bone locations

d)

axial skeleton

3.

The ilium, pubis and ishium make the

a)

upper arm

b)

pelvic bone

c)

skull

d)

lower leg

4.

The bone of the thigh

a)

femur

b)

humerus

c)

radius

d)

tibia

5.

The shoulder blade

a)

clavicle

b)

ulna

c)

carpals

d)

scapula

6.

Bones move because muscles attach to bones by

a)

skin

b)

tendons

c)

ligaments

d)

blood vessels

7.

If a skull has square eye sockets, a square mandible, a large upper brow ridge and a large mastoid bone protrusion, it is

a)

male

b)

female

8.

A wider pelvic arch, wider pelvic brim and flared ilium belong to a

a)

female

b)

male

9.

The closure of sutures an indicate an older age. Where are sutures found?

a)

femur

b)

tibia

c)

skull

d)

ribs

10.

An epiphysis line is also know as a

a)

fracture

b)

tendon

c)

spongy bone

d)

growth plate

11.

Measuring the femur, tibia, radius or humerus can identify

a)

a person's height

b)

type of disease

c)

if it is human

d)

bond damage history

12.

The shape of eye orbits, nasal spine and nasal index help identify

a)

height

b)

race

c)

calcium content

d)

the crime

13.

More developed bone on one side may indicate

a)

how you lived

b)

how she was murdered

c)

handedness

d)

gender

14.

How is a blunt force fracture to bone different than sharp objects.

a)

it is more focused

b)

it is more widespread

c)

it makes a round hole

d)

it is smooth

15.

An injury to bone with evidence of healing

a)

unimortem

b)

perimortem

c)

post mortem

d)

antemortem

16.

Bone injury with sharp, clean edges and not healing; may even show the shape of the weapon

a)

perimortem

b)

antimortem

c)

Polimortem

d)

blunt mortem

17.

When environmental conditions such as compression, sun, heat and moisture can cause this damage to bone.

a)

perimortem

b)

antemortem

c)

postmortem

d)

aftermortem

18.

Which of the following teeth evidence will not help age an individual

a)

deciduous teeth

b)

fillings in teeth

c)

wisdom teeth

d)

worn teeth