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19 Cards in this Set
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What is used to help determine the age of and infant skeleton? |
Length of long bones Formation of teeth Fusion of skull |
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Determining the age of a decedent varies on? |
Victims growth stage |
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Which of the fallowing is not a distinct characteristic of a gender comparison? |
Radius |
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At what age are the fingers bones fused? |
10 |
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Who typically has the largest cranium? |
Male |
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How can the possible racial descendent be assessed? |
Cranial features |
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After the age of 21, age is determined by change in? |
Pubic symphysis |
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Which race would have oval eye orbitals, long narrow nasal cavity, and flat frontal plane? |
Caucasoid |
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Which bone would be the best when determining height? |
Femur |
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Permanent teeth start to form when? |
At birth |
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Height of a victim can be determined from a skeleton by? |
Measuring long bones |
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What part of the body resists rapid decomposition and is used by forensic anthropologists? |
Bones |
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The pelvis opening for a female is? |
Wide and circular |
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The jaw angle of a female is(blank) while the jaw angle of a male is (blank)? |
Obtuse, and right |
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The stage of fusion of various bones within a skeleton can be used to estimate the (blank) of the decedent? |
Age |
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Which cannot be used to determine the race of a set of skeletal remains? |
Cranium frontal planes |
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After narrowing the possibilities to fit the missing people report, police will also look at? |
The victims hospital and dental records And the victims clothing |
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A Forensic anthropologist may help to create a(n) (blank) to help with the id of the victim? |
Facial reconstruction |
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Infant and toddler ages can be estimated by the? |
Length of bones |
