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Chapter 6

QuestionAnswerFeedback Byers 2017 pg numbers
To which joint surface does the atlas articulate? (A) Temporal mandibular joint (B) Knee (C) Occipital condyles (D) Elbow (C) Occipital condyles p. 142
Which of the following rules would not help you in determining minimum number of individuals in a set of bones brought to you for identification? (A) Number of unique bones (e.g., number of right femurs, left femurs, right ulnae, left ulnae) (B) Count of number of bones present (C) Consistancy of robusticity (D) Color of bones (B) Count of number of bones present pp. 139–140
Which of the following tasks involves separating the bones of multiple individuals from each other? (A) Reconstruction (B) Sorting (C) Reassembly (D) All of the above (B) Sorting pp. 139–140
During which of the following phases in the preparation of remains are the bones soaked in a solution of Alvar or similar preservative? (A) Initial examination (B) Bulk soft tissue removal (C) Residual soft tissue removal (D) Stabilization of remains (D) Stabilization of remains p. 137
During which of the following phases in the preparation of skeletal remains is an antiformalin solution most likely to be used? (A) Initial examination (B) Bulk soft tissue removal (C) Disarticulation (D) Residual soft tissue removal (D) Residual soft tissue removal pp. 135–136
During which of the following phases in the preparation of remains are the individual bones separated from each other? (A) Initial examination (B) Bulk soft tissue removal (C) Disarticulation (D) Residual soft tissue removal (C) Disarticulation p. 134
During which of the following phases in the preparation of remains is it most likely that bones could be damaged in a manner similar to trauma? (A) Initial examination (B) Bulk soft tissue removal (C) Residual soft tissue removal (D) Stabilization of remains (B) Bulk soft tissue removal pp. 133–134
During which of the following phases in the preparation of remains is information about soft tissue trauma most likely to be uncovered? (A) Initial examination (B) Bulk soft tissue removal (C) Residual soft tissue removal (D) Stabilization of remains (A) Initial examination p. 133
Which of the following is not a methodological or safety issue for forensic anthropologists? (A) Laboratory security (B) Apprehension of criminals (C) Avoidance of comingling (D) Safety from biological and chemical hazards (B) Apprehension of criminals pp. 130–132
At which joint does the femur and os coxae articulate? (A) Hip (B) Elbow (C) Knee (D) Ankle (A) Hip p. 144
Which of the following bones appear to join with each other the best? (A) Atlas to the skull (B) Humerus to the scapula (C) Femur to the os coxa (D) Femur to the tibia (C) Femur to the os coxa pp. 142–146
At which joint does the tibia and talus articulate? (A) Temporal mandibular joint (B) Elbow (C) Knee (D) Ankle (D) Ankle p. 146
Your university holds a bone identification clinic for anyone in the community who has found bones and is wondering what they are. A couple brings in the following elements: Metapodials from a large animal (perhaps a cow); Right adult human tibia; Left adult human humerus; 2 left and 1 right adult human ossa coxae; Complete mandible of what looks like a dog; Right distal epiphysis to a human femur. What is the MNI for humans? two p. 141
Your university holds a bone identification clinic for anyone in the community who has found bones and is wondering what they are. You are staffing the clinic this month, and a couple who live nearby bring in the following elements: Metapodials from a large animal (perhaps a cow); Right adult human tibia; Left adult human humerus; 2 left and 1 right adult human ossa coxae; Complete mandible of what looks like a dog; Right distal epiphysis to a human femur. What is the MNI for humans? two p. 141, various other page
Which weathering stage is most likely to be observed on bones that have been exposed on the surface for 10 or more years? (A) Stage 0 (B) Stage 2 (C) Stage 4 (D) All of the above (C) Stage 4 p. 148
Which of the following is a component of a forensic anthropology laboratory? (A) 3 foot by 7 foot table (B) Drying rack (C) Fume hood (D) All of the above (D) All of the above pp. 130–132
A more accurate method for calculating Minimum Number of Individuals (MNI) involves the use of a Geographic Information System (GIS). (A) True (B) False (A) True p. 148
Residual soft tissue removal is performed with tissue scissors. (A) True (B) False (B) False pp. 135–136
Disarticulation involves separating the bones of the skull from each other. (A) True (B) False (B) Falase p. 135
Dermestid beetles can be used to remove the bulk of soft tissue. (A) True (B) False (A) True p. 134
Some soft tissue should be saved for further analysis such as finger tips (if present) for finger print analysis and other tissues for DNA. (A) True (B) False (A) True p. 134
Important information can be lost if the remains are not examined for trauma and postmortem damage before soft tissue is removed. (A) True (B) False (A) True p. 133
Something that is warned about in the book chapters is the potential loss of information due to improper handling of human remains. (A) True (B) False (A) True p. 132 and other
Preparation of remains involves bulk soft tissue removal, disarticulation and residual soft tissue removal. (A) True (B) False (A) True pp. 132–133
The removal of any remaining soft tissue is a necessary step in the preparation of human remains for further analysis. (A) True (B) False (A) True p. 132
Some of the tools needed in a forensic anthropology laboratory are shovels, screens, and digging sticks. (A) True (B) False (B) False pp. 130–132
An antiformalin solution takes several days to dissolve residual soft tissue. (A) True (B) False (B) False pp. 135–136
Stabilizing remains helps strengthen them for further analysis. (A) True (B) False (A) True p. 137
Since forensic anthropological analysis can be done on fragmented bones, it is unnecessary to reconstruct broken bones when all of the pieces are present. (A) True (B) False (B) False pp. 137–138
Any method of inventorying that ensures that all bones present are documented is acceptable. (A) True (B) False (A) True pp. 146–147
Re-articulation of the knee shows a good fit between the distal femur and proximal tibia. (A) True (B) False (B) False p. 144
It would be difficult to fit the humerus of one person to the scapula of another. (A) True (B) False (B) False p. 144
A left femur is found associated with a left os oxae. When it is found that the head of the femur is too large to fit into the hip socket of the other bone, you can assume that there is more than one individual represented here. (A) True (B) False (A) True pp. 144–145
When the pelvis is properly reassembled, the right and left pubic bones do not touch. (A) True (B) False (A) True pp. 142–144
The atlas fits well to the occipital condyles of the skull. (A) True (B) False (B) False p. 142
Analyzing remains for duplication involves examining bones to ensure they are approximately of the same size and busticity. (A) True (B) False (B) False p. 141
A right femur is found associated with a left os oxae. When it is found that the head of the femur fits into the hip socket of the other bone, you can assume that these bones belong to the same individual. (A) True (B) False (B) False p. 140
Potential matches between bones are more easily eliminated than proven. (A) True (B) False (A) True p. 140
Sorting commingled remains can be difficult to impossible. (A) True (B) False (A) True pp. 138–140
A forensic anthropology laboratory is the ideal place in which to perform the analysis of human remains. (A) True (B) False (A) True p. 130
At which joint does the humerus and ulna articulate? (A) Temporal mandibular joint (B) Elbow (C) Knee (D) Ankle (B) Elbow p. 144
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