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Bones Quiz

1. You can tell the age of a skeleton by looking at:
the length of the femur; the number of fused bones; the shape of the pelvis; the color of the bones

2. In general, a female skeleton will have a pelvis that is: wider; narrower

3. Which bone is most commonly used to determine the height of the deceased?
sternum; femur; clavicle; humerus

4. You can tell if a person is right or left handed from the bones? True; False

5. Wearing at joints at certain points on the skeleton can give you clues about the person's:
height gender race weight

6. The shape of the nose holes is used mostly to determine the individual's:
height; gender; race; weight

7. If a forensic anthropologist uses his thumb to check the width of a notch on the pelvis, he is trying to identify the:
age; gender; race; weight

8. The sagittal suture in the skull can be investigated to determine:
age; gender; race; weight

9. A forensic entomologist would study what on the corpse?
finger; bones; insects; plants; blood

10. Compared to a male, the jaw of a female is:
round; square; flat; jutting

11. The skull of an african-american would likely have a _____ eye orbital than a caucasion.
wider; narrower

12. Tissue depth markers are used to determing what on a skull?
the length of the nose; the size of the ears; the amount of flesh on the bone; the color of the skin

13. To reconstruct a face, which of the following characteristics can NOT be determined from the skull?
shape of ears; shape of the jaw; position of the cheekbones; width of the eyes

14. If a person has missing teeth, the appearance of the cheeks and jaws will appear:
distorted; wider; sunken; darker

15. The field of science that would be involved in identifying skeletal remains is called:
facial reconstruction; anatomy; forensic anthropology; anthropology; physiology

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