Question 1

Which of the following is consistent with the crania of a female?

Accepted Answer

A)  Small browridges 
B)  Small mastoid processes 
C)  Small mental eminence (chin) 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Small browridges 
B)  Small mastoid processes 
C)  Small mental eminence (chin) 
D)  All of the above

Question 2

Which of the following measurements is not a straight distance between two points that is used in sex discriminant functions?

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 3

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Presence of a preauricular sulcus 
B)  Narrow sciatic notch 
C)  V-shaped subpubic angle 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Presence of a preauricular sulcus 
B)  Narrow sciatic notch 
C)  V-shaped subpubic angle 
D)  All of the above

Question 4

Which of the following is consistent with the skeleton of a subadult female?

Accepted Answer

A)  Elevated auricular surface 
B)  Shallow greater sciatic notch 
C)  Both A and B 
D)  Neither A or B 
A)  Elevated auricular surface 
B)  Shallow greater sciatic notch 
C)  Both A and B 
D)  Neither A or B

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Elevated auricular surface 
B)  Shallow greater sciatic notch 
C)  Both A and B 
D)  Neither A or B 
A)  Elevated auricular surface 
B)  Shallow greater sciatic notch 
C)  Both A and B 
D)  Neither A or B

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Prominent browridges 
B)  Small mastoid processes 
C)  Square mental eminence (chin) 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Prominent browridges 
B)  Small mastoid processes 
C)  Square mental eminence (chin) 
D)  All of the above

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Preauricular sulcus 
B)  Sciatic notch 
C)  Sub-pubic angle 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Preauricular sulcus 
B)  Sciatic notch 
C)  Sub-pubic angle 
D)  All of the above

Question 8

Anthropologists can sex subadults with as much confidence as adults.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The accuracy of the Giles and Elliot formulas for attributing sex are over 90%.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The traits identified by T. W. Phenice for sexing the pelvis are not part of the classic traits of this structure.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Which of the following is consistent with the crania of a female?

Which of the following measurements is not a straight distance between two points that is used in sex discriminant functions?

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

Which of the following is consistent with the skeleton of a subadult female?

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

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

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

Anthropologists can sex subadults with as much confidence as adults.

The accuracy of the Giles and Elliot formulas for attributing sex are over 90%.

The traits identified by T. W. Phenice for sexing the pelvis are not part of the classic traits of this structure.

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 of the following is consistent with the crania of a female?

Which of the following measurements is not a straight distance between two points that is used in sex discriminant functions?

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

Which of the following is consistent with the skeleton of a subadult female?

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

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

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

Anthropologists can sex subadults with as much confidence as adults.

The accuracy of the Giles and Elliot formulas for attributing sex are over 90%.

The traits identified by T. W. Phenice for sexing the pelvis are not part of the classic traits of this structure.

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