forensic anthropology

What is forensic anthropology?

• The analysis of skeletal remains within the context of a legal investigation.

• The analysis of recovered DNA from remains within the context of a legal investigation.

• The analysis of skeletal remains within the context of a Halloween l investigation.

• The analysis of insects recovered from remains within the context of a legal investigation.

Forensic anthropologists study bones to help determine

• A. Age, sex and race

• B. Injuries and illnesses

• C. Time of death

• All of the above

   

• A and B only

What is the first job of a forensic anthropologist when bones are discovered?

• Determining gender

• Determining if the bones are human or not

• Determining the number of individuals

• Determining sex

What is the difference between tendons and ligaments?

• A. Tendons connect bone to bone; ligaments connect muscle to bone.

• B. Tendons connect muscle to bone; ligaments connect bone to bone.

   

• C. Tendons are found in male skeletons; ligaments are found in female skeletons.

What wraps the ends of bones for protection and keeps them from scraping against one another?

• ligament

• cartilage

   

• tendon

• all of these choices

Which bone is the most accurate when determining sex?

• Skull

• Pelvis

• The head of the humerus

• The head of the femur

It is possible to tell the approximate age a person died from looking at ________ on a skeleton:

• the length of femur

• the number of fused bones

   

• the shape of the pelvis

• the color of the bones

• the location of the calcium

What is the name for the growth plate in the bones?

• cartilage line

• ephiphyseal plate

• distal line

• proximal line

• linear plate

what bone is this

• oscoxa

• maxilla

• mandible

• cervical

what is the bone highlighted?

• capitate

• calcaneus

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  sphenoid

• talus