ANT 3520 Final Exam | Answered with complete solutions
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ANT 3520 Final Exam | Answered with complete solutions The Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command Central Identification Laboratory (JPAC-CIL) is known for: Identifying missing U.S. servicemembers Which of the following components are assessed or determined by forensic anthropologists? a. Sex b. Ances...
The Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command Central Identification Laboratory (JPAC-CIL)
is known for:
Identifying missing U.S. servicemembers
Which of the following components are assessed or determined by forensic
anthropologists?
a. Sex
b. Ancestry
c. Age
d. Manner of death
e. A, B, C only
Which of the following is NOT one of the sub-specialties of biological anthropology?
a. Primatology
b. Archaeology
c. Morphology
d. Paleoanthropology
e. Forensic Identification
Which of the following statements about anthropology are FALSE:
a. Anthropology is a holistic science
b. Anthropologists do not believe that culture exists
c. Anthropologists search for testable explanations for natural phenomena
d. Anthropologists strive to understand ultimate truths about humanity
e. None of the above
f. B and D
Which of these is NOT a primary subfield of Anthropology?
a. Cultural Anthropology
b. Forensic Anthropology
c. Linguistic Anthropology
d. Archaeology
e. Biological Anthropology
The Parkman murder case is important because
It is one of the first cases that uses forensic anthropological techniques
,The facility that opened at the University of Tennessee in 1980:
a. Led to the formation of the Hamann-Todd Skeletal Collection
b. Was overseen by Dr. William "Bill" Bass
c. Is devoted to the study of human decomposition
d. All of the above
e. A and B
f. B and C
Who was the founder of the C.A. Pound Human Identification Laboratory?
William Maples
In what instance would a forensic anthropologist analyze historical remains?
The case has forensic merit
What is the major problem with the Hamann-Todd and Terry Skeletal Collections?
They are not representative of the entire historic U.S. population
Lead, board-certified forensic pathologist, appointed by the state governor in Florida
and other states
Chief Medical Examiner
Expert who assists Medical Examiner in identification based on dental records
forensic odontologist
Elected official responsible for death investigations of individuals not under the care of a
physician at time of death who is usually charged with death investigation located in
rural areas and consults with pathologist if an autopsy needs to be performed
Coroner
Expert who assists Medical Examiner in the use of plant material for death investigation
forensic botanist
Expert who assists Medical Examiner in recovery of human remains, assessing trauma
in skeletonized or badly decomposed remains, and determining the biological profile
forensic anthropologist
Assists Medical Examiner in death investigation and in corresponding with Law
Enforcement and family members; responsible for human remains and associated
evidence
Medicolegal death investigator
Expert who assists Medical Examiner in the use of insects for death investigation
Forensic Entomologist
, Licensed physician with training in forensic pathology who performs autopsy,
determines cause and manner of death, and issues death certificate for individuals not
under the care of a physician at time of death
Medical Examiner
Assists Medical Examiner during autopsy
Autopsy Technician
Assists Medical Examiner by collecting material evidence at the scene
Law Enforcement Officer
When remains are found, fleshed or skeletonized, the discoverer should:
Call the police and leave them alone
"Forensic" refers to:
Scientific work related to the legal system in criminal and civil cases
Which of these is NOT a main objective of the forensic anthropologist?
a. Look for traumatic injury
b. Determine time since death
c. Determine cause of death
d. Recover human remains
e. Assist with positive identifications
Which of the following would be LEAST likely to initiate a medicolegal investigation?
a. A drowning witnessed by at least two other people
b. A fatal fall off a ladder
c. The death of an elderly patient in a nursing home
d. The death of an otherwise healthy, young woman from a stroke
The coroner system as we know it originated in:
England
Within the medicolegal system, the roles of a forensic anthropologist could include:
a. Aiding in the recovery of human remains
b. Riding along with the FBI to arrest suspects, just like on TV
c. Conducting autopsies
d. Analyzing traumatic injuries to bone
e. None of the above
f. C and D
g. A and D
Why would a state have a coroner system instead of the Medical Examiner system?
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