Forensic Anthropology Quiz: Bone Conditions & Evidence Analysis

Name _________________________________ Forensic Anthropology: Quiz 2 Fall 2012 35 points total 1. Which of the following pathological conditions could cause degeneration of the bones of the hands and feet? 1pt a. syphilis b. tuberculosis c. Paget’s disease d. leprosy 2. Which of the following is an example of direct evidence? 1pt a. a fractured skull, caused by a gunshot wound b. a confession from the perpetrator c. an assertion by a forensic anthropologist that a skeleton is female d. DNA evidence at the scene of the crime 3. Locard’s Exchange Principle highlights the importance of __________ evidence? 1pt a. trace b. verbal c. direct d. indirect 4. What is the total number of ribs in a human body? 1pt a. 18 b. 12 c. 24 d. 36 5. Which of the following sections of the sternum is the most inferior? 1pt a. body b. xiphoid process c. acromion d. manubrium 6. Where does the appendicular skeleton articulate with the axial skeleton? _____________________________________________________________________________________________1pt 7. What is the dental formula of human adults?__________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________1pt 8. What is the dental formula for deciduous human teeth? _____________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________1pt

Name _________________________________ 9. Use the chart below to estimate a FIVE YEAR age range for the following individuals. a. You find a skeleton with partial epiphyseal fusion. The proximal tibia is 30% fused, the ishium is 10% fused, the medial clavicle shows no fusion, and the medial border of the scapula is 30% fused. Approximately how old is this individual? ___________________________________________________________________________________1pt b. Another skeleton shows 90% fusion of the acromion of the scapula, 80% fusion of the iliac crest, 10% fusion of the medial clavicle, and 80% fusion of the distal femur. Approximately how old is this individual? ___________________________________________________________________________________1pt

Name _________________________________ 10. Refer to the picture below for questions a-c. HINT : This is a top view. a. What type of bone is in the picture below? Be specific. ______________________ 1pt b. What is the circled feature A? __________________________________________________ 1pt c. What is the circled feature B? __________________________________________________ 1pt 11. Choose TWO of the following four pathological conditions and explain how you would identify it in the bone and what might cause it during life: porotic hyperostosis, linear enamel hypoplasia, periostitis, and/or diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH). 2pts each a. b. 12. Name the feature: _____________________________________________________________________ 2pts

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Name _________________________________ 13. Name the feature: _____________________________________________________________________ 2pts 14. Name the bone: ________________________________________________________________________ 2pts 15. Name the feature: ______________________________________________________________________ 2pts 16. Name the feature: ______________________________________________________________________ 2pts 17. Is it a right or a left?: ___________________________________________________________________ 2pts 18. Name the feature: ______________________________________________________________________ 2pts 19. Name the feature: ______________________________________________________________________ 2pts 20. Name the end (specific, not just medial or lateral): _________________________________ 2pts 21. BONUS #1 : Which of the following would produce the smallest drop size off a bloody hand? 1pt a. shaking movement b. rapid bleeding c. slow bleeding d. moderate bleeding 22. BONUS #2: What is the portion of the maxilla and mandible that holds the teeth called? _______________________________________________________________________________1pt

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