Forensic Archaeology/Anthropology Student Generated Quiz Questions
Carla Martinez and Dana White
What is osteology?
a. Study of bones
b. Study of organs
c. Study of teeth
d. Study of muscles
What race has a long narrow nasal aperture?
a. Negroids
b. Mongoloids
c. Caucasoids
d. Cats
What gender has a wider rib cage?
What’s the difference between male and female pelvic bones?
Forensic anthropology…
- specializes in changes and variations in the human skeleton
- specializes in the heart
- specializes in the environment
- specializes in crime scenes
A ______recovers scattered or buried remains.
- Forensic Archeology
- Forensic Taphonomy
- Forensic Pathology
- Forensic Cardiologist
You can identify the gender of a skeleton by…
- looking at the pelvis
- looking at the arm
- looking at the feet
- looking at the ankles
What can you look at to identify the age of a skeleton?
- teeth
- pubic sympysis
- growth plates
- cranial structure
- all the above
The body farm is used for…
- Observing how humans decompose
- Observing how plants grow
- Observing how human remains effect the soil
- A garbage spot for unknown human remains
What is the difference in the cranial structure in a child and an adult?
What are two things that go on during the examination of human remains?
What are three things that can be determined by looking at a human skeleton?
Forensic Anthropology Quiz Questions
Brianna Caleri, Cate Devey, Kevin Rollins
Which is most indicative of sex?
a. femur length
b. pelvic angle
c. eye spacing
d. tooth color
What can’t bones tell us?
a. if a person was sick
b. if a person was from China
c. if a person didn’t eat their vegetables
d. if a person had his ears pierced
How does an anthropologist?
a. I don’t
b. He doesn’t
c. I can’t
d. Why?
What does the shape of the cranium reveal?
a. how much the person weighed
b. sex
c. height
d. the hidden intentions of the skeleton
What is a real life application of anthropology?
a. finding out a person’s past after they’ve died
b. identifying roadkill
c.
Free Response:
Q: Who was the most famous dismembered French skeleton?
A: (Napoleon Bone-Apart)
Q: Which finger is typically longer if you’re a male?
A: (Ring finger)
Miguel, Addison,Tony
By looking at a bone you can determine?
1) Sex
2) Age
3) Race
4) All of the above
2) How many bones are there in an adult human?
Whats the most Accurate estimation of age
1) Teeth
2) Pubic symphysis
3) Growth plates
4) Cranial Structure
5) All of the above
What age is the male when the sagittal suture is completely closed?
Do males have wider pelvis then females?