Latest ASM 275 Exam 2.
1. A person with an ischio-pubic ramus ridge is
male. False
2. One of the drawbacks of using the pubic symphysis to estimate adult age is
that: It is often damaged
3. It is easy to assess the age of an individual who is over 60 years old with great
accuracy. False
4. Young individuals usually have a pubic symphysis that
is: Billowed and with a poorly defined outline
5. The sternal rib ends of older individuals
are: Porous with a jagged rib end
6. What important age sensitive anatomical feature is shown here?
Pubic symphysis
7. What is sexual dimorphism?
Tendency for different sexes to be different sizes
8. Assessing sex for female skulls for which the individual is older than 60 years can be difficult
because: Female skulls become more masculine with age due to postmenopausal changes
9. Sexual dimorphism means that males and females of a species differ
physically. True
10. When measured, which of the following will produce the best stature
estimate? Complete long bones (femur, humerus, etc.)
11. Skin color differences in humans
reflect: Adaptation to local
environment
12. Which area of the skeleton conveys the most information about
ancestry? Face
13. Having a sharp nasal sill is associated with which ancestral
affiliation? European
1. A person with an ischio-pubic ramus ridge is
male. False
2. One of the drawbacks of using the pubic symphysis to estimate adult age is
that: It is often damaged
3. It is easy to assess the age of an individual who is over 60 years old with great
accuracy. False
4. Young individuals usually have a pubic symphysis that
is: Billowed and with a poorly defined outline
5. The sternal rib ends of older individuals
are: Porous with a jagged rib end
6. What important age sensitive anatomical feature is shown here?
Pubic symphysis
7. What is sexual dimorphism?
Tendency for different sexes to be different sizes
8. Assessing sex for female skulls for which the individual is older than 60 years can be difficult
because: Female skulls become more masculine with age due to postmenopausal changes
9. Sexual dimorphism means that males and females of a species differ
physically. True
10. When measured, which of the following will produce the best stature
estimate? Complete long bones (femur, humerus, etc.)
11. Skin color differences in humans
reflect: Adaptation to local
environment
12. Which area of the skeleton conveys the most information about
ancestry? Face
13. Having a sharp nasal sill is associated with which ancestral
affiliation? European
