ANT 326 & 326L:  Human Osteology 
                                                                 with Dr. Albert

1

Know the different types of immature bone, how it differs from mature bone. Review the terminology (types of bone cells, components of bone such as osteon, Haversian system, etc.).

Study your notes and readings (White, Chapters 1 and 2--be familiar with definitions and concepts/terms that overlap with lecture/lab), as well as Labs 1 through 4.

The quiz is largely fill-ins and short answer. 

2

Know how to determine side (right and left) for all bones except bones of the hands and feet.

Know the features outlined in class. Be able to label features of bone. For hands and feet, be able to identify the bones (you do not need to know features or side identification for these bones).

Study your notes and readings (White, Chapters 3, 9,12, 8, 10 ; Bass, Chapters 1, 3 select pages--see schedule), as well as Labs 5-8.

3

Know how to distinguish cervical, thoracic, and lumbar vertebrae. Know the difference between the 1st rib from the middle ribs and the 12th rib. Know how to "side" ribs. Be able to label features of bones.

Review bones and features of the skull and be able to label sutures, landmarks, and the different bones of the skull (i.e. only those listed in class).

Study the dentition, be able to label parts of a tooth. Be able to distinguish between the types of teeth: incisor, canine, premolar, molar.

Readings: White, Chapters 6, 11, 7, 4, 5; Bass, Chapters 3, 2, 4. For specifics on pages, see schedule.  Also, review Labs 9-14.

4

Be familiar with the various gross observation methods and metric methods for sex determination. Be able to describe how features of the skeleton differ morphologically and metrically between females and males.

Know the difference between chronological and developmental age. Review the various ways age is estimated, ranging from fetus/infant, child, teenager, young adult, adult, and elderly adult--from the skeleton as well as from the dentition (also the other methods--radiographs, histologic, etc.).

Study your notes and readings (see White, Chapter 17; Bass, Chapters 2-3, where applicable; see schedule). Review Labs 15-20.

5

Review the morphological and metric methods of ancestry estimation. Be able to compare "mean" or "average" features between populations.  In other words, be familiar with a few features likely to be the "norm" (highest frequency) for each of the three major ancestral populations. What is an epigenetic or nonmetric trait--and what are some examples? 

What bones and methods best aid in determining stature? Define some of the different methods--Fully's Anatomical method, how stature would be estimated using regression formulae (using a long bone measure in a formula to compute the range), etc.  You will be given a hypothetical bone measure and a formula, and you will be asked to compute the stature mean and range--you can do this by hand (really), but if you want to bring a calculator, that's fine.  

What are some of the ways disease manifests on bone?  Review vocabulary:  various types of osteological conditions indicative of disease and trauma (e.g., osteomyelitis, periostitis, compound fracture, comminuted fracture, etc; there is a matching section--terms and definitions worth 15 points).  What are some examples of cultural modification on bone that could be confused with trauma/disease?  Be able to describe the texture, appearance or condition of bone characterized by various diseases like syphyilis, scurvy or rickets.  What are auditory exostoses--who had them and why (hint:  it's mentioned in White but not elaborated upon; look online for this pathology).

Review the kinds of anthropological information that could be gleaned from osteological studies pertinent to specialized areas like biocultural anthropology, bioarchaeology, paleodemography, etc. (see White).

Study your notes and readings (see White, Chapters 17, 18, 20, 22, 23; and Bass, Chapters 3, 2 where applicable; see schedule). Review Labs 21-23