ANT3520 Forensic Anthro

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

The American Board of Forensic Anthropology (ABFA):

Which of these is NOT a primary subfield of Anthropology?

The Parkman murder case is important because

Forensic anthropology is

An event of the "Modern Period" in forensic anthropology is:

Match the historical era to the correct years

In what instance would a forensic anthropologist analyze historical remains?

Biological anthropology:

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

Within the medicolegal system, the roles of a forensic anthropologist could include:

Which of these is a manner of death?

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

"Forensic" refers to:

What does autopsy mean in Greek?

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.

In crime scenes involving remains, the body is the jurisdiction of:

The coroner is responsible for:

Which of these is a cause of death?

A Medicolegal Death Investigator:

The relationship among items of evidence and between the greater crime scene and the world at large is referred to as:

The recovery of human remains typically involves:

The recovery process is documented in all of the following ways EXCEPT:

Which of the following is the definition of In situ?

Remote sensing is a type of

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

A datum is a

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

Which of these is NOT a type of search technique?

Maps of a crime scene:

The processing form contains the following tasks:

When conducting a peer review, the peer reviewer should

The process of maceration includes

Quality assurance is a process:

In the cleaning of remains, plastic tools are used because:

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

SOP stands for

Which of the following is NOT a subsection of the CAPHIL SOP?

Skeletal analysis at the CAPHIL includes

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

Forensic anthropologists may use taphonomy to aid in determining

The settling of the blood in a body after death is known as

Which of these is NOT representative of weathering on bone?

Two processes that drive the decomposition process are:

Which of these can help differentiate between carnivore and rodent gnawing?

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

Carnivores are known for

Delamination

Within the first 24 hours after death, time-since-death can usually be estimated:

An Orisha is

Which of these bones is NOT found in humans?

The clavicle is ____________ to the patella

It is important to establish __________ standards for metric methods of analysis because of population differences.

The zygomatic bones articulate (connect) with:

Maximum cranial length is measured with:

The pelvis is the best place to assess______________.

A pelvis shows the following features: wide sciatic notches, a wide, "U-shaped" subpubic angle, and long, rectangular-shaped pubic bones. In your report, you would most likely conclude the sex of the individual is

The type of natural selection that involves the ways in which members of one sex attract mates is known as what?

The determination of sex from the skeleton is performed using what/which method

Which of the following statements is true?

Why might a large female be at a disadvantage (as compared to a smaller female)?

The average difference in size between male and female humans is

The male skull is characterized by

The female skull is characterized by

What is sexual dimorphism?

Techniques of subadult age estimation are based on multiple _________ processes.

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

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

A skeleton's pubic symphysis presents many furrows and ridges; the third molars are in occlusion (in use) but their roots have not fully developed; you observe that most of the epiphyses are closed or in the process of closing. In your report you are most likely to conclude the age of the individual is

The fusion of epiphyses occurs

During which life-stage is age most accurately estimated?

Which of the following is an age indicator for adults?

The last epiphysis to fuse is the

The rule of thumb for estimating fetal development from crown-to-heel length measurements is known as what?

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

Why do adults tend to decrease in stature as they get older?

Why is stature usually reported in terms of an interval rather than a point estimate?

Bergmann's and Allen's rules explicitly predict which of the following?

What is the Fully anatomical method of stature estimation?

Human bodies, like those of other mammals, follow general rules of proportions dealing with

Regression formulae in stature estimation are important because:

Americans have steadily increased in height over the last century. This is an example of

Which of the following was discovered to be the major problem with the Trotter and Gleser stature estimation study?

Which method is most often used by the Forensic Anthropologist to determine stature from the skeleton?

Which of the following would be the best element to estimate stature?

Non-metric traits are

A given skull has flaring zygomatics, shovel-shaped incisors, round orbits, and moderate nasal aperture width. The ancestry of this individual is likely __________________.

Which of the following terms is used by most forensic anthropologists to describe the biological population origin of an individual?

What is the difference between race and ancestry?

The _______is the best area to look when assessing ancestry.

Human variation is best characterized as

FORDISC is

Discriminant function analysis will classify skeletal remains based on

Non-metric traits characterizing one ancestral group can be found

Ancestry assessment in the United States is somewhat unique due to:

Who should the anthropologist consult for assistance with identification involving radiographs?

The SMDA (safe medical devices act) deals with what types of materials?

Which of the following is a type of evidence that establishes presumptive (not positive) identification?

What type(s) of DNA can help to make an identification?

Radiographic comparisons of which of the following are NOT used in an identification

Which of the following showed Dr. Falsetti that one of the individuals in the Anastasia film was female?

Which of the following is a type of evidence that establishes positive (not presumptive) identification?

Which of the following was suspected of preventing the death of Anastasia Romanov after she was shot?

Which of the following is NOT an example of a biological factor helpful for an ID?

What is the difference between presumptive and positive identification?

Which of the following can affect the accuracy of facial approximations?

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

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

The technique of video superimposition is NOT used to

The purpose(s) of facial approximation include which of the following?

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

Facial approximations can be criticized because

Which of the following are good characteristics for a forensic artist?

Two-dimensional facial reconstruction

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

Antemortem trauma

Trauma caused by an impact over a relatively large area is known as

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

Saw marks can be found on the skeleton when

A hertzian cone is

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

The name of a common fracture resulting from a fall on an outstretched hand is

Which of the following statements is TRUE?

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

Identification from cremains is

Which of the following statements is true of cremation?

Exposure to fire causes muscles to contract, resulting in the ________________________.

It is important to have an anthropologist help in the recovery of charred and calcined bone because

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

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

Reconstruction of burned skeletal remains involves

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?

Of the following colors, which represents the longest exposure to fire in bone?

Which of the following is NOT typically part of the processing sequence within the Disaster Portable Morgue Unit

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

Types of mass disasters and mass fatality events include

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

Hurricane Katrina differed from the World Trade Center because

What is the most important task to perform immediately following a mass disaster?

How did anthropologists help in the identification of the ValuJet victims?

What skill is a forensic anthropologist most likely to bring to mass disaster response that other specialists may lack?

What part of DMORT is responsible for providing information to surviving family members, collecting antemortem information for victim identification, and providing counseling to disaster survivors?

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

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

Which of these is NOT part of the typical recovery team at JPAC?

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

The largest number of unaccounted-for personnel are from which conflict?

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

The Forensic Anthropologists at JPAC have two key roles. What are they?

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

An overarching organization for all of the forensic sciences is

Which of the following is a section within the AAFS?