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WorksheetsAnthropology Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
This is the smaller bone behind the Tibia
a)
Tibia
b)
Femur
c)
Fibula
d)
Pelvis
2.
a)
Humerus
b)
Ulna
c)
Radius
d)
Clavicle
3.
A skull is found with rounded eye orbits, a thin brow ridge, and no occipital protuberance. What is the sex of this skull?
a)
Male
b)
Female
4.
____________ marks the place where cartilage has become bone.
a)
diaphysis
b)
epiphyses
c)
periosteum
d)
endosteum
5.
Cells that build bone are called ___________.
a)
osteoblasts
b)
osteocytes
c)
osteoclasts
d)
osteobytes
6.
Cells that destroy bone are called _____________.
a)
osteocytes
b)
osteoblasts
c)
osteoclasts
d)
osteomasts
7.
The formation of bone is called
a)
Ossification
b)
Endochondral
c)
Intramembranous
d)
Osteocation
8.
The stage of fusion of various bones within a skeleton can be used to estimate the ___________ of the decedent.
a)
age
b)
race
c)
gender
d)
height
9.
What is located at #4?
a)
lamboidal suture
b)
coronal suture
c)
occipital protuberance
d)
mandible
10.
The subpubic angle is 104 degrees. The body is most likely a
a)
male
b)
female
11.
The lambdoidal suture is closed but the coronal suture is open. How old is the individual?
a)
less than 21
b)
21-30
c)
30-50
d)
more than 50
12.
The material that wraps the ends of the bones to protect them and keep them from scraping together is call
a)
ligaments
b)
periosteum
c)
cartilage
d)
tendons
13.
How many bones are in the skeleton of an infant?
a)
206
b)
None, they are all cartilage
c)
450
d)
150
14.
Suture Lines on the __________ are helpful in determining the __________ of a victim
a)
skull , age
b)
name , number
c)
jaw , race
15.
Why does an infants skeleton contain a higher number of bones?
a)
They are born with many bones that have not fused completely
b)
They are mutant ninja bebes
c)
They are born with bones that eventually turn into cartilage
d)
all of the above
16.
a)
vertebrae
b)
tibia
c)
pelvis
d)
femur
17.
Which bone?
a)
Parietal
b)
Occipital
c)
Frontal
d)
Forehead
18.
You notice a skull that has a rough and bumpy surface. What sex this this characteristic typically associated with?
a)
Male
b)
Female
19.
The pelvis of a female is _____ as compared to a male.
a)
wide and circular
b)
wide and heart-shaped
c)
narrow and circular
d)
narrow and heart-shaped
20.
The arm and leg bones can be used to determine forensic height
a)
true
b)
false
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