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Intro to Forensic Anthropology
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Anthropology
Undergraduate 4
04/30/2011

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Term
osteoclasts
Definition
cells that break bone down
Term
osteoblasts
Definition
bone forming bone cells
Term
osteocytes
Definition
long term maintanance bone cells
Term
what is the axial part of the body?
Definition
all bones in the middle: skull, ribcage, thorax (vertebral collumn), sacrum and cocyx
Term
what is the appendicular part of the body
Definition
arms legs clavical, scapula, humorus, carpal, metacarpals, filanges, radius, ulna and then also leg bones
Term
anterior
Definition
front side (whole body)
Term
posterior
Definition
back side (whole body)
Term
supine
Definition
laying on back palms up
Term
proximinal
Definition
closest to attachment (refers to one bone)
Term
distal
Definition
farthest point from attachment (refers to one bone)
Term
medial
Definition
closest to midline (one bone horizontal)
Term
lateral
Definition
farthest from midline (one bone horizontal)
Term
superior
Definition
above injury
Term
ventral/ dorsal
Definition
for 4 legged animals vent=stomach, dorsal=back
Term
flexion/extension
Definition
flexion= decrease angle between 2 muscles, extension=extend angle
Term
pronation
Definition
palms down
Term
supination
Definition
plams up
Term
dorsiflexion
Definition
toe up
Term
plantarflexion
Definition
point toe foot down
Term
eversion
Definition
outward angle
Term
inversion
Definition
inward ankle
Term
sagittal plane
Definition
cutting 1/2 through the face splitting the nose and in between the eyes
Term
transverse
Definition
cutting the body at the belly button to sever torso from lower limbs
Term
coronal
Definition
cutting the body 1/2 way through the head so that your stomach and back become seperated
Term
what are long bones. examples. 3 portions of the long bone
Definition
marrow inside. saves from germs. ex) femur, tarsals. they are longer than wide and tubecular. epiphysis=head, diasphysis=shaft metaphysis=cartileage
Term
2 types of tribecular bone
Definition
compact and spongy
Term
what are short bones? examples
Definition
mostly cube shaped. carpals
Term
example of a flat bone
Definition
sapula, skull
Term
example of an irregular bone
Definition
sphenoid
Term
when looking at the skull, in what position must in be in
Definition
frankfort horizontal
Term
what is the skull
Definition
everything
Term
what is the cranium
Definition
no mandible
Term
what is the calvarium
Definition
where face and mandable are missing
Term
what is the calotte
Definition
autopsy cut of top of the head
Term
where is the coronal suture
Definition
seperates the parietal and the frontal parts of the skull
Term
where is the sagittal suture
Definition
seperates the parietals from each other
Term
where is the lambdoidal suture
Definition
occipital from l & r parietal
Term
where s the squamosal suture
Definition
temporal from parietal and sphenoid
Term
what shape is the coronal suture
Definition
straight
Term
what shape is the lambdoidal suture
Definition
triangle
Term
what and where is the foramen magnum
Definition
it is the hole at the base of the skull where the spinal collumn goes into the brain
Term
what are wormian bones
Definition
islands of bones inside sutures. can find along the lambdoidal region
Term
what are the 3 bones to the ear
Definition
malleus, incus, stapes
Term
where is the ethmoid bone
Definition
inside the nasal apeture and surrounded by the sphenoid
Term
what and where is the vomer
Definition
triangle shaped bone that divides the bone in the nasal appeture
Term
what is the alveolar process
Definition
the part of bone in both the mandible and maxilla that houses tooth row
Term
how many teeth in adults
Definition
32
Term
how many deciduous teeth
Definition
20
Term
what are decidous dentition missing
Definition
no premolars or 3rd molars per quadrant
Term
how many cervical vertebrae (of the neck) are there
Definition
7
Term
how many cervical vertebrae (of the neck) are there
Definition
7
Term
how many thorasic vertebrae are there (ribs)
Definition
12
Term
how many lumbar vertebrae are there (lower back)
Definition
5
Term
what are the atlas and axis vertebrae
Definition
C1 & C2 vertebrae. in direct articulation with skull. give skull ability to rotate. lack vetebral body
Term
what is characteristic of cervical vertebae
Definition
2 lateral prongs (tuberculi) each off of the foramen. (looks like a smiling face). #3-6 are biforcated
Term
how many ribs are there
Definition
24--7 pairs of true ribs, 3 pairs of false, 2 pairs of floating ribs
Term
Rib 1 is in direct articulation with which vertebrae
Definition
T1 (thorasic #1)
Term
what is characteristic of the 1st rib
Definition
full head, tubercal, short curved body, smooth anterior surface, and subclavian sulcas
Term
how many components are in the sternum
Definition
3--manubrium, corpus sterni, xiphoid
Term
how many carpal (wrist) bones are there
Definition
8
Term
which long bone connects to the thumb
Definition
radius
Term
where does the femur atriculate
Definition
acetabulum
Term
how many bones make up an innominate
Definition
3--illum (large round surface), ischium(outside ring by foramen), pubis
Term
what is the hole in the innominate called
Definition
obturator foramen
Term
what is the #1 identifier for sex and age
Definition
the innominante
Term
what is the pubic sympysis used to determine
Definition
sex and age
Term
the indentation on the head of the femora is called what
Definition
fovea capitis
Term
what has the thickest cortical bone in the body
Definition
the shaft (diaphysis?) of the femur
Term
how do you site a patella?
Definition
the lateral (side furthest from midline) is larger.
Term
which bone is connected to big toe side
Definition
tibia
Term
how many tarsals are there
Definition
7
Term
how many metatarsals are there
Definition
5
Term
what 3 things must you look at in order to determine if the remains are native american? and 4th?
Definition
region where bones are found, tooth wear, and bone quality. can also look for grave foods
Term
WHAT ARE SOME DIFFERENCES IN MODERN VS ARCHEO. GRAVES?
Definition
NOW, PEOPLE COME FORWARD, HAVE TO LOOK. IN ARCHEO. THEY BURY BODIES IN CERTAIN WAYS
Term
what are 2 formal search techniques
Definition
grid pattern or circular grid
Term
what are 3 things you look for in a crime scene?
Definition
changes or presence of something that doesn't belong, new or disturved vegetation, cameflouge
Term
what are 5 techniques used to locate remains
Definition
cadaver dogs, gpr, probes, areial, & trenching
Term
what are 4 questions that should be asked upon entering a scene?
Definition
how long do i have, who is here to help, which way did you come in, & how many people have already been here (how body was discoverd)
Term
what is the crime scene perimeter
Definition
the line behind where the media stays
Term
what is the outer perimeter
Definition
where the equipment and break station are
Term
what is the datum point on the grid?
Definition
the location 0/0 on the grid. usually done with a recognizable landmark in the north corner
Term
what technique was used in the film?
Definition
morphological approximation
Term
what are the standards called that came as a result to the Col. Hart case?
Definition
daubert standards
Term
what is the first thing you must determine when looking at remains?
Definition
ancestry
Term
what are "typical" male characteristics?
Definition
chin and post orbital constriction, taller, more robust (muscular)
Term
differences in male and females: subpubic angle
Definition
(below pubis bone) M= less than 90* V shaped
F= more than 90*, almost bowl shape U shape
Term
differences in male and females: ventral arc
Definition
(line present next to right formana) M=not present F=present
Term
differences in male and females: pubic length
Definition
(taken the length of pubis bone) M=short F=long
Term
differences in male and females: sciatic notch
Definition
(arc under the hip bone) M=narrow F=wide
Term
what is a prearricular sulcas?
Definition
a tiny canal of bone on the right side of innominate that has been taken away due to pregnancy
Term
differences in male and females: sacrum
Definition
M=broad curved sacrums, F= more straight and narrow
Term
what are the 3 paturition scars
Definition
dorsal pits, prearricular sulcus, pubic tubercle
Term
what are dorsal pits
Definition
pieces of bone removed by uterus during pregnancy (on the anterior? pubic bone)
Term
what are pubic tubercles
Definition
on the anterior side of pubic bones, boney projection because of muscle attachment as uterus grows
Term
what is the accuracy of determining if someone has had a pregnancy
Definition
70%
Term
differences in male and females: forehead shape
Definition
M= slanted, round F= vertical, sharp, smooth
Term
differences in male and females: mandible
Definition
M=large square projecting chin F= pointed triangle chin
Term
differences in male and females: angle in femur to innominates
Definition
M=larger head >45mm F=larger angle of femur to innominate <43mm
Term
what is the best sex determination in subadults?
Definition
DNA
Term
differences in male and females: subadult auricular surface
Definition
f= more elevated
Term
differences in male and females: subadults iliac crest
Definition
M=s curve F= c curve
Term
ancestry: eye shape
Definition
round= asian rectangle=african sloping=european
Term
ancestry: nasal opening
Definition
asian=ovaland small shaped african=broad and round wide european=narrow tear shaped
Term
ancestry: nasal form/bones
Definition
asian=tent shaped african=quonset hut shaped euro=tower shaped
Term
ancestry: nasal sill
Definition
asian= no dam or nasal sill african=no dam or nasal sill euro=
Term
european ancestry summary
Definition
have relatively no prognathism; a relatively small face; a narrow, tear-shaped nasal cavity; a "silled" nasal aperture; tower-shaped nasal bones; a triangular-shaped palate; and an angular and sloping eye orbit shape
Term
negroid ancestry
Definition
have a broad and round nasal cavity; no dam or nasal sill; Quonset hut-shaped nasal bones; notable facial projection in the jaw and mouth area (prognathism); a rectangular-shaped palate; and a square or rectangular eye orbit shape
Term
mongoloid ancestry
Definition
characterized by a relatively small prognathism; no nasal sill or dam; an oval-shaped nasal cavity; tent-shaped nasal bones; a horseshoe-shaped palate; and a rounded and non-sloping eye orbit shape
Term
what happens in ossification centers
Definition
formation of the bone
Term
how can you use fusion to determine age
Definition
you look to see how fused 2 bones are together
Term
in terms of subadults, what is the best to use for age
Definition
teeth
Term
at waht age does the fusion of occipital squamosis happen
Definition
2-3 yrs
Term
what is the last thing to fuse and at what age?
Definition
medial clavicle late 20s
Term
in adults, what are the major areas used for aging
Definition
pubic bone, arricular surface, ribs and overal condition of the body
Term
if the pubic symphasis is billowy, how old is the adult?
Definition
young!
Term
when aging subadults what 3 techniques are best used?
Definition
measure long bones, dental development, fusuion
Term
what is fully's method
Definition
used when determining height. skeletal stature + 10.8 cm
Term
what 3 measurement tools can you use to measure height
Definition
osteometric board, sliding caliper, spreading caliper
Term
what is a freely movalbe joint
Definition
diarthroses
Term
what is a slightly movalbe joint
Definition
synarthroses
Term
carabellis cusp is most commonly associated with individuals of which ancestry?
Definition
european
Term
buccal pits are common to which ancestry
Definition
asian
Term
medium nasal apature is most commonly associated with which ancestry
Definition
asian
Term
which characteristic did phenic use to determine sex
Definition
ventral arc
Term
large suborbital tori
Definition
male
Term
robust mastoid process
Definition
male
Term
narrow sub-pubic angle
Definition
male
Term
what are 3 markers of patrician
Definition
pubic tubercle, doral pits, pre-arricular sulcas
Term
what are 2 ways you can have abnormality on bone
Definition
acquired and congential
Term
what are 3 types of acquired abnormalities
Definition
neoplasms (cancer), infections, metabolic (diabetes)
Term
what is the response of bone
Definition
resorption and formation
Term
what are congential issues in bone
Definition
a genetic component that people are born with
Term
ossicles, or wormian bones are associated with which ancestry
Definition
asian
Term
what is scapocephaly
Definition
where the metopic suture is retained and frontal bones don't fuse
Term
scapocephaly is associated with which ancestry
Definition
european
Term
elongated skull = which congential disease
Definition
scapocephaly
Term
extra foramaena in any location in cranium is associated with which ancestry
Definition
asian
Term
what is dysraphism & what happens
Definition
cyclopse skull; herneation of soft tissue, where neural tissue cleaves into 2 hemispheres; middle of face fails to form including hard pallet
Term
what is acondroplasia
Definition
drawrfism; normal size head but difficulty ossifying post cranially
Term
what is congenital hip dyslpasia
Definition
dislocation of hip at birth
Term
what is osteomyelitis
Definition
bone marrow infection; can be caused by caused by any bacterial infection in the body
Term
wt is the best palce for osteomyelitis
Definition
tibia
Term
what is periotitis
Definition
inflamation comvering of bone; addition of bone due to irritation/infection; localized to exterior portion of bone
Term
what is mastoiditis
Definition
localized infection to the mastoid; can lose hearing
Term
what are 2 types of localized infection
Definition
mastoiditis, sinitus
Term
what is syphilis
Definition
pyrogenic bacteria in bone (skull-osteomytitis; tibia; teeth)(passed through std or during birth)
Term
what is tb
Definition
air born spittles breathed in. lungs begin to ossify; see osteiolesions on 4+vertebrae, knees, cranium
Term
what is diabetes?
Definition
imbalance of insulin & associated with extreme bone loss; cannot regulate sugar in blood which damages small capilaries because blook is too thick
Term
what is rhuematoid arthritis
Definition
attack on synnovial joint which causes it to pop out and swell; females more than males
Term
what is multiple myeloma
Definition
malignant cancer located where you have arethropoidic cell production ex)skull, prox femur, humerous
Term
small cirular lesions with no reactive bone (remodeling)
Definition
multiple myeloma
Term
what is scurvy
Definition
lack of vitamin c
Term
what is rickets
Definition
lack of vitamin d (bowing of bones)
Term
what is paget's disease
Definition
affects pelvis, skull,long bones, and clavicles; spongy bone has been added; "flame" sign due to overossification; joints develop arthritis
Term
what is DISH
Definition
ossification of anterior lig usually on left side; results in immoblility of the spine
Term
what are 3 types of dential disease
Definition
caries (cavities), abscesses (actual infection), resorbed alveolar bone (due to tooth loss)
Term
what is periodontal disease
Definition
percistance of plaque near CEJ; upsets gum and makes you bleed due to plaque waste; can make gingiva retreat
Term
what is enamel hypoplasia
Definition
incomplete development; chronic disease/malnutrition and incomplete development of enamel (horizontal lines on incisors)
Term
what is amelogenesis
Definition
soft teeth because they don't mineralze;genetic so every tooth is affected
Term
what are ecotopic teeth
Definition
teeth not in proper line or row
Term
what are the 3 types of trauma
Definition
fracture, dislocation, subluxation (verterbral column buldge)
Term
what is antemortem trauma
Definition
at least 2 weeks before death- must have evidence of healing
Term
what is perimortem trauma/healing
Definition
at or around time of death; bone maintain collegean component
Term
what is postmortem trauma/healing
Definition
period of trauma where there is collegan loss. very brittle mold
Term
perimortem injuries
Definition
bone retains moisture and resilience; clean fractures rather than shattering
Term
relationship between collegan and mineral component of bone
Definition
stress applied and collegan reacts to flex. above bones ability to go back to shap (this happens with green stick fracture), bend in bone common in rib cage. after yied point failure=fracture can no longer bend. bone can bend as long as yield point isnt met due to carteliage within bone
Term
mechanisms of fractures: compression
Definition
bone squashed lengthwise, weight barring=common source
Term
mechanisms of fractures: tension
Definition
bone pulled apart
Term
mechanisms of fractures: rotation
Definition
bone twisting (one or both ends)
Term
mechanisms of fractures: shear
Definition
transverce force along horizontal axis
Term
mechanisms of fractures: bending
Definition
both tension and compression ex) vehicle accident
Term
Fracture types: transverse
Definition
perpendicular to y axis of bone (bending)
Term
Fracture Types: oblique
Definition
diagonal (bending)
Term
Fracture Types: spiral
Definition
wrap around bone (rotation)
Term
Fracture Types: comminuted
Definition
mulitple pieces
Term
Fracture Types: butterfly
Definition
one triangle piece of bone
Term
Fracture Types: segmental
Definition
bone cut into portions
Term
what is a greenstick fracture
Definition
incomplete but still intact and bent. morphology has changed (seen in child abuse)
Term
what are the different types of trauma
Definition
blunt, sharp force, fire,stress, projectile, trauma
Term
what is blunt force trauma
Definition
relatively low velocity impack over a relatively broad area ex) sticks, rocks, pipes, accidents in car train and planes
Term
What is LeForte fracture type 1
Definition
complete displacment of maxilla to face
Term
What is LeForte fracture type 2
Definition
along zygomatic, thru eye orbit. removes central bones of face
Term
What is LeForte fracture type 3
Definition
bones of face detached death
Term
cranial fracture forms: linear
Definition
linear
Term
cranial fracture forms: diastatic
Definition
travels along suture
Term
cranial fracture forms: depressed
Definition
outer bone is depressed into trabeclae. generated by impact of lower velocity
Term
parry fracture
Definition
fracture to ulna due to small force over small area. used to protect face
Term
collies fracture
Definition
fracture to radius becuase when you fall you put your hand out to stop you
Term
falls from height
Definition
crushing in feet becasue froce from height on foot propegates into formanenum magnum
Term
describe projectile injuries
Definition
concentrated projectile iwth high velocity. extent of damage depends on face of impact ex)gun shot
Term
characteristics of cookie cutter/clean entry wound
Definition
internal surface has a bevell
Term
exit wounds
Definition
external beveling is larger and ragged=nonjacketed bullet
Term
concentric fractures due to projectile injuries
Definition
heaving fractures around entrance or exit wound in semi cirucle shape
Term
fire trauma
Definition
fire goes from damaged bone to undamaged. get yellow offwhite border on bone due to organic reorganization
Term
what is livor mortis
Definition
Settling of blood –
whitens upper areas of
body
• Purplish discoloration in
dependent protions
• Appears a couple of
hours after death and
reaches maximum in
8-12 hours
• Becomes fixed
• See clothing marks
Term
what is rigor mortis
Definition
stiffening of body
• Tissue runs out of ATP
• Usually starts 2-4 hours after death
• Peaks about 10-12 hours then subsides
• Hastened by fever, convulsions or extreme
activity
Term
early decomp stage 1
Definition
Body acquires greenish
tint
• Bloating most pronounced
in abdomen
• Expansion of face, arms,
legs and scrotum
• Displacement of arms
• Displacement of clothing
Term
early decomp stage 2
Definition
Bloating released
• Sagging of flesh
• Autolysis
• Skin slippage
• Greenish discoloration
• Hair slippage
• May start decompositional fluid deposit
Term
what is Adipocere
Definition
Greyish white “cheesy” substance
• Hydrolyzed fat
• Can remain for years once formed
• Common in prolonged exposure to wet or
moist conditions
Term
general sequence of entomoloy
Definition
blow flies, predatory insects, cheese skippers, carrion beetles, incidental occupants (rats, slugs etc)
Term
what is positive id
Definition
based on unique characteristics ex)nuclear DNA from hair or skin
Term
what is presumptive id
Definition
based on visual or rare identification ex)name, clothing, id on them
Term
what are some ways you can id a person
Definition
dna analysis, fingerprinting, tattoo recognition, teeth restorations, radiographs
Term
what is facial approximation
Definition
related to facial reconstruction. build on hard surgace based off average thickness of tissues in different areas and build what we think face would look like
Term
what is facial superimposition?
Definition
where you take the skull and overlay the image ontop of a picture of the person to see if facial features line up
Term
what do isotopes do?
Definition
trace back to origin the person came from either when they were growing up (teeth) or up to 2 weeks ago (hair)
Term
what is the biological profile
Definition
sex age ancestry stature
Term
what is the difference between multiple insults and defects
Definition
mi are events that has caused structural damage to bone. defects are components of the insult
Term
what is the forensic anthro medicolegal context
Definition
50 yrs or younger and to be able to produce prosecutable data
Term
what is the process of healing bone
Definition
hemotoma (scab), fibrocarteliage, woven bone, compact bone
Term
difference between amelogenesis and anoimohypoplasia
Definition
genesis-- genetic and all teeth affected with cheap enamel

plasia--caused by event ex)malnutrition and leave horizontal lines in the teeth
Term
what is a distatic fracture
Definition
propegates through suture and seperates teeth of suture
Term
slanted eye orbit
Definition
caucasion eye
Term
circle eye orbit
Definition
mongloid eye
Term
square eye orbit
Definition
african eye
Term
what do you use to age an adult
Definition
pubic symphasis and arricular surface
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