Lab - Forensic Anthropology
Forensic anthropology
Forensic anthropology
Kartei Details
| Karten | 64 |
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| Sprache | English |
| Kategorie | Biologie |
| Stufe | Universität |
| Erstellt / Aktualisiert | 23.11.2015 / 01.05.2016 |
| Lizenzierung | Keine Angabe |
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What are forensic anthropologists able to suggest upon examining the bones? (6p)
Sex, ancestry, height, age at time of death, medical history (bone changes through growth, repair, and maturation of the bone), and sometimes cause of death
Define metric traits and describe the tools used to take them (4p)
Metric traits: quantifiable traits; measurable traits
Taken using sliding calipers, spreading calipers, and osteometric boards
Define non-metric traits (1p)
Non-metric traits: purely observational traits
What is an issue with sexing a pre-adolescent skeleton? (1p)
Very little sexual dimorphism, so that sex determination is nearly impossible
State the best bone to estimate sex, and the most prominent way of using this bone to do so (2p)
The pelvis. It is generally wider and larger than that of a male since it is designed to accomodate childbirth
State the second most common bone to estimate sex and how it is used for sex determination (2p)
The skull. It is used comparatively between genders, thus the ability to determine sex from a skull improves with experience
What bones are the last resort for estimating gender when no other bones are present, and why? (1p)
The long bones. There are very few sex-determined characteristics on them
What model is used for ancestry determination and what categories are used in it? (4p)
The three-race model and used, and it classifies by Caucasoid (European), Mongoloid (Asian/Amerindian), and Negroid (African).
