Bones Quiz
1. You can tell the age of a skeleton by looking at:
the length of the femur
the number of fused bones
bones
the shape of the pelvis
2. In general, a female skeleton will have a pelvis that is
wider
the color of the
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 sciatic notch is located:
between pelvic bones
on the back of the skull
under the jaw
behind the knee
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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