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FIS 201 Exam 2 WVUForensic anthropologist - CORRECT ANSWER-specialize in archaeology and
physical anthropology; do mass grave exhumation, work for the military; have
training in anatomy, biology, and archaeology
Bones important for determining human species - CORRECT ANSWER-cranium,
pelvis, scapula, femur, humerus
Forensic archaeology - CORRECT ANSWER-Recover and interpret human
remains; locate gravesites, remove skeletons out safely
Physical anthropology - CORRECT ANSWER-Study of the biology, variation, and
evolution of humans; patterns of human shape and size, growth and
development, population differences
How to identify human bones - CORRECT ANSWER-shape, size, thickness
Ossification centers - CORRECT ANSWER-born with ~405, which later fuse to
206 adult bones
speed of fusing of bones can demonstrate what - CORRECT ANSWER-age
Suture Scoring Stage 0, (~7yrs) - CORRECT ANSWER-gaps between plates,
noticeable
Suture scoring stage 1 (8-40 yrs) - CORRECT ANSWER-sutures are present
suture scoring stage 2 (40-50 yrs) - CORRECT ANSWER-Smooth and filled with
bones
suture scoring stage 3 (60-70 yrs) - CORRECT ANSWER-Almost completely
smoothed.
pubic symphysis - CORRECT ANSWER-The shape of the face of the bone
inside of the cartilage; for males and females both it starts to look more irregular
with age
, Ends of ribs, estimator of age - CORRECT ANSWER-cartilage becomes more
bony, degrades cartilage
Male pelvic bone, sexual dimorphism - CORRECT ANSWER-V shaped
sub-pubic angle, narrow inlet and sciatic notch
Female pelvic bone, sexual dimorphism - CORRECT ANSWER-U-shaped
sub-pubic angle, round inlet and wide sciatic notch
Male skull/sexual dimorphism - CORRECT ANSWER-prominent brow ridges,
larger mastoid processes
Female skull/sexual dimorphism - CORRECT ANSWER-smooth, more vertical
frontal bone, small mastoid processes
How to differentiate race using skull identification - CORRECT ANSWER-orbit
shape, cheekbone shape, nasal bone shape, prognathism
asian skull - CORRECT ANSWER-Circular eye orbits
African skull - CORRECT ANSWER-rectangular eye orbits, broad nasal aperture,
rounded nasal sill, alveolar prognathism
European skulls - CORRECT ANSWER-rectangular, "aviator glasses", shaped
orbits, high projecting nasal bones
Forensic dentists - CORRECT ANSWER-have a college degree,went to dental
school, specialty training, ABFO certification
Forensic dentistry - CORRECT ANSWER-ID human remains, ID mass fatalities,
age estimation, assessment of bite mark injuries, assessment of cases of abuse,
civil cases involving malpractice
Dentition - CORRECT ANSWER-individualizing arrangement, alignment,
diastema, missing teeth, fillings
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