Question 1

Which of the following aspects of trauma to human bone are of interest to law enforcement agencies?

Accepted Answer

A)  Time of occurrence 
B)  Type of causative force 
C)  Number of injuries 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Time of occurrence 
B)  Type of causative force 
C)  Number of injuries 
D)  All of the above

Question 2

Postmortem damage to bone can be distinguished from antemortem and perimortem trauma.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Which of the following is not a characteristic perimortem fractures?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sharp fracture edges 
B)  Porosity near the break surface 
C)  Jagged broken surfaces 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Sharp fracture edges 
B)  Porosity near the break surface 
C)  Jagged broken surfaces 
D)  All of the above

Question 4

Which of the following is a characteristic perimortem fractures?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sharp fracture edges 
B)  Fracture lines 
C)  Jagged broken surfaces 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Sharp fracture edges 
B)  Fracture lines 
C)  Jagged broken surfaces 
D)  All of the above

Question 5

A fracture line will often cross a suture or another fracture line, and continue onward.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which of the following is a pathological fracture?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hoop fracture 
B)  Radiating fracture line 
C)  Fatigue fracture 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Hoop fracture 
B)  Radiating fracture line 
C)  Fatigue fracture 
D)  All of the above

Question 7

The parry fracture results from which direction of force?

Accepted Answer

A)  Tension 
B)  Bending 
C)  Compression 
D)  Shearing 
A)  Tension 
B)  Bending 
C)  Compression 
D)  Shearing

Question 8

One of the directions of force that is seen in deaths due to attacks by other persons is tension.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

One of the aspects of bone trauma that interests law enforcement is the sequence of wounds with multiple traumas.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Bone injury that occurs around the time of death is termed antemortem trauma.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which of the following is an example of an infraction?

Accepted Answer

A)  Complete fracture 
B)  Hinge fracture 
C)  Comminuted fracture 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Complete fracture 
B)  Hinge fracture 
C)  Comminuted fracture 
D)  All of the above

Question 12

Which of the following is a discontinuity?

Accepted Answer

A)  Displacement 
B)  Fracture line 
C)  Comminuted fracture 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Displacement 
B)  Fracture line 
C)  Comminuted fracture 
D)  All of the above

Which of the following aspects of trauma to human bone are of interest to law enforcement agencies?

Postmortem damage to bone can be distinguished from antemortem and perimortem trauma.

Which of the following is not a characteristic perimortem fractures?

Which of the following is a characteristic perimortem fractures?

A fracture line will often cross a suture or another fracture line, and continue onward.

Which of the following is a pathological fracture?

The parry fracture results from which direction of force?

One of the directions of force that is seen in deaths due to attacks by other persons is tension.

One of the aspects of bone trauma that interests law enforcement is the sequence of wounds with multiple traumas.

Bone injury that occurs around the time of death is termed antemortem trauma.

Which of the following is an example of an infraction?

Which of the following is a discontinuity?

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

Projectile Trauma

Blunt Trauma

Sharp and Miscellaneous Trauma

Antemortem Skeletal Conditions

Postmortem Changes to Bone

Additional Aspects of Individualization

Obtaining an Identification

Conclusion

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Exam 11: Death, Trauma, and the Skeleton

Which of the following aspects of trauma to human bone are of interest to law enforcement agencies?

Postmortem damage to bone can be distinguished from antemortem and perimortem trauma.

Which of the following is not a characteristic perimortem fractures?

Which of the following is a characteristic perimortem fractures?

A fracture line will often cross a suture or another fracture line, and continue onward.

Which of the following is a pathological fracture?

The parry fracture results from which direction of force?

One of the directions of force that is seen in deaths due to attacks by other persons is tension.

One of the aspects of bone trauma that interests law enforcement is the sequence of wounds with multiple traumas.

Bone injury that occurs around the time of death is termed antemortem trauma.

Which of the following is an example of an infraction?

Which of the following is a discontinuity?

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

Projectile Trauma

Blunt Trauma

Sharp and Miscellaneous Trauma

Antemortem Skeletal Conditions

Postmortem Changes to Bone

Additional Aspects of Individualization

Obtaining an Identification

Conclusion

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