1. A person with an ischio-pubic ramus ridge is male.
2. One of the drawbacks of using the pubic symphysis to estimate adult age is that:
3. It is easy to assess the age of an individual who is over 60 years old with great accuracy.
4. Young individuals usually have a pubic symphysisthat is
5. ...
ASM 275 Exam 2.
1. A person with an ischio-pubic ramus ridge is male.
False
2. One of the drawbacks of using the pubic symphysis to estimate adult age is that:
It is often damaged
3. It is easy to assess the age of an individual who is over 60 years old with great accuracy.
False
4. Young individuals usually have a pubic symphysis that is:
Billowed and with a poorly defined outline
5. The sternal rib ends of older individuals are:
Porous with a jagged rib end
6. What important age sensitive anatomical feature is shown here?
Pubic symphysis
7. What is sexual dimorphism?
Tendency for different sexes to be different sizes
8. Assessing sex for female skulls for which the individual is older than 60 years can be difficult because:
Female skulls become more masculine with age due to postmenopausal changes
9. Sexual dimorphism means that males and females of a species differ physically.
True
10. When measured, which of the following will produce the best stature estimate?
Complete long bones (femur, humerus, etc.)
11. Skin color differences in humans reflect:
Adaptation to local environment
12. Which area of the skeleton conveys the most information about ancestry?
Face
13. Having a sharp nasal sill is associated with which ancestral affiliation?
European
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