I will use questions and then insert the right answer for better understanding.
1. You can tell the age of a skeleton by looking at:
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B. the number of fused bones
2. In general, a female skeleton will have a pelvis that is:
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A. wider
3. Which bone is most commonly used to determine the height of the deceased?
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B. femur
4. You can tell if a person is right or left handed from the bones?
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A. True
5. Wearing at joints at certain points on the skeleton can give you clues about the person's:
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D. weight
6. The shape of the nose holes is used mostly to determine the individual's:
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A. height
7. If a forensic anthropologist uses his thumb to check the width of a notch on the pelvis, he is trying to identify the:
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B. gender
8. The sagittal suture in the skull can be investigated to determine:
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A. age
9. A forensic entomologist would study what on the corpse?
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C. insects
10. Compared to a male, the jaw of a female is:
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A. round
11. The skull of an african-american would likely have a _____ eye orbital than a caucasion.
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A. wider
12. Tissue depth markers are used to determining what on a skull?
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C. the amount of flesh on the bone
Answer:
1. B- The cranial and facial bones fuse,excluding the jaws and mandibles
2. A- To accommodate giving birth
3. B- measured in centimeters. for females take the measured number multiply by 3.08 and then add 64.67. In males multiply the measured length by 2.89 and add 78.1
4. A- through examining the upper arm bone.
5. D-
6 C-climate can also shape a persons nose
7. B- The wider the pelvis means that it's a female, and most likely has given birth
8. A- A young persons suture are more visible and softer when compared to an older person
9. C-Forensic entomology is the study of insects and their cycles on dead organisms.
10. A
11. A
12. C
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