the length of the femur
the number of fused
bones the shape of the
pelvis the color of
the bonesGroup Names __________________________________________________________________________________________
Bones Quiz
1. You can tell the age
of a skeleton by looking at:
the length of the femur
the number of fused
bones the shape of the
pelvis the color of
the bones
2. In general, a female
skeleton will have a pelvis that is wider
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 shape of the nose
holes is used mostly to determine the individual's:
height gender
race weight
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:
agegender
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