Forensic Science 11/6/13
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A skull is found with:
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Round eye orbits
Slight occipital condyle
Smooth muscle attachments
A U-shaped jaw
Rounded forehead with slight brow ridges
What sex is the skull?
HW: Use Chapter 13 (on my website) to
answer questions #8-12
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IWBAT
◦ Name the major bones in the body.
◦ Calculate the approximate height of someone from
bones.
◦ Identify the approximate age of bones.
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Clear your desks.
Pencil or pen
½ point each + ½ point for Name/Date/Pd. =
12 points
Add Metatarsals to word bank
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Finish from yesterday
◦ Skull/Pelvis lab and Male or Female?
◦ Skeleton Keys article
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When we’re done with the pelvises, we’re
moving on.
Dye, Ezra K.
Emanuel, Robert
Sykes, Curtis B.
Pritchett, Katie K.
Spause, Matthew W.
Meyer, Ray
Overstreet, Justin
Yarbrough, Brandon J.
Prem, Rachel A.
Goucher, Claire E.
Hardesty, Alec J.
Kyle, Elijah J.
Andrews, Emma E.
Hawes, Colin A.
Kearney, Patrick J.
Sudbrook, Katherine M.
Smith, Mallory V.
Neiman, Nicole M.
Meehan, Kelsey E.
Marsh, Justin O.
Meade, Andrew J.
Miguelino, Taylor
Bryson, Brittany K.
Bartnik, Clay T.
Lomas, Jeremy L.
Maggio, Kaitlyn N.
Smith, Christian
Sandler, Adam D.
Hudson, Joshua J.
Thomas, Regan J.
Thurston, Brooke C.
Elmaataoui, Younes
Kress, Kayla J.
Moore, Evan M.
Batten, Ceane' A.
Hughes-Hicks, Cierra
Gray, Callie M.
Meredith, Slate C.
Andrews, Courtney N.
Arbaugh, Caroline J.
Cannon, Erin M.
Cincotta, Noah M.
Carr, Alea
Dickey, Erica C.
Olafunmiloye, Temi
Patel, Monica H.
Walls, Jade C.
Waters, Erin E.
Hutchinson, Stephanie A.
Balter, Maxwell E.
Billings, James S.
Blasko, Derek
Nicodemus, Joshua A.
Schiavone, Nathan W.
Wheeler, Terrence E.
Charles, Terrell R.
Hipp, Justin T.
McKelvin, D'Armani L.
Schaefer, Brett M.
Sidhu, Karanvir S.
Thomas, Nicolas D.
Vittori, Seth
Rodwell, Layton
Grossman, John S.
Dahlgren, Skyler T.
Young, Chase A.
Robinson, Hannah M.
Holland, Allison
Alkhateeb, Bataul
Lee, Ronald M.
Olafunmiloye, Tami
Olayinka, Oladapo A.
Reyna, Michaud
Talley, Natalie M.
Seidelman, Jessica N.
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Get together with your partner.
Each pair needs
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Calculator
Chapter 13 packet
Worksheet (Activity 13-4/Activity 13-1)
Estimation of Body Size from Individual Bones:
 Cross out “humerus” in DIRECTIONS (Questions
section)
Turn to pg. 371 in packet, and take out your
notes – we will do some examples!
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Skull Suture Marks
◦ Coronal Suture – closes around age 50
◦ Lamboidal Suture
 Closing ~21
 Accelerates closing ~26
 Fully closed ~30
5 y. o. skull
vs.
60 y. o.
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Long Bones – Femur or Humerus
◦ Fused by ~20 – before this, cartilage at ends
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Pelvis
◦ Fused by ~30 – different areas start as separate
bones
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More detailed information in packet
Child’s Hand
Adult Hand (~20 y. o.)
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Turn over to Activity 13-1
Use the Chapter 13 packet to find further
information.
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3 main racial categories (older terms in
parentheses):
◦ Caucasian (Caucasoid)
◦ African (Negroid)
◦ Asian (Mongoloid)
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Main characteristics that distinguish race:
Shape of eye sockets
Nasal spine (absence or presence)
Width of nasal opening
Prognathism – projection of upper jaw past lower
jaw
◦ Width of face
◦ Angles of jaw and face
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Caucasian African
Shape of
Eye Orbits
Rounded, Rectangular Rounded,
somewhat
somewhat
square
circular
Nasal Spine Prominent Very small
Prognathism
Asian
Straight
Prognathic
Somewhat
Variable