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Which of the following skeletal anomalies appears as though single bones are made up of multiple segment? (A) Miscellaneous anomalies (B) Accessory bones (C) Nonfusion anomalies (D) Accessory foramen   show pp. 345–351  
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Which of the following skeletal anomalies involves extra bones within other bones? (A) Accessory bones (B) Nonfusion anomalies (C) Accessory foramen (D) Miscellaneous anomalies   show pp. 344–345  
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show (B) Proliferative lesions   pp. 338–339  
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Which of the following pathological conditions involves the unnatural shape of bone? (A) Lytic lesions (B) Proliferative lesions (C) Deformative lesions (D) All of the above   show pp. 338–339  
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An abnormal bony spur would be which of the following pathological conditions? (A) Lytic lesions (B) Proliferative lesions (C) Deformative lesions (D) All of the above   (B) Proliferative lesions   show
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show (A) Lytic lesions   pp. 338–339  
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Which of the following antemortem skeletal conditions involves accessory ossicles, nonfusions, and accessory foramen? (A) Pathological conditions (B) Skeletal anomalies (C) Markers of occupational stress (D) All of the above   show p. 337  
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Which of the following antemortem skeletal conditions involves modification to bone due to atypical body movements during life? (A) Pathological conditions (B) Skeletal anomalies (C) Markers of occupational stress (D) All of the above   show pp. 337–338  
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show (A) Pathological conditions   pp. 338–339  
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show (C) Accessory foramen   pp. 345–351  
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show (D) All of the above   p. 345  
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show (D) All of the above   p. 348  
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Which of the following bones in the human skeleton can exhibit discrete markers associated with occupations? (A) Vertebrae (B) Calvicle (C) Scapula (D) All of the above   (D) All of the above   show
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show (C) Carpentry   p. 358  
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Which of the following occupational stress markers involve exostoses, spinal angulation, facets, and grooves? (A) Lesions of insertion area (B) Osteophytosis (C) Descrete markers (D) Fractures   (C) Descrete markers   show
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Which of the following occupational stress markers involve bony spurs and ridging? (A) Lesions of insertion area (B) Osteophytosis (C) Descrete markers (D) Fractures   (B) Osteophytosis   show
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Which of the following occupational stress markers involve lytic lesions and enlarged areas where muscle attaches to bone? (A) Lesions of insertion area (B) Osteophytosis (C) Descrete markers (D) Fractures   show pp. 354–356  
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Which of the following occupational stress markers could be mistaken for a pathological condition? (A) Osteophytosis (B) Hypertorphy (C) Deformations (D) All of the above   (D) All of the above   show
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Which of the bones have round, or near round, anomalous openings that could be mistaken for projectile trauma? (A) Sternum (B) Humerus (C) Scapula (D) All of the above   show pp. 350, 353, 354  
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The septal aperture, which appears like a projectile wound, occurs in what bone? (A) Humerus (B) Femur (C) Skull (D) Vertebrae   (A) Humerus   show
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Which of the following parts of the human skeleton can exhibit accessory foramen? (A) Face (B) Skull base (C) Appendicular skeleton (D) All of the above   show pp. 351–352  
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Which of the following segments of the human skeleton can exhibit nonfusion anomalies? (A) Axial skeleton (B) Thorax (C) Appendicular skeleton (D) All of the above   (D) All of the above   show
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Which of the following is a reason to study antemortem skeletal conditions? (A) They may be mistaken for perimortem trauma (B) They may be mistaken for postmortem damage (C) They may provide information on the life of the descedent (D) All of the above   show p. 336  
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Accessory bones have lines that radiate from them similar to fracture lines due to blunt force trauma (A) True (B) False   (B) False   show
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Various cranial ossicles might be mistaken for evidence of sharp force trauma if care is not taken during analysis. (A) True (B) False   (B) False   show
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Skeletal anomalies include accessory ossicles, nonfusions, and extra foramen. (A) True (B) False   show pp. 344–345  
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show (B) False   pp. 344–3  
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Proliferative lesions include osteophytes, osteomas, and generalized bone disease. (A) True (B) False   show pp. 341–342  
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Lytic lesions can be mistaken for perimortem trauma or postmortem damage because of the loss of bone in conditions such as anemia, necrosis, and abscesses. (A) True (B) False   (A) True   show
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Lytic lesions have none of the characteristics of perimortem trauma. (A) True (B) False   (B) False   show
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show (B) False   p. 340  
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Of the three basic types of pathologies, lytic lesions are the least likely to be mistaken for trauma. (A) True (B) False   (B) False   show
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Without careful analysis, pathological conditions might be mistaken for trauma. (A) True (B) False   (A) True   show
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Nonfusion anomalies are similar to lytic lesions. (A) True (B) False   show p. 348  
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Nonfusion anomalies often involve the continuance of an immature condition into adulthood. (A) True (B) False   (A) True   show
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show (A) True   p. 350  
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show (B) False   pp. 357–358  
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Osteophytes in the thoracic vertebrae is one of many occupational stress markers. (A) True (B) False   (B) False   show
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Grooves are occupational stress markers that are similar to facets. (A) True (B) False   show p. 356  
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Facets occur where two bone surfaces contact each other near a joint. (A) True (B) False   show p. 356  
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show (A) True   p. 355  
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Osteophytosis only occurs as proliferative pathological lesions that increase in frequency with age. (A) True (B) False   show p. 356  
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Occupational stress markers include conditions similar to lytic lesions. (A) True (B) False   show pp. 354–358  
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A pseudarthrosis involves nonfusion of two segments of a bone. (A) True (B) False   (A) True   show
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A trephination has all of the characteristics of a gunshot wound. (A) True (B) False   (B) False   show
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Accessory foramina are similar to lytic lesions. (A) True (B) False   (A) True   show
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The human body often has deviations from the norm that must be known to forensic anthropologists to avoid errors in skeletal analysis. (A) True (B) False   (A) True   show
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Which of the following phases of water transport causes damage to the body? (A) First, when body sinks to bottom of body of water (B) Second, when body floats to surface (C) Third, when individual bones are moved (D) All of the above   show pp. 378–379  
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Which of the following types of saws cause coarse, straight striations on a cut bone surface? (A) Circular saw with many teeth (B) Straight saw with many teeth (C) Circular saw with few teeth (D) Straight saw with few teeth   (D) Straight saw with few teeth   show
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Which of the following types of saws cause fine, straight striations on a cut bone surface? (A) Circular saw with many teeth (B) Straight saw with many teeth (C) Circular saw with few teeth (D) Straight saw with few teeth   (B) Straight saw with many teeth   show
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Which of the following aspects of saws would be of interest to law enforcement agencies in cases of dismemberments? (A) Number of teeth (B) Blade width (C) Blade shape (D) All of the above   show p. 361  
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Which of the following types of saw marks on bone would not contain information on the width of the instrument used in a dismemberment? (A) Superficial false start scratches (B) False start kerfs (C) Sectioned bone cuts (D) Breakaway spur   (A) Superficial false start scratches   show
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Which of the following types of saw marks on bone contains the least amount of information about the instrument used in a dismemberment? (A) Superficial false start scratches (B) False start kerfs (C) Sectioned bone cuts (D) Breakaway spur   show pp. 362–364  
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Which of the following characteristics of saws is most helpful in determining the blade width of a saw used to dismember a human body? (A) Type of saw (e.g., crosscut, rip) (B) Tooth set (C) Saw shape (e.g., straight, circular) (D) All of the above   show pp. 362–364  
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Which of the following steps for analyzing dismemberments is common to all forensic anthropological analyses? (A) Photograph cut bone ends (B) Removal of 3 inches of bone around cut (C) Incise an identification notch in lab bone cut (D) Removal of soft tissue   (D) Removal of soft tissue   show
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Which of the following forms of postmortem changes are most likely caused by exposure to rain and sunshine? (A) Dismemberments (B) Scavenging (C) Water transport damage (D) Weathering   show pp. 360–361  
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Which of the following forms of postmortem changes are most likely caused by carnivores? (A) Dismemberments (B) Scavenging (C) Water transport damage (D) Weathering   (B) Scavenging   show
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show (D) All of the above   pp. 367–371  
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Which of the following postmortem injuries to bone are likely caused by carnivores chewing on the ends of bones? (A) Punctures (B) Pits (C) Scoring (D) Furrows   show p. 367–371  
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show (D) All of the above   pp. 371–378  
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show (D) All of the above   pp. 375–377  
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show (D) White   p. 375  
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Which of the following results of fire damage is most likely to be mistaken for being due to blunt trauma? (A) Blackening of bone (B) Transverse fractures (C) Bone shrinkage (D) Checkerboard fractures   show p. 373  
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Which of the following results of fire damage is most likely to affect sex and stature calculations? (A) Blackening of bone (B) Checkerboard fractures (C) Bone shrinkage (D) Concentric fractures   (C) Bone shrinkage   show
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Which of the following color changes is associated with a low-temperature fire? (A) Brown (B) Dark grey (C) Blue (D) White   show p. 373  
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show (B) Checkerboard fractures   pp. 371–375  
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show (C) Grooves   p. 371  
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show (B) Removal of anterior portions of the chest   pp. 361, 367–371  
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show (A) Dismemberments   pp. 360–361  
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Which of the following is a reason to study forensic taphonomy? (A) Postmortem damage may appear as perimortem trauma (B) Postmortem damage may be misidentified as a health condition (C) Postmortem damage may provide information surrounding death of descedent (D) All of the above   show p. 360  
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show (B) False   p. 361  
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Dismemberment can be due to both natural (e.g., carnivores) and artificial (e.g., humans) forces. (A) True (B) False   (A) True   show
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Postmortem changes to human remains can be due to natural (e.g., weather) or artificial (e.g., human caused) forces. (A) True (B) False   show p. 360  
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Water transport damage involves bone shrinkage that could negatively influence calculations of stature. (A) True (B) False   (B) False   show
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Burial damage involves bone shrinkage that could negatively influence calculations of stature. (A) True (B) False   show pp. 377–378  
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Weathering can mimic the effects of blunt force trauma as well as obscure its presence. (A) True (B) False   show . 377  
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show (A) True   pp. 375–376  
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Bone shrinkage due to fire can be extensive and could negatively influence calculations of stature. (A) True (B) False   (A) True   show
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The human skull can explode during burning due to the buildup of steam pressure inside the cranial vault. (A) True (B) False   show pp. 373–374  
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show (A) True   p. 362  
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A false start kerf is caused when a saw blade is drawn across a bone without much pressure. (A) True (B) False   show p. 363  
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Bone that has been burned for a long time in a hot fire (e.g., over 800°) will be black in color. (A) True (B) False   show p. 375  
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Although burning can remove a lot of information about the sex, age, race, and other characteristics of a victim, positive identification is still possible. (A) True (B) False   (A) True   show
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There are differences in the pattern of skeletal removal between the carnivore scavenging and human-caused dismemberment. (A) True (B) False   show p. 371  
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show (B) False   pp. 370–371  
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Carnivores can cause punctures, pits, and scoring on human bone. (A) True (B) False   show pp. 367–369  
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Hand saws generally leave cuts in bone with smooth, almost polished walls. (A) True (B) False   show pp. 366–367  
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show (A) True   p. 363  
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The width of a kerf is the same as the width of the saw blade that caused it. (A) True (B) False   show p. 362  
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show (A) True   pp. 363–364  
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show (A) True   p. 373  
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show (D) All of the above   p. 358  
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