Exam #1 Answers:
1. How long does rigor mortis take to begin?
1-2 hours
2. Which bones are part of the pelvic girdle?
Os coxa and sacrum
3. Which cranial suture runs antero-posteriorly on the vault?
Sagittal
4. Th
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Exam #1 Answers:
1. How long does rigor mortis take to begin?
1-2 hours
2. Which bones are part of the pelvic girdle?
Os coxa and sacrum
3. Which cranial suture runs antero-posteriorly on the vault?
Sagittal
4. The bones of juvenile humans are commonly misidentified as animal remains.
True
5. The type of data that can be ordered or ranked but not measured, with differences between categories of
unknown and unfixed amount. Satisfaction surveys are an example.
Ordinal
6. The bones of the wrist are called the:
Carpals
7. Forensic archaeology involves:
Determining the location of remains and aiding in their recovery
8. During a crime scene investigation, you are examining the skeletal remains and pick up one of the fragments.
It is very dense, is heavier than you expected and feels polished. You conclude that the fragment must be
from:
A mammal
9. Forensic Anthropology involves a sociological study of death.
False
10. Which of the following does not describe a possible manner of death?
Homicide
Suicide
Natural
Gunshot wound
11. This is likely to be a forensically relevant case.
True
12. How many teeth does the typical adult human have in their mouth?
32
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13. Skeletal remains are generally NOT forensically (that is, medicolegally relevant) significant if:
They are less than 50 years old
They are human
They are recovered in private land
They are from an archaeological site
14. Under a microscope, a histological section of human bone will exhibit which of the following:
Circular osteons
15. The ____________ vertebrae make up the bones of the neck.
Cervical
16. Remains of medico-legal significance are generally less than 50 years old.
True
17. The ability of a measurement to be consistently reproduced.
Precision
18. The insects from deceased remains can be used to help establish:
The presence of drugs in the system of the deceased
19. While excavating a
grave, you notice that
the soils in the walls
of the burial are
banded with darker
soils at the top and
lighter soils at the
bottom. This is an example of:
Stratigraphy
20. The technical name for the kneecap is what?
Patella
21. The proximal humerus articulates with the medial aspect of the clavicle.
False
22. The two primary insects found at a decomposing body are:
Beetles and blow fly
23. ___________ results from the cell death and activity of the enzymes that destroy the cells.
Autolysis
24. What bone is this?
Humerus
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25. The vertebrae are lateral to the carpals
False
26. What indicates that this individual is not likely to be a forensically relevant case?
The degree of dental wear
27. The mode is the most common value in a data set.
True
28. In the video we watched on the Body Farm, according to Bill Bass the rate of human decay is impacted by:
Both temperature and presence of clothing
29. In the article we read by Davis and Halla-Borrelli, the main trend in the last 20 years in law enforcement and
forensic services is:
Specialization and accreditation of investigative and scientific services
30. In the video we watched on the Forensic Entomology, according to Dr. Felix Sperling the first insects to find a
dead body are:
Flies
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