1. There are 6 generally accepted methods to determine stature of an unknown individual. T … F 2. The “Full Skeleton” me

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1. There are 6 generally accepted methods to determine stature
of an unknown individual. T … F
2. The “Full Skeleton” method for stature estimation examines
the skull height, all vertebrae height (excluding C1 and C2), the
femoral bicondylar length, the tibia length, and the ankle height
(the articulated talus and calcaneus). T … F
3. The “Full Skeleton” method for stature estimation was
developed by Goldine Gleser. T … F
4. There are six traumatic forces that can occur to the human
body. These are: Tension, Compression, Torison, Bending,
Shearing and Falling. T … F
5. The osteometric tools used for the “Full Skeleton” method are
the osteomtric board, the spreading vernier caliper and the sliding
vernier caliper. T … F
6. John Lund (who worked with Vietnam War dead) recommends that
when using the “Full Skeleton” method; to include all supernumery
vertebrae. T … F
7. The “Long Bone” method for stature estimation was developed
as a more accurate means to reconstruct stature then the “Full
Skeleton” method. T … F
8 .Milfred Trotter and Goldine C. Gleser are credited with the
collection and statistical analyses of the correlation between
known stature and the length of long bones. Their studies in the
1950s were based upon the observations of over 5,000 males and
females of White and Black ancestry from both the Terry collection
and American servicemen killed in World War II and the Korean War
(which also included Asian – “Mongoloid”, Hispanic “Mexican” and
Puerto Rican war dead). T … F
9. If the case assigned to you has only recovered metatarsals,
you could use the method developed by Meadows and Jantz in 1992 for
stature estimation. T … F
10. Stature can deviate from measured stature; driver’s license
heights are often used as the source of height for a missing
person. On average, male height is often overreported by ½
inch, females by ¼ inch. Teenage height (when first granted a
driver’s license) has yet to achieve adult stature and adult
stature decreases by 45-46 years of age. Also, taller persons
height is more accurately reported and recorded than shorter
persons (tending to overestimate height). T … F
11. The forensic software known as Fordisc can be used to
determine the probable ancestry of an unknown individual’s
skeleton. The software requires the use of non-metric (not
measured) morphological traits. T … F
12. Okay, fun time… In a recent X-Files (TV) show, we discover
that the “They” often referred to in the series’ conspiracy
theories actually is a neuroscientist by the name of - “Dr. They”.
T … F … Are you kidding? … Is there a Dr. Them?... Did both
scientists help to obscure our minds into believing that round
pizza-pies must come in square boxes??????
13. Cranial Morphoscopic analysis requires the use of metric
(measured) morphological traits. T … F
14. Cranial Morphoscopic analysis requires the use of OSSA
(Optimized Summed Scoring Attributes) and Decision Tree Modeling. T
… F
15. Unlike the Osteoware Manual, the OSSA method only used 6
Cranial Morphoscopic facial character traits. T … F
16. Using the buccolingual and mesiodistal (“length and width”)
measurements of a tooth can help to determine the ancestry of an
unknown individual. T … F
17. The Anthroposcopic method (overall appearance of the skull)
examines the “archtype” morphological character states of 5
different wide- ranging geographic regions of recent human
ancestry. T … F
18. A headstamp of a bullet cartridge has the manufacturer’s
name or initials and the caliber of the cartridge stamped on the
rim (base) of the cartridge. T … F
19. The characteristics of a fired bullet will have tool marks
known as “Ridge and Furrows”. These marks are due to the
riffling of the gun barrel. T … F
20. The medial clavicle is the last to epiphysis to fuse
(develop) in the postcranial skeleton. T … F
21. The femoral head, the distal tibia and the distal fibula are
the earliest regions to complete epiphyseal fusion in the lower
limb. T … F
22. The permanent (“adult”) first molar’s general appearance or
eruption into the oral cavity is between 6-7 years of age. T …
F
23. The deciduous dentition should include premolars
(bicuspids). T … F
24. The permanent third molar (wisdom tooth) can erupt between
17-28 years of age. T … F
25. The age developmental state of the “ridge and furrow”
symphyseal face of the pubis symphysis is examined for age of the
individual at the time of death. T … F
26. The caliber of a bullet is either measured in 1/ 100th of an
inch (used by American manufacturers) or metric in millimeters (mm.
- used by European manufacturers). T … F
27. The auricular surface of the ilium can age an individual
from 19 to 60+ (63+) years of age. T … F
28. There are 8 phases of age development using the sternal
region of a rib. These phase scores are between 17 to 71+
years of age. T … F
29. The 17 cranial suture scores are the most accurate means to
age an unknown individual. T … F
30. Here is another question for the Weird & Dumb
Files. I once heard this from a visitor at the AMNH (American
Museum of Natural History) where I am a Research Associate.
“If setting off the world supply of nukes can create a global
nuclear winter, why doesn’t the government set off a few nukes to
offset global warming?” … no answer required!!!
31. There are 7 non-metric morphological character traits that
are generally used to sex a human innominate. T … F
32. Similarly, there 7 non-metric morphological character traits
that are generally used to sex a human skull. T … F
33. In Forensics, there are four types of Trauma that are of
concern. These are Projectile/ Crushing Force, Blunt Force,
Sharp Force and Explosive/Blast Force and are thought to be in a
continuum of Blunt Force Trauma. The difference is based upon
the velocity of impact on the body. T … F
34. The pelvic gridle is the more accurate than the skull as
means to determine the sex of an unknown individual. T … F
35. Forensic methods that have an accuracy rating of 80% or more
are admissible for Medicolegal purposes. T … F
Extra Credit (2 points and you have to answer these correctly
for the credit):
1. Concentric or sometimes referred to as “hoop” fractures on
the skull are characteristic of projectile-crushing force injury. T
… F
2. Shearing force injuries in a long bone can be expressed as a
“Colles” fracture. T … F