Question 1

Which one of the following would suggest to you that a pelvis you found in a shallow grave could have belonged to a male?

Accepted Answer

A)  Presence of a preauricular sulcus 
B)  Wide sciatic notch 
C)  Ventral arc 
D)  Long, narrow sacrum 
A)  Presence of a preauricular sulcus 
B)  Wide sciatic notch 
C)  Ventral arc 
D)  Long, narrow sacrum D

Question 2

If the sciatic notch of an os coxae has barely enough room to place your thumb, the individual was probably male.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

The Giles and Elliot formulas calculated different discriminant functions for attributing sex for various ancestral groups.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

Which one of the following would strongly suggest to you that a pelvis you found could have belonged to a female?

Accepted Answer

A)  Presence of a preauricular sulcus 
B)  Ischium-pubic index of 90% 
C)  U-shaped subpubic angle 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Presence of a preauricular sulcus 
B)  Ischium-pubic index of 90% 
C)  U-shaped subpubic angle 
D)  All of the above

Question 5

It is possible in the future that subadults will be able to be sexed as accurately as adults.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

A heart-shaped pelvic inlet is indicative of a male.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following has been tried to be used to attribute sex to subadults?

Accepted Answer

A)  Difference between dental and skeletal age 
B)  Measurements of deciduous teeth 
C)  Eigenshape analysis of the ilia 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Difference between dental and skeletal age 
B)  Measurements of deciduous teeth 
C)  Eigenshape analysis of the ilia 
D)  All of the above

Question 8

Which of the following is consistent with the skeleton of a male?

Accepted Answer

A)  Head of the humerus below 40 mm 
B)  Head of the femur of 50 mm 
C)  Head of the radius of 13 mm 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Head of the humerus below 40 mm 
B)  Head of the femur of 50 mm 
C)  Head of the radius of 13 mm 
D)  All of the above

Question 9

The ischium-pubic index is just one of several metric methods for attributing sex to the pelvis.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which one of the following is not one of Phenice's characteristics useful for attributing sex to the pelvis?

Accepted Answer

A)  Preauricular sulcus 
B)  Ventral arc 
C)  Subpubic concavity 
D)  Medial aspect of the ischiopubic ramus 
A)  Preauricular sulcus 
B)  Ventral arc 
C)  Subpubic concavity 
D)  Medial aspect of the ischiopubic ramus

Question 11

Which of the following ancestral groups cannot be attributed sex by discriminant functions?

Accepted Answer

A)  Whites 
B)  Blacks 
C)  Hispanics 
D)  Asians 
A)  Whites 
B)  Blacks 
C)  Hispanics 
D)  Asians

Question 12

If a femur is found with an epicondylar (knee) breadth of 55, a maximum head diameter of 30, there is a good probability that it is male.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The elevation of the auricular surface and width of the sciatic notch have limited value in attributing sex to subadult pelvises.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

A skull is found with large mastoid processes and browridges as well as a broad chin and rounded supraorbital margin. Based on this information, the skull is most likely female.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which one of the following osteological elements are useful in attributing sex?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pelvis 
B)  Skull 
C)  Postcranial bones 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Pelvis 
B)  Skull 
C)  Postcranial bones 
D)  All of the above

Question 16

Which of the following measurements in sex discriminant functions is most difficult to perform?

Accepted Answer

A)  Maximum length of the skull 
B)  Maximum breadth of the skull 
C)  Length of the mastoid process 
D)  Maximum width of the palate 
A)  Maximum length of the skull 
B)  Maximum breadth of the skull 
C)  Length of the mastoid process 
D)  Maximum width of the palate

Question 17

The characteristics of the skull that can be used to attribute sex vary to a considerable degree.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Postcranial bones cannot be used to attribute sex.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which of the following is not consistent with the crania of a male?

Accepted Answer

A)  Prominent browridges 
B)  Large mastoid processes 
C)  Sharp supraorbital margin 
D)  Square mental eminence (chin) 
A)  Prominent browridges 
B)  Large mastoid processes 
C)  Sharp supraorbital margin 
D)  Square mental eminence (chin)

Question 20

The head of the radius of males is generally larger than those of females.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Which one of the following would suggest to you that a pelvis you found in a shallow grave could have belonged to a male?

If the sciatic notch of an os coxae has barely enough room to place your thumb, the individual was probably male.

The Giles and Elliot formulas calculated different discriminant functions for attributing sex for various ancestral groups.

Which one of the following would strongly suggest to you that a pelvis you found could have belonged to a female?

It is possible in the future that subadults will be able to be sexed as accurately as adults.

A heart-shaped pelvic inlet is indicative of a male.

Which of the following has been tried to be used to attribute sex to subadults?

Which of the following is consistent with the skeleton of a male?

The ischium-pubic index is just one of several metric methods for attributing sex to the pelvis.

Which one of the following is not one of Phenice's characteristics useful for attributing sex to the pelvis?

Which of the following ancestral groups cannot be attributed sex by discriminant functions?

If a femur is found with an epicondylar (knee) breadth of 55, a maximum head diameter of 30, there is a good probability that it is male.

The elevation of the auricular surface and width of the sciatic notch have limited value in attributing sex to subadult pelvises.

A skull is found with large mastoid processes and browridges as well as a broad chin and rounded supraorbital margin. Based on this information, the skull is most likely female.

Which one of the following osteological elements are useful in attributing sex?

Which of the following measurements in sex discriminant functions is most difficult to perform?

The characteristics of the skull that can be used to attribute sex vary to a considerable degree.

Postcranial bones cannot be used to attribute sex.

Which of the following is not consistent with the crania of a male?

The head of the radius of males is generally larger than those of females.

Introduction

Basics of Human Osteology and Odontology

Establishing Medicolegal Significance

Recovery Scene Methods

Estimating Postmortem Interval

Initial Treatment and Examination

Attribution of Ancestry

Estimation of Age at Death

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

Exam 8: Attribution of Sex

Which one of the following would suggest to you that a pelvis you found in a shallow grave could have belonged to a male?

If the sciatic notch of an os coxae has barely enough room to place your thumb, the individual was probably male.

The Giles and Elliot formulas calculated different discriminant functions for attributing sex for various ancestral groups.

Which one of the following would strongly suggest to you that a pelvis you found could have belonged to a female?

It is possible in the future that subadults will be able to be sexed as accurately as adults.

A heart-shaped pelvic inlet is indicative of a male.

Which of the following has been tried to be used to attribute sex to subadults?

Which of the following is consistent with the skeleton of a male?

The ischium-pubic index is just one of several metric methods for attributing sex to the pelvis.

Which one of the following is not one of Phenice's characteristics useful for attributing sex to the pelvis?

Which of the following ancestral groups cannot be attributed sex by discriminant functions?

If a femur is found with an epicondylar (knee) breadth of 55, a maximum head diameter of 30, there is a good probability that it is male.

The elevation of the auricular surface and width of the sciatic notch have limited value in attributing sex to subadult pelvises.

A skull is found with large mastoid processes and browridges as well as a broad chin and rounded supraorbital margin. Based on this information, the skull is most likely female.

Which one of the following osteological elements are useful in attributing sex?

Which of the following measurements in sex discriminant functions is most difficult to perform?

The characteristics of the skull that can be used to attribute sex vary to a considerable degree.

Postcranial bones cannot be used to attribute sex.

Which of the following is not consistent with the crania of a male?

The head of the radius of males is generally larger than those of females.

Introduction

Basics of Human Osteology and Odontology

Establishing Medicolegal Significance

Recovery Scene Methods

Estimating Postmortem Interval

Initial Treatment and Examination

Attribution of Ancestry

Estimation of Age at Death

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