ASM exam 1 Questions with Correct Answers

anthropology - ANSWER-The study of humans cultural anthropology - ANSWER-the study of human societies Linguistic Anthropology - ANSWER-the study of language, it's origins and it's use archaeology - ANSWER-the study of the material culture of past peoples biological (physical) anthropology - ANSWER-the study of humans as organisms , within an evolutionary framework. it includes primatology, paleoanthropology, human biology, skeletal biology, paleopathology, forensic anthropology Applied Anthropology - ANSWER-anthropological research done to solve practical problems forensic sciences - ANSWER-a type of science used to solve a crime. includes forensic osteology, forensic archaeology, forensic taphonomy, forensic entomology, and forensic botany forensic osteology - ANSWER-the application of the study of bones Forensic Archaeology - ANSWER-the use of archaeological methods and principles within a legal context Forensic Taphonomy - ANSWER-the study of the postmortem changes to human remains, focusing largely on environmental effects- including decomposition in soil and water and interaction with plants, insects, and other animals Forensic Entomology - ANSWER-the study of insects/anthropods in criminal investigation. the study of insects associated with a human corpse in an effort to determine elapsed time since death. Forensic Botany - ANSWER-the scientific study of plants, or the application of plants sciences to criminal investigations. autopsy - ANSWER-a postmortem examination to discover the cause of death or the extent of disease. Coroner - ANSWER-an official who investigates violent, sudden, or suspicious deaths.