Question 1

Regression formulas for estimating stature use the total lengths of the long limb bones.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which of the following skeletal elements are measured when reconstructing living stature from the full skeleton?

Accepted Answer

A)  Skull 
B)  Vertebrae 
C)  Leg bones 
D)  All of the above

Question 3

Which of the following formulae would yield the best estimate of stature from a "fleshed" upper arm length (UPARMLTH)?

Accepted Answer

A)  St = 61.27 + 2.88×(UPARMLTH) ± 6.04 
B)  St = 83.25 + 2.38×(UPARMLTH) ± 5.56 
C)  St = 88.80 + 2.05×(UPARMLTH) ± 5.20 
D)  St = 65.68 + 2.81×(UPARMLTH) ± 5.84

Question 4

Which of the following skeletal elements can be measured to reconstruct living stature?

Accepted Answer

A)  Metacarpals 
B)  Metatarsals 
C)  Vertebral column 
D)  All of the above

Question 5

If it is determined that a Black female was 75 years old when she died, by how much would you decrease her stature calculated from long limb bones?

Accepted Answer

A)  0.3 cm 
B)  0.7 cm 
C)  1.3 cm 
D)  3.4 cm

Question 6

Stature is composed of five skeletal structures: skull, vertebral column, pelvis, lower limbs and ankles.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

A full set of limb bones is found with a skull that indicates they are from a White female. Which of the following formulae would yield the best estimate of stature?

Accepted Answer

A)  St = 86.62 + 2.523×(Humerus) ± 5.32 
B)  St = 83.29 + 3.530×(Radius) ± 4.81 
C)  St = 82.82 + 3.346×(Ulna) ± 4.51 
D)  St = 76.51 + 2.487×(Fibula) ± 4.16

Question 8

If a body is found that is believed to be that of an Asian female, which formulas should be used to reconstruct living stature?

Accepted Answer

A)  White females 
B)  Black females 
C)  Asian males 
D)  Hispanic males

Exam 10: Calculation of Stature