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Forensic Anthropology- Bones

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 19mins

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1.

What is the primary focus of forensic anthropology?

a)

Studying ancient cultures

b)

Analyzing human remains for legal purposes

c)

Examining animal fossils

d)

Investigating plant life.

2.

Forensic anthropology is primarily used to ______.

a)

solve historical mysteries

b)

identify human remains

c)

study living populations

d)

analyze geological formations

3.

What is Forensic Anthropology?

a)

The study of ancient cultures

b)

The analysis of human skeletal remains resulting from unexplained deaths

c)

The study of human evolution

d)

The examination of crime scenes.

4.

Forensic Anthropology is the field of study that deals with the analysis of ________ resulting from unexplained deaths.

a)

ancient artifacts

b)

human skeletal remains

c)

crime scene evidence

d)

DNA samples

5.

What is the process called when bones begin as cartilage and then harden to form bone?

a)

Calcification

b)

Ossification

c)

Solidification

d)

Crystallization

6.

Bones begin as ______ and then harden to form bone.

a)

Muscle

b)

Tendon

c)

Cartilage

d)

Ligament

7.

What is the location where bones meet called?

a)

Cartilage

b)

Joint

c)

Ligament

d)

Tendon

8.

What is found at the ends of bones and protects them?

a)

Joint

b)

Ligament

c)

Cartilage

d)

Tendon

9.

Ligaments connect bones to ______.

a)

Muscles

b)

Other bones

c)

Skin

d)

Cartilage

10.

Tendons connect muscle to ______.

a)

Bone

b)

Cartilage

c)

Ligament

d)

Joint

11.

What does the skull contain?

a)

Bones of the arms

b)

Bones of the legs

c)

Bones of the cranium and face

d)

Bones of the spine

12.

The skull contains bones of the ______.

a)

arms

b)

legs

c)

cranium and face

d)

spine

13.

Which bone is known as the upper arm bone?

a)

Ulna

b)

Radius

c)

Humerus

d)

Femur

14.

The ulna and radius are bones located in the _______.

a)

Upper arm

b)

Forearm

c)

Leg

d)

Skull

15.

What is the sacrum?

a)

A circular bone at the end of the spine

b)

A triangular bone at the end of the spine

c)

A rectangular bone at the end of the spine

d)

A square bone at the end of the spine

16.

The coxal bones are also known as the ______.

a)

Shoulder bones

b)

Hip bones

c)

Skull bones

d)

Rib bones

17.

Which bone is known as the thigh bone?

a)

Tibia

b)

Fibula

c)

Femur

d)

Radius

18.

The tibia and fibula are bones located in the ______.

a)

A) Arm

b)

B) Lower leg

c)

C) Skull

d)

D) Chest

19.

Which of the following is a characteristic of male bones compared to female bones?

a)

Thinner and lighter

b)

Thicker and heavier

c)

More flexible

d)

More porous

20.

The pelvis in female bones is generally _______ compared to male bones.

a)

Narrower

b)

Wider

c)

Taller

d)

Shorter

21.

Which of the following describes a female skeleton?

a)

A) Thicker and rougher

b)

B) Smoother

c)

C) Bumpier

d)

D) More developed muscles.

22.

A male skeleton is generally _______ than a female skeleton.

a)

Smoother

b)

Thinner

c)

Rougher

d)

Less developed

23.

What is the shape of the orbits in a male skull?

a)

Round

b)

Square

c)

Oval

d)

Triangular

24.

Fill in the blank: The orbits in a female skull are typically ______.

a)

Square

b)

Round

c)

Oval

d)

Triangular

25.

What is the shape and angle of a male jaw?

a)

Round, V-shape - >90 deg

b)

Square - 90 deg

c)

Oval - 80 deg

d)

Triangular - 100 deg

26.

Fill in the blank: A female jaw is typically ______ and has a V-shape with an angle ______ 90 degrees.

a)

A) square, equal to

b)

B) round, greater than

c)

C) triangular, less than

d)

D) oval, equal to

27.

What is the characteristic of the male frontal bone?

a)

High and rounded

b)

Low and sloping

c)

Flat and wide

d)

Narrow and pointed

28.

The female frontal bone is ______ and rounded.

a)

low

b)

high

c)

flat

d)

narrow

29.

What is the key difference between male and female occipital bones?

a)

A) Male has a bump, female does not

b)

B) Female has a bump, male does not

c)

C) Both have a bump

d)

D) Neither has a bump

30.

In the comparison of occipital bones, the male skull has a ______.

a)

smooth surface

b)

bump

c)

dent

d)

ridge

31.

What is the shape of the male pelvic cavity?

a)

Oval shaped, wider

b)

Heart shaped, narrow

c)

Circular shaped, broad

d)

Square shaped, compact

32.

The female pelvic cavity is ________ shaped and wider.

a)

Heart

b)

Oval

c)

Circular

d)

Square

33.

What is the typical range of the subpubic angle in males?

a)

30-50 degrees

b)

50-82 degrees

c)

82-100 degrees

d)

90 degrees

34.

Fill in the blank: The subpubic angle in females is typically ______ degrees.

a)

A) 50

b)

B) 70

c)

C) 90

d)

D) 110

35.

Which of the following describes the male sacrum?

a)

A) Short, broad, curves outward

b)

B) Long, narrow, curves inward

c)

C) Short, narrow, curves inward

d)

D) Long, broad, curves outward.

36.

The female sacrum is ______, broad, and curves outward.

a)

long

b)

short

c)

narrow

d)

wide

37.

Which of the following features is commonly used to determine if a skull is male or female?

a)

Size of the eye sockets

b)

Length of the femur

c)

Shape of the pelvis

d)

Number of teeth

38.

In the 'Woodchipper' case, the primary method used to identify the victim was ______.

a)

DNA analysis

b)

Dental records

c)

Fingerprint analysis

d)

Eyewitness testimony