Chapter 8 Flashcards by Delaney Ray

Q

forensic anthropology

A

study of humans to modern legal or public concern

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human skeleton has how many bones

A

206

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Cortical bone

A

hard outer layer of bone

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Trabecular

A

inner sponge like bone

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cranial skeleton

A

skull

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postcranial skeleton

A

everything except skull

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axial skeleton

A

spine
ribs
breast bone

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appendicular skeleton

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upper limbs or lower limbs

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biological profile

A

sex
age
race
height

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odontology

A

forensic dentist

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sections of the mouth

A

upper right
lower right
upper left
lower left

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Buccal

A

side towards cheek

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lingual

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side towards tongue

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Mesial

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side towards midline

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distal

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side way from midline

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occlusal

A

chewing surface

Q

every tooth has 3 things

A

crown
body
root

Q

taphonomy

A

study of what happened to organism from when it dies to when it gets to the lab