In addition to providing structure, bones are important for producing blood cells and storing and releasing fat.

Long bones (femur, tibia, humerus and radius) are used to determine which characteristic?

Which bone(s) can be analyzed to determine the biological sex of a skeleton?

This image shows a pelvis with a wide subpubic angle and larger pelvic inlet. Determine the biological sex.

A skull that is more square, with a large jaw indicates that the individual was likely ___________.

Epiphyses are analyzed to determine which characteristic?

In forensic anthropology, an age range is always given, never an exact age.

Complete closure of all three major cranial sutures generally occurs in females by which age?

The cooling of the body after death.

The body cools at a rate of about ______ degrees Fahrenheit per hour.

The pooling of blood at the lowest part of the body due to gravity.

After approximately 30 hours the effects of rigor mortis, the stiffening of the body after death, start to wear off.

Which subfield of forensic science uses insects to aid legal investigations?

The presence of flesh flies at a body indicate that the body is in the _______ stages of decomposition.

Factors like humidity and temperature can influence the rate of decomposition.