Human Remains/Forensic Anthropology(Correctly solved)
What is the role of a forensic anthropologist? correct answers Provides basic identification of
skeletonized or badly decomposed remains.
From a whole bone or part of a bone, the scientist may be able to determine: correct answers -
Age
-Sex
-Race
-Height
-Previous trauma
-Body type
-Possible cause of death
What is Osteology? correct answers Study of Bones
How many bones are in an adult human? correct answers 206 Bones
What are the 3 most accurate estimations for age determination? correct answers -Teeth
-Epiphyses or growth plates
-Cranial Sutures
What are cranial sutures? correct answers Lines between two bones when they join. Three major
cranial sutures appear as distinct lines in youth and gradually close from the inside out.
What is the difference between the pelvic bone in males and females? correct answers The pelvis
of the female is wider. Males have a narrow subpubic angle and a narrow pubic bone body.
An experienced forensic anthropolgist can generally place skulls into one of these groups:
correct answers Caucasian, Negroid, and Mongoloid
What can calculations from skeletal remains tell you? correct answers Age: Teeth, Epiphyses,
suture lines
Gender: Pelvis, Skull
Height: Long bones, especially femur
Race: skull
Identity: dental records & DNA
Teeth are often used for body identification because: correct answers 1. Hardest substances in the
body
2. Unique to the individual
3. Usually a good record of our teeth
4. Sometimes pulp remains in the tooth which is a good source of DNA
What is the role of a forensic anthropologist? correct answers Provides basic identification of
skeletonized or badly decomposed remains.
From a whole bone or part of a bone, the scientist may be able to determine: correct answers -
Age
-Sex
-Race
-Height
-Previous trauma
-Body type
-Possible cause of death
What is Osteology? correct answers Study of Bones
How many bones are in an adult human? correct answers 206 Bones
What are the 3 most accurate estimations for age determination? correct answers -Teeth
-Epiphyses or growth plates
-Cranial Sutures
What are cranial sutures? correct answers Lines between two bones when they join. Three major
cranial sutures appear as distinct lines in youth and gradually close from the inside out.
What is the difference between the pelvic bone in males and females? correct answers The pelvis
of the female is wider. Males have a narrow subpubic angle and a narrow pubic bone body.
An experienced forensic anthropolgist can generally place skulls into one of these groups:
correct answers Caucasian, Negroid, and Mongoloid
What can calculations from skeletal remains tell you? correct answers Age: Teeth, Epiphyses,
suture lines
Gender: Pelvis, Skull
Height: Long bones, especially femur
Race: skull
Identity: dental records & DNA
Teeth are often used for body identification because: correct answers 1. Hardest substances in the
body
2. Unique to the individual
3. Usually a good record of our teeth
4. Sometimes pulp remains in the tooth which is a good source of DNA
