Chapter 13
Forensic Anthropology
1.
Bones begin as soft _________________________.
2.
Cells called _______________________ migrate to the center
of the cartilage and deposit _________________________.
3.
The process of minerals hardening to form bone is called
____________________________.
4.
When is the outline of the skeleton visible on an Xray?
5.
Where is periosteum located?
6.
What does periosteum contain?
7.
What is the function of periosteum?
8.
Why or when do cells called osteoclasts dissolved bone?
9.
What does the body do when calcium levels in the blood are
low?
10.
How many bones in a adult?
11.
How many bones in a baby?
12.
What does articulate mean?
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13.
Connective tissue that wraps the ends of bone is
_______________________.
23.
How can bones tell if a person is left handed?
14.
Connective tissue that connects muscle to bone is
______________________.
24.
How can bones tell if a person did physically hard work?
15.
Connective tissue that connects bone to bone is
______________________.
25.
What would the bones in a pitcher’s throwing arm look like?
16.
What happens to our bones after age 30?
26.
What would the connective tissue in a soccer player’s knees
look like?
17.
How can we try to counteract this?
27.
18.
What condition results when bones have lost calcium?
Why is a male skeleton thicker, rougher, and more bumpy
than a female skeleton?
19.
What happens when vertebrae lose calcium?
20.
The number of bones and their condition can tell an
investigator about a person’s __________,
________________, and whether they ________________
_________________________________.
28.
List three visible differences between a male and female skull:
21.
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2.
3.
What does the term osteobiography mean?
29.
22.
What does a loss of bone density signify?
List two visible characteristics of a female pelvis.
1.
2.
30.
One way to estimate age is to look for ________________
marks on the skull.
31.
A person that has finished growing will not have a visible
___________________ line.
32.
Measuring bones like the _______________ or
__________________ can estimate the height pf a person.
33.
List five skeletal differences that can be used to determine
race:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
34.
Facial reconstruction is possible by using measurements of
_________________ depth that originally were obtained from
cadavers.
35.
What is video superimposition?
36.
Mitochondria contain DNA inherited only from your
___________________.
37.
Why is mDNA used in skeletal analysis?
38.
_______________________ and _________________ often
damage bones that are exposed to the elements for long
periods of time.
39.
Skeletal trauma analysis can tell the difference between:
40.
How is bone damage from a blunt object different than bone
damage from a sharp object?
41.
In what pattern do living bones shatter?
42.
In what pattern do old bones often break?