Chapter 14: Forensic Anthropology

Antemortem

Occurring during life

Biological profile

Estimation of the deceased’s sex, age, satire, and ancestry, along with diseases and injuries, as derived from analysis of skeletal remains

Cartilage

Connective tissue between bones that reduces friction

Diaphysis

Shaft of a bone

DNA phenotyping

Predicts an image of a person based on DNA single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs)

Epiphysis

Unattached end of a bone that eventually becomes fused with the bone shaft

Facial reconstruction

Process of reconstructing the facial features of a person using tissue depth methods or digital imaging

Forensic anthropologist

Expert who analyzes skeletal evidence to assist in identifying and providing information about a victim in investigations

Forensic anthropology

Use of skeletal anatomy to identify remains fr legal purposoes

Growth (epiphyseal) plate

Area of cartilage between the shaft and cap of an immature bone responsible for the lengthening of the bone

Joints

Locations where bones meet

Ligaments

Connective tissue that joins a bone to two or more other bones