Exam 9: Estimation of Age at Death

A subadult femur is discovered that is 260 mm long. Since a six year old child from this area has been missing since last year, this femur could belong to that child.

(True/False)

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Question 21

Which of the following sutures are the most accurate for estimating age at death?

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Question 22

A pubic face from a male is found with a granular appearance, a ventral complete rampart, a dorsal plateau, an undefined upper extremity, and a defined lower extremity. These traits indicate the person was probably in his 20s when he died.

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Question 23

Which of the following methods for estimating the age at death of subadults is least accurate?

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Question 24

If you find a mandible with fully erupted permanent teeth (including third molars), what is the minimum age at death?

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Question 25

Which of the following sutures close and obliterate with age?

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Question 26

A subadult cranium is found with a mandible. All fontanelles are closed on the cranium but the right and left halves of the mandible are still separate. It is likely that these come from the same individual.

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Question 27

An auricular surface is found with striations, coarse granularity, little apical activity, slight retroauricular activity and no porosity. The age of the individual at death was probably:

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Question 28

A subadult skeleton is found with a full set of deciduous teeth and no permanent teeth erupted. In addition, none of the epiphyses of the long bones and none of the bones of the os coxae are fused. What age was this child when he/she died?

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Question 29

A symphyseal surface that is surrounded by a rim indicates a young person.

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Question 30

Which of the following sutures are the most useful for estimating age at death of persons over 50?

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Question 31

Which of the following characteristics of the sterna rib ends are first to show changes related to age?

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Question 32

There are several changes to histological structures that can be used to estimate age at death in the skeleton and dentition.

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Question 33

The deciduous teeth of a subadult mandible are examined and shown to be completely formed, including the apex of the roots. The person represented by this jaw was at least 4 years old when he/she died.

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Question 34

Changes through time to the pubic faces, auricular surface of the os coxae, and sterna rib ends all make the bone "look" older.

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Question 35

A symphyseal surface is found with ridges and furrows, no beveling, and no definition of the extremities. The age of the individual at death was probably:

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Question 36

Which of the following characteristics of the sterna rib ends are indicative of old age?

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Question 37

A symphyseal surface that is eroded with erratic ossification indicates an old person.

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Question 38

The accuracy of estimations of the age at death from the lengths of subadult long bones decreases with older children.

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Question 39

Which of the following sutures are the most useful for estimating age at death of a 40-year-old person?

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A subadult femur is discovered that is 260 mm long. Since a six year old child from this area has been missing since last year, this femur could belong to that child.

Which of the following sutures are the most accurate for estimating age at death?

A pubic face from a male is found with a granular appearance, a ventral complete rampart, a dorsal plateau, an undefined upper extremity, and a defined lower extremity. These traits indicate the person was probably in his 20s when he died.

Which of the following methods for estimating the age at death of subadults is least accurate?

If you find a mandible with fully erupted permanent teeth (including third molars), what is the minimum age at death?

Which of the following sutures close and obliterate with age?

A subadult cranium is found with a mandible. All fontanelles are closed on the cranium but the right and left halves of the mandible are still separate. It is likely that these come from the same individual.

An auricular surface is found with striations, coarse granularity, little apical activity, slight retroauricular activity and no porosity. The age of the individual at death was probably:

A subadult skeleton is found with a full set of deciduous teeth and no permanent teeth erupted. In addition, none of the epiphyses of the long bones and none of the bones of the os coxae are fused. What age was this child when he/she died?

A symphyseal surface that is surrounded by a rim indicates a young person.

Which of the following sutures are the most useful for estimating age at death of persons over 50?

Which of the following characteristics of the sterna rib ends are first to show changes related to age?

There are several changes to histological structures that can be used to estimate age at death in the skeleton and dentition.

The deciduous teeth of a subadult mandible are examined and shown to be completely formed, including the apex of the roots. The person represented by this jaw was at least 4 years old when he/she died.

Changes through time to the pubic faces, auricular surface of the os coxae, and sterna rib ends all make the bone "look" older.

A symphyseal surface is found with ridges and furrows, no beveling, and no definition of the extremities. The age of the individual at death was probably:

Which of the following characteristics of the sterna rib ends are indicative of old age?

A symphyseal surface that is eroded with erratic ossification indicates an old person.

The accuracy of estimations of the age at death from the lengths of subadult long bones decreases with older children.

Which of the following sutures are the most useful for estimating age at death of a 40-year-old person?

Introduction

Basics of Human Osteology and Odontology

Establishing Medicolegal Significance

Recovery Scene Methods

Estimating Postmortem Interval

Initial Treatment and Examination

Attribution of Ancestry

Attribution of Sex

Calculation of Stature

Death, Trauma, and the Skeleton

Projectile Trauma

Blunt Trauma

Sharp and Miscellaneous Trauma

Antemortem Skeletal Conditions

Postmortem Changes to Bone

Additional Aspects of Individualization

Obtaining an Identification

Conclusion

Filters