Question 1

The checkerboard cracking due to fire is fairly distinct, and unlikely to be confused with cracks formed from other forces.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Bone that has been burned for a long time in a hot fire (e.g., over 800°) will be black in color.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Which of the following forms of postmortem changes are most likely caused by carnivores?

Accepted Answer

A)  Dismemberments 
B)  Scavenging 
C)  Water transport damage 
D)  Weathering 
A)  Dismemberments 
B)  Scavenging 
C)  Water transport damage 
D)  Weathering

Question 4

Water transport damage involves bone shrinkage that could negatively influence calculations of stature.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of the following types of saws cause fine, straight striations on a cut bone surface?

Accepted Answer

A)  Circular saw with many teeth 
B)  Straight saw with many teeth 
C)  Circular saw with few teeth 
D)  Straight saw with few teeth 
A)  Circular saw with many teeth 
B)  Straight saw with many teeth 
C)  Circular saw with few teeth 
D)  Straight saw with few teeth

Question 6

Weathering can mimic the effects of blunt force trauma as well as obscure its presence.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following is a reason to study forensic taphonomy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Postmortem damage may appear as perimortem trauma 
B)  Postmortem damage may be misidentified as a health condition 
C)  Postmortem damage may provide information surrounding death of descedent 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Postmortem damage may appear as perimortem trauma 
B)  Postmortem damage may be misidentified as a health condition 
C)  Postmortem damage may provide information surrounding death of descedent 
D)  All of the above

Question 8

Which of the following information can be used to estimate living body weight from a decedent?

Accepted Answer

A)  Weight of decedent's bones 
B)  Size of dress associated with decedent 
C)  Demographic characteristics 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Weight of decedent's bones 
B)  Size of dress associated with decedent 
C)  Demographic characteristics 
D)  All of the above

Question 9

Which of the following occurs in bone that has been exposed for a considerable length time to weathering?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cracking 
B)  Flaking 
C)  Shrinkage 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Cracking 
B)  Flaking 
C)  Shrinkage 
D)  All of the above

Question 10

There are a number of different saws that can be used to dismember a human body.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which of the following results of fire damage is most likely to affect sex and stature calculations?

Accepted Answer

A)  Blackening of bone 
B)  Checkerboard fractures 
C)  Bone shrinkage 
D)  Concentric fractures 
A)  Blackening of bone 
B)  Checkerboard fractures 
C)  Bone shrinkage 
D)  Concentric fractures

Question 12

Bone shrinkage due to fire can be extensive and could negatively influence calculations of stature.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which of the following results of fire damage is most likely to be mistaken for being due to blunt trauma?

Accepted Answer

A)  Blackening of bone 
B)  Transverse fractures 
C)  Bone shrinkage 
D)  Checkerboard fractures 
A)  Blackening of bone 
B)  Transverse fractures 
C)  Bone shrinkage 
D)  Checkerboard fractures

Question 14

Which of the following types of saw marks on bone contains the least amount of information about the instrument used in a dismemberment?

Accepted Answer

A)  Superficial false start scratches 
B)  False start kerfs 
C)  Sectioned bone cuts 
D)  Breakaway spur 
A)  Superficial false start scratches 
B)  False start kerfs 
C)  Sectioned bone cuts 
D)  Breakaway spur

Question 15

Burial damage involves bone shrinkage that could negatively influence calculations of stature.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The length breakaway spur may provide a clue as to the width of the saw blade used to cut bone.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Which of the following postmortem injuries to bone caused carnivores is not seen in human dismemberments?

Accepted Answer

A)  Removal of the upper limbs 
B)  Removal of anterior portions of the chest 
C)  Removal of the lower limbs 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Removal of the upper limbs 
B)  Removal of anterior portions of the chest 
C)  Removal of the lower limbs 
D)  All of the above

Question 18

Which of the following types of saw marks on bone would not contain information on the width of the instrument used in a dismemberment?

Accepted Answer

A)  Superficial false start scratches 
B)  False start kerfs 
C)  Sectioned bone cuts 
D)  Breakaway spur 
A)  Superficial false start scratches 
B)  False start kerfs 
C)  Sectioned bone cuts 
D)  Breakaway spur

Question 19

Which of the following forms of postmortem changes are most likely caused by humans?

Accepted Answer

A)  Dismemberments 
B)  Scavenging 
C)  Water transport damage 
D)  Weathering 
A)  Dismemberments 
B)  Scavenging 
C)  Water transport damage 
D)  Weathering

Question 20

Which of the following color changes is associated with a low-temperature fire?

Accepted Answer

A)  Brown 
B)  Dark grey 
C)  Blue 
D)  White 
A)  Brown 
B)  Dark grey 
C)  Blue 
D)  White

The checkerboard cracking due to fire is fairly distinct, and unlikely to be confused with cracks formed from other forces.

Bone that has been burned for a long time in a hot fire (e.g., over 800°) will be black in color.

Which of the following forms of postmortem changes are most likely caused by carnivores?

Water transport damage involves bone shrinkage that could negatively influence calculations of stature.

Which of the following types of saws cause fine, straight striations on a cut bone surface?

Weathering can mimic the effects of blunt force trauma as well as obscure its presence.

Which of the following is a reason to study forensic taphonomy?

Which of the following information can be used to estimate living body weight from a decedent?

Which of the following occurs in bone that has been exposed for a considerable length time to weathering?

There are a number of different saws that can be used to dismember a human body.

Which of the following results of fire damage is most likely to affect sex and stature calculations?

Bone shrinkage due to fire can be extensive and could negatively influence calculations of stature.

Which of the following results of fire damage is most likely to be mistaken for being due to blunt trauma?

Which of the following types of saw marks on bone contains the least amount of information about the instrument used in a dismemberment?

Burial damage involves bone shrinkage that could negatively influence calculations of stature.

The length breakaway spur may provide a clue as to the width of the saw blade used to cut bone.

Which of the following postmortem injuries to bone caused carnivores is not seen in human dismemberments?

Which of the following types of saw marks on bone would not contain information on the width of the instrument used in a dismemberment?

Which of the following forms of postmortem changes are most likely caused by humans?

Which of the following color changes is associated with a low-temperature fire?

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

Estimation of Age at Death

Calculation of Stature

Death, Trauma, and the Skeleton

Projectile Trauma

Blunt Trauma

Sharp and Miscellaneous Trauma

Antemortem Skeletal Conditions

Additional Aspects of Individualization

Obtaining an Identification

Conclusion

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Exam 16: Postmortem Changes to Bone

The checkerboard cracking due to fire is fairly distinct, and unlikely to be confused with cracks formed from other forces.

Bone that has been burned for a long time in a hot fire (e.g., over 800°) will be black in color.

Which of the following forms of postmortem changes are most likely caused by carnivores?

Water transport damage involves bone shrinkage that could negatively influence calculations of stature.

Which of the following types of saws cause fine, straight striations on a cut bone surface?

Weathering can mimic the effects of blunt force trauma as well as obscure its presence.

Which of the following is a reason to study forensic taphonomy?

Which of the following information can be used to estimate living body weight from a decedent?

Which of the following occurs in bone that has been exposed for a considerable length time to weathering?

There are a number of different saws that can be used to dismember a human body.

Which of the following results of fire damage is most likely to affect sex and stature calculations?

Bone shrinkage due to fire can be extensive and could negatively influence calculations of stature.

Which of the following results of fire damage is most likely to be mistaken for being due to blunt trauma?

Which of the following types of saw marks on bone contains the least amount of information about the instrument used in a dismemberment?

Burial damage involves bone shrinkage that could negatively influence calculations of stature.

The length breakaway spur may provide a clue as to the width of the saw blade used to cut bone.

Which of the following postmortem injuries to bone caused carnivores is not seen in human dismemberments?

Which of the following types of saw marks on bone would not contain information on the width of the instrument used in a dismemberment?

Which of the following forms of postmortem changes are most likely caused by humans?

Which of the following color changes is associated with a low-temperature fire?

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

Estimation of Age at Death

Calculation of Stature

Death, Trauma, and the Skeleton

Projectile Trauma

Blunt Trauma

Sharp and Miscellaneous Trauma

Antemortem Skeletal Conditions

Additional Aspects of Individualization

Obtaining an Identification

Conclusion

Filters