Forensic Anthropology And Odontology Flashcards
What does forensic anthropology deal with?
Ideology, anatomy metrics and radio imaging.
How can you differentiate sex from bone structure?
Femur and radius heads.
What is anthropology?
The study of humans, their cultures and their biology.
What is anthropology divided into?
Human biology and human culture.
What is paleoanthropology?
The biological study of last human populations
What is bioanthropology?
The biological study of current human populations.
What is archaeology?
The study of past human cultures.
What is ethnology?
The study of current human cultures.
What are the four functions of bones?
Support, motion, protection and growth
What do bones consist of? (3)
Hard outer layer; sponge-like inner layer; medullary cavity (contains marrow)
What is the cranial skeleton?
The skull
What is the post cranial skeleton?
Everything but the skull
What is the axial skeleton?
The spine vertebrae and sternum
What is the appendicular skeleton?
The group of either upper or lower limbs
What is the role of cadaver dogs?
To sniff out human remains.
What does a biological profile consist of?
Sex, age at death, age, height, etc.
How do we determine sex in adolescence?
Females grow faster than males
How do we determine sex from the pelvis?
The sciatic notch. 60° in women, 30° in men
How many skull measurements are used to determine sex and race?
34
What are the forensic age ranges? (7)
Fetal (before birth), infant (0-3), child (3-12), adolescent (12-20), young adult (20-35), adult (35-50) and old adult (50+).
What plays the largest role in dental identification?
Fillings, caps and restorations
What are the five sides of a tooth?
Buccal (cheek), lingual (tongue), mesial (toward the body), distal (away from the body) and occlusal surface.
What is positive identification?
Individualising a set of remains.
What are the four manners of death?
Natural, accidental, homocide and suicide
What is taphonomy?
The study of what happens to an organism between the time of death and when it enters a lab.
