ANT 211
Fundamentals of Forensic Anthropology

Sample Test Questions for Test 4

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1. The simplest, most inclusive definition of a bone fracture is:

   1. When both a bone and surrounding vessels break

   2. When a bone is broken in half

   3. When a force causes a discontinuity in bone, either slight or severe

   4. A hairline split in bone

   5. An unnatural distortion of bone

    

2. The first histologic changes in the healing process of bone occur when?
   
   

   1. Within a few minutes after injury

   2. Within a few days after the injury

   3. Not until after the first week or two

   4. After the hard callus forms

   5. During remodeling

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3. According to Burns, bone healing may be delayed by which of the following factors?

   1. Severe damage, advanced age, poor nutrition

   2. Inadequate immobilization, if a person is female, a vegetarian diet 

   3. Severe damage, inadequate immobilization, if a person is male

   4. Inadequate immobilization, young age, poor nutrition

   5. Advanced age, a vegetarian diet, disease and infection

    

4. If fresh parry fractures to the forearm bones are found on a skeleton at a death scene, what might be determined about the force impacting the bones and the timing of the injury?

   1. The bones were broken as a result of shearing forces, postmortem

   2. The bones were broken as a result of compression forces, antemortem

   3. The bones were broken as a result of torsion forces, perimortem

   4. The bones were broken as a result of bending forces, perimortem

   5. The bones were broken as a result of bending forces, postmortem

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5. What can be interpreted from bones that appear white, gray, and blue?

   1. They belonged to someone experiencing perimortem disease.

   2. They belonged to someone who was buried in a shallow grave for a short time.

   3. They belonged to someone who whose bones were exposed to sunlight, erosion, or general weathering.

   4. They belonged to someone whose body was burned perimortem. 

   5. They belonged to someone who died many years ago--most likely a historic figure.

6. Why was it important to understand the historic background of the Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro in order to examine his bones and confirm his identity?

   1. The historic information relayed his manner of death, and trauma analysis from the bones was critical in confirming his identity.

   2. The historic information made it clear that Pizarro was of European ancestry, and ancestry information was critical in distinguishing Pizarro's bones from those of a Hispanic (European and Native American) male.

   3. The historic information provided Pizarro's age at death (early 60's), where age was critical in distinguishing two sets of bones where one set could've been Pizarro and the other was a man in a church who was to be made a saint.

   4. The historic information explained how Pizarro's body was moved numerous times after his death, and the final resting place of his remains was critical in confirming his identity.

   5. The historic information pinpointed when Pizarro was assassinated, and the age of the bones (how long they'd been dead) was consistent with this time period; thus, Pizarro's identity was confirmed.

    

7. Which of the following best describes a major difference between a forensic anthropologist working on a typical homicide versus a forensic anthropologist working on a case involving human rights violations?

   1. A homicide case usually involves establishing identity, time of death, or trauma for one or two individuals; a human rights case usually involves establishing these data for large numbers of individuals.

   2. A homicide case usually involves working with a forensic pathologist; a human rights case does not involve forensic pathologists.

   3. Homicide cases and human rights cases both involve the work of teams of forensic science experts.

   4. A homicide case usually involves the forensic anthropologist's assessment of gunshot trauma (one of the more common types of homicide trauma)whereas a human rights case usually involves a forensic anthropologist's assessment of sharp force injuries (of the more common types of trauma in these cases).

   5. A homicide case usually involves a greater amount of time from the forensic anthropologist in terms of osteological analysis; a human rights case usually involves bones being examined rather quickly since US forensic anthropologists can only be abroad (where human rights violations typically occur) for limited amounts of time for safety reasons.

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