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ASM 275 Unit One Test UPDATED 2022 WITH ALL CORRECT ANSWERS., Exams of Nursing

A test for the course ASM 275. It contains 30 multiple-choice questions related to forensic anthropology, including topics such as osteology, stratigraphy, and autolysis. The questions are followed by correct answers. The document could be useful as study notes or as an exam for students of forensic anthropology or related fields.

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Download ASM 275 Unit One Test UPDATED 2022 WITH ALL CORRECT ANSWERS. and more Exams Nursing in PDF only on Docsity! ASM 275 Unit One Test UPDATED 2022 WITH ALL CORRECT ANSWERS • Question 1 Skin slippage occurs during the process of Selected Answer: Autolysis Answers: 1 out of 1 points Autolysis Rigor mortis Livor mortis Bloating • Question 2 1 out of 1 points While excavating a grave, you notice that the soils in the walls of the burial are banded with darker soils at the top and lighter soils at the bottom. This is an example of: Selected Answer: Stratigraphy Answers: A secondary depression Cultivation Soil compaction Stratigraphy • Question 3 1 out of 1 points You find the remains from a human individual who has a gunshot wound to the back of the head. The cause of death of this individual is most likely: Selected Answer: Gunshot wound Answers: Suicide Homicide Sharp force trauma Gunshot wound • Question 4 1 out of 1 points ASM 275 Unit One Test UPDATED 2022 WITH ALL CORRECT ANSWERS The field of osteology includes knowledge of the growth, function and structure of human bones only, not teeth. Selected Answer: Fals e Answers: True Fals e • Question 5 Forensic anthropology is a branch of what two sciences? Selected Answer: Forensic science and biological anthropology 1 out of 1 points Answers: Forensic science and biological anthropology Forensic science and sociology Biological anthropology and law Forensic science and medicine • Question 6 Forensic anthropologists deal mainly with fully fleshed human remains 1 out of 1 points Selected Answer: Fals e Answers: True Fals e • Question 7 1 out of 1 points hat bone is this? If the image does not load, please click the hyperlinked image file called bone-06.gif to access the image in another tab. Do not reload the page! This will close out of the exam, and you will not be able to finish. ASM 275 Unit One Test UPDATED 2022 WITH ALL CORRECT ANSWERS Answers: Histological analysis Medico-legal probing Site-surface survey • Question 13 0 out of 1 points The of an object refers to its location in 3D space in reference to a fixed reference point. Selected Answer: Datum Answers: Datum Stratigrap hy Cultivatio n Provenien ce • Question 14 The vertebrae are lateral to the carpals 0 out of 1 points Selected Answer: True Answers: True Fals e • Question 15 The shiny outside layer of a teeth is called: Selected Answer: enamel Answers: pulp chamber apical tissue dentine 1 out of 1 points ASM 275 Unit One Test UPDATED 2022 WITH ALL CORRECT ANSWERS enamel • Question 16 What is the difference between a skull and a cranium? Selected Answer: The cranium includes the mandible while the skull does not Answers: The cranium excludes the mandible and the maxilla The cranium includes the mandible while the skull does not The two are interchangeable terms The skull excludes the mandible and the maxilla The skull includes the mandible while the cranium does not • Question 17 Forensic archaeology involves Selected Answer: Determining whether the remains are of medico-legal significance Answers: Determining whether the remains are of medico-legal significance 0 out of 1 points 0 out of 1 points Determining the location of remains and aiding in their recovery Estimating the sex and ancestry of the remains Determining whether the remains are human using histological techniques • Question 18 1 out of 1 points You are a new forensic anthropologist and have just arrived at a potential crime scene. Which of the following is NOT one of the first questions you should ask about what you find? Selected Answer: Where did the remains come from? Answers: Are the remains of medico-legal significance? ASM 275 Unit One Test UPDATED 2022 WITH ALL CORRECT ANSWERS Is there bone present? Where did the remains come from? If there is bone, is it animal or human? • Question 19 This term refers to the structure of many non-human animal bones and is a microscopic way of determining whether a bone is from a human. Selected Answer: plexiform Answers: cuneifor m hydrofor m molarifor m plexiform tabliform osteofor m • Question 20 1 out of 1 points 1 out of 1 points What bone is this? If the image does not load, please click the hyperlinked image file called bone-05.gif to access the image in another tab. Do not reload the page! This will close out of the exam, and you will not be able to finish. ASM 275 Unit One Test UPDATED 2022 WITH ALL CORRECT ANSWERS Selected Answer: The belongings and clothing with the remains Answers: The belongings and clothing with the remains The histological appearance of the bone The manner of death The ancestry of the individual • Question 25 The distal humerus articulates with the proximal radius. 0 out of 1 points Selected Answer: Fals e Answers: True False • Question 26 The loss of temperature of the body within hours of death is referred to as: Selected Answer: algor mortis Answers: livor mortis rigor mortis algor mortis putrefacti on • Question 27 1 out of 1 points 1 out of 1 points You find the remains of an individual who you suspect was a male professional soccer player. Which of the following would you expect to find in his remains? Selected Answer: Larger, more robust leg bones from repetitive running Answers: Smaller leg bones due to the sex of the individual ASM 275 Unit One Test UPDATED 2022 WITH ALL CORRECT ANSWERS More robust cranial bones due to disease Larger, more robust leg bones from repetitive running Smaller vertebrae due to ancestry • Question 28 1 out of 1 points In the article we read by Grivas and Komar, to pass the Frye test a method must: Selected Answer: Be generally accepted as relevant in the scientific community Answers: Be used by members of the general public Be generally accepted as relevant in the scientific community Be accepted by at least two members of the scientific community Be declared ‘junk science’ by congress • Question 29 1 out of 1 points In the article we read by Davis and Halla-Borrelli, the main trend in the last 20 years in law enforcement and forensic services is: Selected Answer: Specialization and accreditation of investigative and scientific services ASM 275 Unit One Test UPDATED 2022 WITH ALL CORRECT ANSWERS Answers: Use of DNA by forensic anthropologists CSI style investigations Increase in the number of forensic anthropologists involved in investigative cases Specialization and accreditation of investigative and scientific services • Question 30 0 out of 1 points In the article we read by Grivas and Komar, which of the following Supreme Court cases stated that the presiding judge should determine if a scientific method is admissible in court: Selected Answer: Frye v. United States Answers: Frye v. United States Kuhmo Tire v. Carmichael Daubert v. Merrill Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc. General Electric v. Joiner