Deck 18: Obtaining an Identification

Question 1

Identifications can be of three types: positive, probable, and certain.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

In the past, which of the following has been used by forensic anthropologists to obtain a positive identification from radiography?

A) Frontal sinuses
B) Unique shape of first rib
C) Odd contour of proximal edge of scapula
D) All of the above

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Which of the following cause problems in the comparison of antemortem and postmortem radiographs of the frontal sinuses when used to make a positive identification?

A) Magnification of features in postmortem radiographs
B) Differing angles between ante- and postmortem radiographs
C) Blurry antemortem radiographs
D) All of the above

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Which of the following appliances can be used in obtaining a positive identification?

A) Prosthetic hip
B) Surgical plates
C) Orthopedic appliance
D) All of the above

Question 5

Which of the following characteristics would not be used when obtaining a probable identification using Bayesian statistics?

A) Demographic characteristics
B) Position of body
C) Skeletal pathology
D) All of the above

Question 6

Which of the following characteristics would not be examined during the analysis of skull/face superimposition?

A) Position of ears
B) Position of nose
C) Thickness of the lips
D) Height of face

Question 7

Which of the following is not examined during the analysis of smile/teeth superimposition?

A) Shoveling, cusp 7 and bushman canine
B) Rotation of teeth
C) Spacing between teeth
D) Size of teeth

Question 8

Which of the following characteristics is least able to be determined from teeth?

A) Age at death
B) Sex of decedent
C) Teeth are from a "civilized" person
D) Cause of death

Question 9

Which of the following characteristics could be useful in obtaining a positive identification from decedents based on their occupation?

A) Wear facets from pipe smoking
B) Smoke staining
C) Dental grooves
D) Enamel hypoplasias

Question 10

A forensic anthropologist would not make a positive identification of an individual from which of the following?

A) Skull/face superimposition
B) Comparison of pre- and postmortem radiographs
C) Rare occurrences of malocclusion
D) None of the above

Question 11

Identification by exclusion is useful in most forensic anthropological cases.

Question 12

Comparison of pre- and postmortem radiographs of the teeth is the only way of obtaining a ""positive"" identification of skeletal remains.

Question 13

Radiography of various skeletal elements can lead to ""positive"" identification of skeletal remains.

Question 14

Scalloping of the upper borders of the frontal sinuses is not useful in obtaining a ""positive"" identification of skeletal remains.

Question 15

The configuration of trabecular bone seen in radiographs of various skeletal structures can be used in obtaining a ""positive"" identification of skeletal remains.

Question 16

An unusual healed trauma can aid in obtaining a ""positive"" identification of skeletal remains.

Question 17

Identification of skeletal remains obtained by combining probabilities using Bayesian statistics cannot result in a positive identification.

Question 18

The imposition of pictures of a person's face over a skull cannot lead to positive exclusion

Question 19

The point-by-point comparison of a picture of a person's face superimposed over a skull can lead to a probable identification.

Question 20

Which of the following can be used in an "identification by exclusion"?

A) Only unidentified body in a plane crash
B) Unidentified bodies in a mass grave
C) Similar demographics to antemortem records
D) All of the above