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ASM 275: Forensic Anthropology Exam 3 Study Guide

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Blunt Force Trauma: occurs anytime a force impacts tissues over a relatively wide area Trauma: injury caused to the living tissues by an outside force. -projectile trauma (bullets, arrows, spears)... -blunt force trauma (clubs, bats) -Sharp force trauma (knives, swords) 5 contributions of trauma analysis to investigations 1. trauma at the time of death speaks to cause and manner of death 2. force that caused the trauma- ID the murder weapon 3. Number of wounds- single versus double, multiple 4. Determine the sequence of wounds 5. Determine the placement of wounds. -- cause of death= process that stopped a person from breathing eg old age, starvation, disease -- manner of death= the way a person died: homicide, suicide, accident, natural, unknown -fracture: when someone’s bone is broken completely infraction (hinge): when someone’s bone is broken incompletely -displacement: bone surfaces no longer meet -hinge: incomplete separation -greenstick: incomplete separation, sub adults -simple: when a bone breaks in one place into two -comminuted: the bones shatter into many pieces -fracture line: is a secondary fracture that is associated with primary traumatic event. --Radiating fracture lines: these lines are as a result of the strong impact. They spread out from the impact area to others. [Show More]

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