Final Forensic Anthropology(All Accurately solved)
You observe soil staining, sun bleaching, cracking, and erosion on a set of remains. What might
the depositional context have? correct answers Exposure to the element
Quality assurance involves "surety" including what? correct answers -Peer review
-Audits
-Training and professional development
Problems or potential problems with the use of FORDISC include what? correct answers Small
reference populations
The humerus is _____ to the radius correct answers Proximal
Cranial measurements are taken with what? correct answers -Spreading calipers
-Sliding calipers
What is found in a forensic anthropology case file? correct answers -Chain of custody paper
work
-Measurement forms
-The case report and peer review
-Testimonies from trail
What forensic occupations were depicted in the "LA County Coroner's Office" in class video?
correct answers -Dispatcher and Pathologist
Standard anatomic position involves what? correct answers -Skeletal position all osteologists
understand
- Palms front, feet apart, looking forward
-"No bones crossed"
The bones of the leg include what? correct answers -Femur, Patella, and Tibia
Autopies are perfect when? correct answers -When there is an unattended death
-When the family ask for one
-To collect evidence
Tools used during maceration is what? correct answers -Should be made of plastic
It is important to establish ____ standards for metric methods of analysis because of population
differences correct answers Regional
The settling of the blood in a body after death is known as: correct answers Livor Mortis
The four primary sub-field of anthropology include: correct answers Archaeology
Socio-culture anthropology
Biological
, What is true about forensic archaeological mapping correct answers -A field map must provide a
permanent record of an inherently destructive tech.
-A field map must provide the overall location of human remains- where in the world the crime
scene is located
-Looking at a field map, an investigator must be able to imagine putting the whole scene back
together in his/her head
-An adequate field map can be made using inexpensive equipment like a compass and measuring
tape
Which medicolegal professional is best prepared to estimate PMI up to 24 hours after death
correct answers Medical Examiner
What are the cause manner of death correct answers -Homicide
-Suicide
-Accidental
-Natural Causes
What is a Datum? correct answers -A fixed point from which all bones and evidence can be
measured
In forensic recoveries , "open scenes" include correct answers -Shallow clandestine grave
-Surface scatter of remains
-Aircraft crash with large, far-ranging scatter of remains
-Water recovery
How does forensic archaeology differ from traditional archaeology? correct answers -Forensic
archaeologists may have to depend on unreliable witness info to find a site
What is forensic anthropology? correct answers -THe application of the priciples of biological
anthropology to problems of medicolegal significance
-A subdisciple of biological anthropology
-One of the subspecialties within the medicolegal system that can help contribute to a death
investigation
What can be helpful in locating a clandestine burial? correct answers -Changes in vegetation, soil
color, or soil texture
-Line or grid searches
What is an invasive search methods? correct answers -Soil probing
-Digging test pits
What is biological anthropology correct answers -Has its earliest orgins in the 15th century age
of discovery
What is a coroner system? correct answers -Coroner system is older than the ME system
You observe soil staining, sun bleaching, cracking, and erosion on a set of remains. What might
the depositional context have? correct answers Exposure to the element
Quality assurance involves "surety" including what? correct answers -Peer review
-Audits
-Training and professional development
Problems or potential problems with the use of FORDISC include what? correct answers Small
reference populations
The humerus is _____ to the radius correct answers Proximal
Cranial measurements are taken with what? correct answers -Spreading calipers
-Sliding calipers
What is found in a forensic anthropology case file? correct answers -Chain of custody paper
work
-Measurement forms
-The case report and peer review
-Testimonies from trail
What forensic occupations were depicted in the "LA County Coroner's Office" in class video?
correct answers -Dispatcher and Pathologist
Standard anatomic position involves what? correct answers -Skeletal position all osteologists
understand
- Palms front, feet apart, looking forward
-"No bones crossed"
The bones of the leg include what? correct answers -Femur, Patella, and Tibia
Autopies are perfect when? correct answers -When there is an unattended death
-When the family ask for one
-To collect evidence
Tools used during maceration is what? correct answers -Should be made of plastic
It is important to establish ____ standards for metric methods of analysis because of population
differences correct answers Regional
The settling of the blood in a body after death is known as: correct answers Livor Mortis
The four primary sub-field of anthropology include: correct answers Archaeology
Socio-culture anthropology
Biological
, What is true about forensic archaeological mapping correct answers -A field map must provide a
permanent record of an inherently destructive tech.
-A field map must provide the overall location of human remains- where in the world the crime
scene is located
-Looking at a field map, an investigator must be able to imagine putting the whole scene back
together in his/her head
-An adequate field map can be made using inexpensive equipment like a compass and measuring
tape
Which medicolegal professional is best prepared to estimate PMI up to 24 hours after death
correct answers Medical Examiner
What are the cause manner of death correct answers -Homicide
-Suicide
-Accidental
-Natural Causes
What is a Datum? correct answers -A fixed point from which all bones and evidence can be
measured
In forensic recoveries , "open scenes" include correct answers -Shallow clandestine grave
-Surface scatter of remains
-Aircraft crash with large, far-ranging scatter of remains
-Water recovery
How does forensic archaeology differ from traditional archaeology? correct answers -Forensic
archaeologists may have to depend on unreliable witness info to find a site
What is forensic anthropology? correct answers -THe application of the priciples of biological
anthropology to problems of medicolegal significance
-A subdisciple of biological anthropology
-One of the subspecialties within the medicolegal system that can help contribute to a death
investigation
What can be helpful in locating a clandestine burial? correct answers -Changes in vegetation, soil
color, or soil texture
-Line or grid searches
What is an invasive search methods? correct answers -Soil probing
-Digging test pits
What is biological anthropology correct answers -Has its earliest orgins in the 15th century age
of discovery
What is a coroner system? correct answers -Coroner system is older than the ME system
