ANT3520 Final Exam

Forensic anthropology is

Modern forensic anthropology has its roots in

What is the major problem with the Hamann-Tood and Terry Skeletal Collections?

The facility that opened at the University of Tennessee in 1980:

Which of these is not a seminal, early forensic anthropologist?

Which of these cases would a forensic anthropologist analyze?

The Parkman murder case is important because

Which of the following is NOT one of the subspecialties of biological anthropology?

Who is the "Father of Forensic Anthropology"?

Match the historical era to the correct years:

Which of the following experts consult with medical examiners on forensic cases?

The coroner system as we know it originated in:

Medical Examiners:

One Saturday night after a Gator's football game, George walks into The Salty Dog Saloon and gets into an altercation with Steve, an inebriated student. Steve hits George over the head with a barstool and they are both kicked out of the bar. George seems to be fine but two months later goes into the emergency room for intense pain in his head. He has internal bleeding in his skull. He dies two hours later.

The coroner is responsible for:

"Forensic" refers to:

When remains are found, fleshed or skeletonized, the discoverer should:

The two types of autopsies that can be conducted are:

Why would a state have a coroner system instead of the Medical Examiner system?

Which of these is a cause of death?

Why is a grid system often used in field recoveries?

Which of the following is NOT an accurate statement about forensic archaeological mapping?

Archaeological provenience is:

Which of the following are invasive search methods:

In forensic recoveries, "open scenes" include all of the following EXCEPT:

The recovery of human remains typically involves:

Why is screening an important part of the recovery of human remains?

Which statement about the goals of search and recovery is FALSE?

All maps should have:

Remote sensing is a type of

Chief Medical Examiner

Forensic Odontologist

Coroner

Forensic Botanist

Forensic Anthropologist

Medicolegal Death Investigator

Forensic Entomologist

Medical Examiner

Autopsy Technician

Law Enforcement Officer

Accession

When conducting a peer review, the peer reviewer should

Skeletal analysis at the CAPHIL includes

The surety portion of the SOP involves all of the following proportions EXCEPT:

Which of these would NOT be found in the case fild?

SOP stands for

The four topics covered in this module include all of the following EXCEPT

The processing form contains the following tasks

In report writing,

At the C.A. Pound Human Identification Laboratory, the following materials are used for maceration

Locard's exchange principle states that

An Orisha is

True or False, shark predation of human remains is more common than shark scavenging of remains

After 24 hours after death, the Medical Examiner and her consultants may look at _____ to determine the time since death?

The "Scavenger Guild"

Soil staining can reveal

Delamination

Forensic anthropologists may use taphonomy to aid in determining

Santeria and Palo Mayombe are

Which of the following is evidence of shark predation/scavenging?

Which of these bones is not part of the arm (upper arm, forearm, wrist, and fingers)?

This bone is the

The bones of the leg include

What bone is this:

Osteometry is

This bone is the

Which of these bones is NOT found in humans?

The zygomatic bones articulate (connect) with

Problems or potential problems with the use of FORDISC include which of the following

Which of the following is distal to the humerus?

Sex assessment of the human skeleton is based on the presence of

Which of the following traits is most commonly observed in females?

In primates, sexual selection may favor all of the following EXCEPT

Which of the following traits is most commonly observed in males?

The male skull is characterized by

The pelvis is the best place to assess ______.

Which of these is typical of a male pelvis

Which of these is typical of a female pelvis

The female skull is characterized by

Why do human females have such a difficult time giving birth compared to other animals?

Of the six major joints, the bones of the shoulder will fuse

Which of the following is an age indicator for adults/

The fusion of epiphyses occurs

Age estimation in adults can be performed using all of the following indicators EXCEPT

The last epiphysis to fuse is the

A pubic symphysis with no ridges and furrows, rim erosion, and a pitted or porous face is typical of which age group?

Which of the following is NOT one of the aspects of age estimation?

Fill in the blanks: You can age a(n) ____ but you can't sex him/her; you can sex a(n) ______ but you can't age him/her.

A problem with adult age estimation is

Which of the following methods would give the most accurate and precise age estimate in subadult remains?

Why is "forensic facial reconstruction" something of a misnomer?

Two-dimensional facial reconstruction

To create a facial reconstruction, the forensic artist needs to know which of the following?

Which of the following statements is true of photo/video superimposition?

Which of the following features is least likely to be estimated by a forensic anthropologist, and can only be added to a facial approximation if circumstantial evidence for it exists?

According to the artist in the forensic file video which part of the body was hardest to approximate?

Which of the following is NOT a problem with facial approximation?

In Forensic Files the artists used which of the following methods?

Facial approximations can be criticized because

Which of the following facial features is used by forensic artists to estimate the length of the nose?

Fractures that spread outward directly from the gunshot entrance wound are called:

In blunt force trauma, the termination of one fracture into another can tell you

Type of saw and "teeth per inch" are ___________ characteristics of saws.

Which of the following is TRUE concerning plastic deformation?

In a gunshot wound, the EXIT is characterized by

This is an image of a rib. What likely make the traumatic lesion visible on the superior margin?

When a bullet or projectile passes through the body it creates a

A hertzian cone is

Sharp force trauma

The _______________ of gunshot wounds can provide evidence of the type of weapon used and the events leading to death.

Which of the following have been correlated with cremation weight?

Which of the following is NOT helpful to the death investigator compiling a life history?

Burn patterns on the body and in bone are largely due to the pugilistic posture and

Which of the following is NOT a category of cremation artifact?

Which of the following is NOT an element normally found in bone?

Identification from cremains is

As applied to commercial cremations, Locard's Principle tells us that

Which of the following fracture types would you expect to see in a living individual, but not in bone that has been exposed to fire?

Which of the following fractures are typical of heat damage?

During the burning process, the first color bone turns is:

Hurricane Katrina differed from the World Trade Center because

Types of mass disasters and mass fatality events include

Which of the following statements is true of mass disaster response?

In the renewed (ca. 2007) World Trade Center disaster response,

Which of the following statements is true of mass disaster response involving man-made disasters?

The following question is useful in planning for a response to a mass disaster

In a mass fatality incident, the job of the forensic anthropologist is to

Anthropologists were vital after the 9/11 attacks because they

Most cases examined by forensic anthropologists are individual victims of homicide, and therefore come from what type of population?

"Commingled" describes remains that are

The process of military identifications involves three stages. Which of the following is NOT one of them?

The newly formed Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) integrates the following formerly separate offices:

Generally, the MINIMUM educational requirements for a career in forensic anthropology is

Which of these is NOT a role of forensic anthropologists in human rights work?

A question an anthropologist might help to answer during a human rights investigation is

Of those Americans missing from past conflicts, most of the losses occurred in

All of the following are RECENT improvements to human rights missions EXCEPT

Which of the following is a section within the AAFS?

Which of the following would avail a student hoping to start a career as a forensic anthropologist?

Which of the following professional and ethical questions continue to plague the anthropological investigation of human rights violations?