WVU FIS 201 – Exam 2 Study Guide (Chapter Questions)
What is the usual name for the area where material from the grave and surrounding area is
sifted through to reveal human remains, artifacts, fibers and associated insects? - ANS✔✔
screening area
What animal's paws are notoriously similar to human hands and feet? - ANS✔✔ bear
What is the dental formula for a normal human child? - ANS✔✔ 2.1.2.
What is the most reliable and specific indicator of the age of an adult skeletal remains? -
ANS✔✔ pubic symphysis
Approximately how many bones does the adult human skeleton have? - ANS✔✔ 206
What is/are skeletal markers typically associated with a female identity? - ANS✔✔ broad and
shallow sciatic notch, u shaped subpubic angle
When do dental features begin to be detectable in humans? - ANS✔✔ during fetal development
_________________ is defined as the ability to estimate stature based on the proportional
relationships between sizes of body parts? - ANS✔✔ Allometry
The number of ribs in an adult depends on whether the person is male or femal. - ANS✔✔ true
A trait that can either be described as present or absent is a metric trait. - ANS✔✔ false
, What are the first insects usually attracted to remains? - ANS✔✔ flies
All other things being equal, which environment condition would have little impact on the rate
of insect development? - ANS✔✔ body position
Entomology can be used to estimate the minimum elapsed time since death from hours after
death to up to a year or sometimes more - ANS✔✔ true
insects colonize humans differently than they colonize dead animals - ANS✔✔ false
these young maggots feed on liquid protein - ANS✔✔ 1st instar larva
immobile, non-feeding stage where metamorphosis is completed - ANS✔✔ pupal stage
immobile, tiny form deposited by females - ANS✔✔ egg
large, voracious feeder which eventually departs the body - ANS✔✔ 3rd instar larva
the infestation of living human or other vertebrate animals with dipteran larvae is called
_____________. - ANS✔✔ myiasis
What is one way that insects can indicate that an animal was killed by a hunter as opposed to
disease or illness? - ANS✔✔ finding many larger, older maggots in locations far from natural
orifices
Forensic serology can be defined as the examination and analysis of... - ANS✔✔ bodily fluids
Which type of blood cells are needed for DNA typing? - ANS✔✔ red blood cells
What is the usual name for the area where material from the grave and surrounding area is
sifted through to reveal human remains, artifacts, fibers and associated insects? - ANS✔✔
screening area
What animal's paws are notoriously similar to human hands and feet? - ANS✔✔ bear
What is the dental formula for a normal human child? - ANS✔✔ 2.1.2.
What is the most reliable and specific indicator of the age of an adult skeletal remains? -
ANS✔✔ pubic symphysis
Approximately how many bones does the adult human skeleton have? - ANS✔✔ 206
What is/are skeletal markers typically associated with a female identity? - ANS✔✔ broad and
shallow sciatic notch, u shaped subpubic angle
When do dental features begin to be detectable in humans? - ANS✔✔ during fetal development
_________________ is defined as the ability to estimate stature based on the proportional
relationships between sizes of body parts? - ANS✔✔ Allometry
The number of ribs in an adult depends on whether the person is male or femal. - ANS✔✔ true
A trait that can either be described as present or absent is a metric trait. - ANS✔✔ false
, What are the first insects usually attracted to remains? - ANS✔✔ flies
All other things being equal, which environment condition would have little impact on the rate
of insect development? - ANS✔✔ body position
Entomology can be used to estimate the minimum elapsed time since death from hours after
death to up to a year or sometimes more - ANS✔✔ true
insects colonize humans differently than they colonize dead animals - ANS✔✔ false
these young maggots feed on liquid protein - ANS✔✔ 1st instar larva
immobile, non-feeding stage where metamorphosis is completed - ANS✔✔ pupal stage
immobile, tiny form deposited by females - ANS✔✔ egg
large, voracious feeder which eventually departs the body - ANS✔✔ 3rd instar larva
the infestation of living human or other vertebrate animals with dipteran larvae is called
_____________. - ANS✔✔ myiasis
What is one way that insects can indicate that an animal was killed by a hunter as opposed to
disease or illness? - ANS✔✔ finding many larger, older maggots in locations far from natural
orifices
Forensic serology can be defined as the examination and analysis of... - ANS✔✔ bodily fluids
Which type of blood cells are needed for DNA typing? - ANS✔✔ red blood cells
