ASM 275 / ASM275 UNIT ONE TEST.

• Question 1 Skin slippage occurs during the process of Answers: 1 out of 1 points Autolysis Rigor mortis Livor mortis Bloating • Question 2 1 out of 1 points While excavating a grave, you notice that the soils in the walls of the burial are banded with darker soils at the top and lighter soils at the bottom. This is an example of: Answers: A secondary depression Cultivation Soil compaction Stratigraphy • Question 3 1 out of 1 points You find the remains from a human individual who has a gunshot wound to the back of the head. The cause of death of this individual is most likely: Answers: Suicide Homicide Sharp force trauma Gunshot wound • Question 4 The field of osteology includes knowledge of the growth, function and structure of human bones only, not teeth. Answers: True Fals e • Question 5 Forensic anthropology is a branch of what two sciences? Selected Answers: • Question 6 Forensic anthropologists deal mainly with fully fleshed human remains Answers: True Fals e • Question 7 1 out of 1 points hat bone is this? If the image does not load, please click the hyperlinked image file called to access the image in another tab. Do not reload the page! This will close out of the exam, and you will not be able to finish. Answers: scapula humerus clavicle metatars al • Question 8 Which cranial suture runs antero-posteriorly on the vault? Answers: lambdoid al sagittal squamos al coronal • Question 9 Photographs of an excavating burial should include: Answers: A north arrow to show orientation of the burial A slate with information on the age, sex and ancestry of the individual An inset map of the location of the burial A full list of who has handled the evidence • Question 10 1 out of 1 points This anatomical terms refers to that aspect of a bone that is closest to an articular point with the trunk of the body. Answers: lateral diaphyse al superior proximal • Question 11 1 out of 1 points The bone inside a skeletal element such as a human long bone is called what? Answers: plexiform bon e trabecular bone diaphyseal bone cortical bone woven bone • Question 12 0 out of 1 points You have been notified of a potential clandestine grave in Daly park. Which of the following methods could you use to locate this burial? Answers: Histological analysis Medico-legal probing Site-surface survey • Question 13 0 out of 1 points The of an object refers to its location in 3D space in reference to a fixed reference point. Selected Answers: Datum Stratigrap hy Cultivatio n Provenien ce • Question 14 The vertebrae are lateral to the carpals 0 out of 1 points Answers: True Fals • Question 15 The shiny outside layer of a teeth is called: Answers: pulp chamber apical tissue dentine 1 out of 1 points • Question 16 What is the difference between a skull and a cranium? Answers: The cranium excludes the mandible and the maxilla The cranium includes the mandible while the skull does not The two are interchangeable terms The skull excludes the mandible and the maxilla The skull includes the mandible while the cranium does not • Question 17 Forensic archaeology involves Answers: Determining whether the remains are of medico-legal significance 0 out of 1 points 0 out of 1 points Determining the location of remains and aiding in their recovery Estimating the sex and ancestry of the remains Determining whether the remains are human using histological techniques • Question 18 1 out of 1 points You are a new forensic anthropologist and have just arrived at a potential crime scene. Which of the following is NOT one of the first questions you should ask about what you find? Answers: Are the remains of medico-legal significance? Is there bone present? Where did the remains come from? If there is bone, is it animal or human? • Question 19 This term refers to the structure of many non-human animal bones and is a microscopic way of determining whether a bone is from a human. Answers: cuneifor m hydrofor m molarifor m plexiform tabliform osteofor m • Question 20 1 out of 1 points 1 out of 1 points What bone is this? If the image does not load, please click the hyperlinked image file called to access the image in another tab. Do not reload the page! This will close out of the exam, and you will not be able to finish. Answers: sternum scapula clavicle metatars al • Question 21 1 out of 1 points While ice-skating, Willis slips and lands hard on his butt. Which bone may he have bruised? Answers: Ischiu m Ilium Pubis Clavicl e • Question 22 The white, outer layer of a tooth is composed of what material? Selected enamel dentine pulp cementum • Question 23 The bones of the wrist are called the: Answers: 1 out of 1 points carpals tarsals phalanges patellae • Question 24 1 out of 1 points At a crime scene, you determine that the remains found are human. What could you look at to assess whether the remains are contemporary? Answers: The belongings and clothing with the remains The histological appearance of the bone The manner of death The ancestry of the individual • Question 25 The distal humerus articulates with the proximal radius. Answers: True False