NAME ___________________________________________________________ PERIOD _______________
Forensic Anthropology Review
1. List the ALL the bones supplied in the skeletal remains laboratory.
2. What specific information can be determined from skeletal remains?
3. List the differences between a male and a female skull:
MALE
FEMALE
Orbital shape
Cranial ridges
Mastoid Process
Chin shape
4.
Compare the skull of a newborn baby with that of a five-year old child skull:
NEWBORN
FIVE-YEAR OLD
Cranial sutures
Mandible
Teeth
5. Which skeletal structures are BEST for determining the sex of unidentified
remains?
6. Which skeletal structure is preferred for determining ancestry (racial origins)?
7. What are the three racial categories used in forensic anthropology and the specific
landmarks that indicate each of these categories?
8. What is the VERY FIRST STEP in the identification of unknown remains?
9. What is the total number of teeth found in a normal adult mouth?
10. What teeth are NOT found in the mouth of child and how many teeth are present
in a normal child’s mouth?
11. What forensic specialist is needed to identify remains by dental history?
12. What landmarks can distinguish a 50-year old skeleton from that of a 35-year
old?
13. The growth-plate on all long bones is called the ________________________
14. Which of the bones from the lab are long bones in the body and where are they
found?
15. Which is the only moveable bone in an adult skull?
16. What is the purpose of the incisors?
17. What is the purpose of the molars?
18. Detail the angle range for a male sub-pubic arch:
19. What is the shape of the pelvic inlet in a female pelvis?
20. Which bone is the origin of most of the new blood cells in the body?
21. TRUE / FALSE Tibia is from the Latin word for flute.
22. The normal adult skeleton has ________________ bones.
23. The cup-shaped area where the head of the femur attaches to the pelvis is called
the
24. Which bone is the LAST to ossify or stop growing when someone reaches their
maximum height?