Criminalistics II Chapter 14

The forensic anthropologist analyzes the skeletal remains to provide a _____.

Biological profile

In 2018, researchers from the United States and Belgium published findings that _____ determine unique facial features.

15 genes

_____ are bands of connective tissue that connect two or more bones.

Ligaments

_____ is the term for the projection of the upper jaw and/or lower jaw beyond the face.

Prognathism

Buried skeletal remains should be removed with _____.

Dental picks and soft brushes

_____ is nondestructive imaging of bones with electromagnetic energy.

Comparative radiography

Using _____ of skeletal remains, a scientist can determine where a person lived.

Isotope ratio analysis

CT scans of cadavers produce _____, measurements, and critical details that can be overlooked during an autopsy.

High-resolution images

_____ has been replace with other, less subjective methods of comparison.

Superimposition

If skeletal remains are dried and fragile, _____.

They can be coated with acrylic mixtures similar to glue

In general terms, _____ is consistent with African ancestral bones.

A very small nasal spine

The suture marks found on an adult skull _____.

Fully ossify after age 60

Fusion within the clavicle _____.

Begins in the early twenties and is usually completed by age 30

When distinguishing between male and female remains, remember that _____.

A male skull is typically more robust than a female skull

The cartilaginous area between the caps and the shaft is the _____.

Epiphyseal plate

Red marrow is _____.

A production site for white blood cells

In _____ the anthropology subcommittee of the OSAC was established to standardize recovery and
analysis of human remains.

2014

At the age of 25, most males _____.

Will have only a thin epiphyseal line left

Two bodies are recovered from a burial site, but only one skull. Using bone characteristics of the pelvises, both skeletons are determined to be female. The recovered skull has a low and sloping frontal bone with a mandible at a 90-degree angle. The cheek bone extends past the ear opening and the occipital protuberance is prominent. Based on this information, the forensic anthropologists make a preliminary determination that _____.

The skull may not belong to either skeleton

Forensic anthropologists are given intact skeletal remains that measure 145 cm (4 feet, 9 inches). The impression of the teeth shows 32 fully erupted teeth. Lambdoidal suture marks on the skull are nearly fused. The sagittal, coronal, and squamosal sutures are not yet ossified. The humerus cap is fused to the shaft. The pelvic cavity is shaped like a flattened oval and the subpubic angle of the pelvic bone is 95 degrees. Based on this information, the skeletal remains likely belong to a _____.

Female aged 20 to 32 years old