ASM275 - Exam 1 2025 QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS

Remains from a looted grave from the Civil War would have medico-legal significance - False The white, outer layer of a tooth is composed of what material? - Enamel What is the dense bone on the outside surfaces of a skeletal element called? - Cortical bone The primary growth center of a long bone is called what? - Diaphysis 5. What bone is this? - Sternum You have been notified of a potential clandestine grave in Daly Park. Which of the following methods could you use to locate this burial? - Site-surface survey 7. What bone is this? - Scapula Rigor and livor mortis are very helpful for determining the time since death in individuals who have been deceased for several months - False The spongy bone usually found inside long bone is called what? - Trabecular bone You find the remains from a human individual who has a gunshot wound to the back of the head. The cause of death of this individual is most likely - Gunshot wound The vertebrae are lateral to the carpals - False The _________ of an object refers to its 3D space in reference to a fixed reference point - Provenieve The anatomical directional term that means AWAY from the midline of the body is - Lateral Which of the following shows the correct order of events for recovery of a buried body? - Locating the body, clearing, excavation, mapping, collection What term refers to the types of teeth in the mouth of a human child? - Deciduous While out for a run, Susan leaps over a hole and lands hard on the other side. What component of the bones in her leg give them the rigidity to resist bending and breaking? - Hydroxyapatite Diploe is found in the long bones of the appendicular skeleton. - False _________ results from the cell death and activity of enzymes that destroy the cells. - Autolysis A driver gets into a major car accident and manages to fracture every bone in his CRANIUM but no other bones were damaged. What bone did he NOT injure? - The mandible The activities of a forensic anthropologist may include: - A and B only (A. Identifying the remains of those killed in mass disasters; B. Identifying the remains of those killed more than 50 years ago but have historic value)