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ANTH 3136 — example test questions and tips The test will have 1. multiple choice questions 2. true/false questions 3. fill in the blank questions — these will entail a picture with arrows indicating the bone OR feature OR orientation OR side OR some other aspect of anatomy from chapter 2. Remember that you have the list of ‘things’ to know from chapter 2. Some study tips: Stay calm. The example questions are just that — examples not representative of the breadth of material covered. Use the summaries and questions at the end of each chapter. Be sure to attend lectures and take notes in addition to reading the text — and pay special attention to when generalities and quick assumptions about the level evidence of certainty provided. READ the directions and questions carefully — this is where many people fail to obtain many marks and do less well than expected. Example questions: 1. Which two skeletal collections have been most used to develop methods in Forensic Anthropology for the identification of the human skeleton? Hamman-Todd and Grant collections Hamman-Todd and Terry collections Grant and Cobb collections Terry and Grant collections LU and Cobb collections oo os 2. Which of the following pairs of bony elements are articulated by synarthrodial joints? femur and os coxa humerus and scapula frontal and parietal all of the above none of the above o e o

3. The following publication ushered in the Modern Period of Forensic Anthropology. a. The skeleton in medico-legal anatomy’ by G. Dorsey b. Essentials of Forensic Anthropology’ by T.D. Steward c. Guide to the Identification of human skeletal material by W. Krogman d. Bones: a forensic detective’s casebook by D. Ubelaker & H. Scammell e. Introduction of Forensic Anthropology by SN Byers 4. The axial skeleton includes all of the following bony elements EXCEPT: a. sacrum b. sternum c. manibrium d. all of the above e. aandb only TRUE OR FALSE: 5. The most common questions that Forensic Anthropologists are called upon to answer involve the construction of a biological demographic profile for human remains. In the human dental arcade, incisor teeth are located mesial to the canine teeth. T. Dale Steward is considered to be the ‘Father’ of American Forensic Anthroplogy. The coronal suture is not only the point of articulation for the parietal and frontal bones, but also divides the skull along the coronal plane. Skin is of great utility in forensic cases for the assessment of ancestry.