Forensic Anthropology Trauma Exam
Questions And Answers Latest Update
Blunt Force Trauma (BFT) -
correct answer ✅any injury caused by a force that has a wide area
of impact on the bone
Greenstick Fracture -
correct answer ✅Breaks in bone without separation.
Characteristics of perimortem time periods
Hinge Fracture -
correct answer ✅an incomplete fracture still attached at an
unnatural angle, common in scapula and ribs
Displacement -
correct answer ✅fractured surfaces no longer meet or meet at
unnatural angle
simple fracture -
correct answer ✅broken into 2 segments
comminuted fracture -
correct answer ✅broken into multiple fragments
, Forensic Anthropology Trauma Exam
Questions And Answers Latest Update
5 forces -
correct answer ✅1. tension- pulling
2. torsion- twisting
3. compression - pushing
4. bending
5. shearing
butterfly fracture -
correct answer ✅type of bending fracture usually occurs in wet
(fresh, green) bone; perimortem. usually in long bones. point of
impact is triangular shaped wedge allowing direction to be noted
colles fracture -
correct answer ✅shear force (you keep moving bone does not)
[ex. wrist]
parry fracture -
correct answer ✅bending force. usually breaks shaft of ulna.
defensive fracture
Questions And Answers Latest Update
Blunt Force Trauma (BFT) -
correct answer ✅any injury caused by a force that has a wide area
of impact on the bone
Greenstick Fracture -
correct answer ✅Breaks in bone without separation.
Characteristics of perimortem time periods
Hinge Fracture -
correct answer ✅an incomplete fracture still attached at an
unnatural angle, common in scapula and ribs
Displacement -
correct answer ✅fractured surfaces no longer meet or meet at
unnatural angle
simple fracture -
correct answer ✅broken into 2 segments
comminuted fracture -
correct answer ✅broken into multiple fragments
, Forensic Anthropology Trauma Exam
Questions And Answers Latest Update
5 forces -
correct answer ✅1. tension- pulling
2. torsion- twisting
3. compression - pushing
4. bending
5. shearing
butterfly fracture -
correct answer ✅type of bending fracture usually occurs in wet
(fresh, green) bone; perimortem. usually in long bones. point of
impact is triangular shaped wedge allowing direction to be noted
colles fracture -
correct answer ✅shear force (you keep moving bone does not)
[ex. wrist]
parry fracture -
correct answer ✅bending force. usually breaks shaft of ulna.
defensive fracture
