Week 12: Anthropology
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What happened during a major case in Hartford that occurred in 1944 that involved anthropology examinations in the last 10-15 years?
29A university had severe flooding, which caused the death of 60 students.
An apartment building collapsed and killed 45 people.
A large circus tent caught fire and killed 167 people.
A major car accident involving multiple cars killed 72 people.
- Q1
What happened during a major case in Hartford that occurred in 1944 that involved anthropology examinations in the last 10-15 years?
A university had severe flooding, which caused the death of 60 students.
An apartment building collapsed and killed 45 people.
A large circus tent caught fire and killed 167 people.
A major car accident involving multiple cars killed 72 people.
30s - Q2
What are the four subfields of anthropology?
Archaelogy, Linguistics, Cultural, and Physical
Linguistics, Cultural, Bioarchaeology, and Paleoanthropology
Biological, Forensic, Physical, and Cultural
Cultural, Ecology, Primatology, and Biological
30s - Q3
______________ is the study of humanity including its cultures, populations, biology, and languages.
Entomology
Ecology
Medicolegal
Anthropology
30s - Q4
Forensic anthropologists will use their specialized knowledge in what and apply it to legal investigations?
the biology of insects
the evolution of animals
the human skeletal system
the dietary habits of people
30s - Q5
________________ are specialists who study the changes that occur in biological specimens from the time of death until they are recovered and analyzed.
Taphonomists
Entomologists
Ecologists
Anthropologists
30s - Q6
Forensic __________ are trained in plants and plant parts, and apply that specialized knowledge to legal investigations.
entomologists
botanists
anthropologists
dentists
30s - Q7
Which of the following is NOT a function of our bones?
Provide place for blood cells to be produced.
Provide protection and support our tissues & store fat/minerals.
Act as levers in order to produce movement.
Provide smooth surfaces so muscles are not attached to them.
30s - Q8
_________ bones are usually thin, broad, and protect vital organs. An example of these would be the ribs or shoulder blades.
Irregular
Short
Flat
Long
30s - Q9
___________ bones are sometimes called cuboidal due to their similarities in length and width. Carpals or tarsals found in the hands and feet are examples of these.
Irregular
Flat
Long
Short
30s - Q10
________ bones are longer than wide with a shaft that contains marrow; examples of these are the femora, humeri, or ulnae.
Long
Sesamoid
Irregular
Short
30s - Q11
_________ bones are ones that are small and flat, they are usually found at joints within tendons. Your patella is an example of one of these.
Short
Sesamoid
Irregular
Flat
30s - Q12
__________ bones are ones that are unusually shaped and may have various types of surface features. Your vertebrae or hip bones would be examples of these.
Sesamoid
Long
Short
Irregular
30s - Q13
_______ bones refer to small, flat, irregularly shaped bones that have edges that are fusion lines. This category would fit many cranial bones.
Sutural
Irregular
Sesamoid
Short
30s - Q14
The two important questions a forensic anthropologists needs to answer are:
What is the person's sex and ancestry?
Who is the person and what happened to them?
Who is the person and how old are they?
How old was someone and what happened?
30s - Q15
________ bone is dense, solid bone material that is on the external portions of bones and also within the walls of the bone shaft of the long bones; it usually has a smooth and sometimes, shiny appearance.
Compact
Long
Spongy
Webbed
30s
