Chapter 14 Test Review

_____ are bands of connective tissue that connect two or more bones.

• Tendons
• Ligaments
• Joints
• Cartilage

_____ connect muscles to bones.

• Muscle fibers
• Tendons
• Ligaments
• Joints

_____ has been replaced with other, less subjective methods of comparison.

• Craniofacial reconstruction
• Superimposition
• mtDNA analysis
• Skeletal trauma analysis

_____ is nondestructive imaging of bones using electromagnetic energy.

• Nonimaged comparison
• Photographic superimposition
• Craniofacial reconstruction
• Comparative radiography

_____ is nondestructive imaging of bones with electromagnetic energy.

• Comparative radiography
• Superimposed radiology
• Isotope ratio analysis
• Nuclear imaging

_____ is the term for the projection of the upper jaw and/or lower jaw beyond the face.

• Prognathism
• Jaw index
• Chin protrusion
• Zygomatic flange

_____ marrow is found at the center of a long bone.

• Red
• Yellow
• Black
• Brown

_____ uses DNA SNPs to predict images of a person.

• Ribosome analysis
• Deoxyribose PCR
• DNA phenotyping
• RNA radiography

A forensic anthropologist analyzed skeletal remains. His report stated the following: The femur head was fused to the shaft. The clavicle and sternum were fused. The lambdoidal suture was fused. The coronal suture was fused. Based on his observations, the age at death of the skeletal remains was close to which of the following ages?

• Between the ages of 30 and 40
• Between the ages of 16 and 18
• Between the ages of 10 and 24
• At least 50 years old

A forensic anthropologist noted that a set of skeletal remains exhibited the following traits: wide subpubic angle, a sacrum curved outward, no visible growth plates, and porous vertebrae. Which description is consistent with these characteristics?

• Female under 30 with arthritis
• Male over 50 with scoliosis
• Female under 20 with Asian ancestry
• Female over 30 with osteoporosis