Anthropology

Question 0

Anthropologist

Answer 0

Provides basic identification of skeletal or badly decomposed remains

Question 1

Anthropology

Answer 1

The study of humans in the past in the present

Question 2

Bones may determine…

Answer 2

Age, sex, height, race

Question 3

Examination Order

Answer 3

1. Human?
2. Individual or several individuals?
3. ID: age, sex, race, stature, physiques?
4. Significant anomalies?
5. Cause of death?
6. Manner of death?
7. Trauma?

Question 4

Determining height/stature

Answer 4

Using long limb bones

Question 5

Skull race categories

Answer 5

• Caucasian/European
• African American
• Asian
• American Indian
  (By skull and teeth)

Question 6

Males pelvis size

Answer 6

Large, rugged

Question 7

Females pelvis size

Answer 7

Small slender

Question 8

Males pubic symphysis

Answer 8

Rigid, sometimes ossified

Question 9

Females pubic symphysis

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Flexible, movable

Question 10

Males subpubic angle

Answer 10

V shape less than or equal to 90*

Question 11

Females subpubic angle

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U shape greater than or equal to 90*

Question 12

Males shape of sacrum

Answer 12

Long, narrow

Question 13

Females shape of sacrum

Answer 13

Short, broad

Question 14

Ribs in male vs female

Answer 14

Males ribcages are usually wider and lager than females and more often have an extra rib (one person in 20 has an extra rib)

Question 15

Types of trauma

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• Blunt force trauma
• Sharp force trauma
• Projectile trauma

Question 16

Blunt force trauma

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And injury from a blow with a wide instrument with a flat or round surface yielding a wide area on injury

Question 17

Sharp force trauma

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Results from either compression or shearing forces applies dynamically over a narrow focus. (Knives, axes, instruments with sharp edges)

Question 18

Projectile trauma

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Usually results in complete breaks. (Bullets, arrows)

Question 19

Timing of trauma

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• Antemortem
• Perimortem
• Postmortem

Question 20

Antemortem

Answer 20

Injury occurring before death, because there is some degree of healing (helps with identification of remains)

Question 21

Perimortem

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Injury occurring around the time of death (paramount interest to law enforcement)

Question 22

Postmortem

Answer 22

Injury after death. Damage after death. Breaks in dry bone rarely exhibit radiating fracture lines, they tend to snap like dry twigs when impacted by a force.