Download Forensic Anthropology: Pathological Test with Questions and Answers and more Exams Pathology in PDF only on Docsity! Question 1 1 / 1 pts Question 2 1 / 1 pts Question 3 0 / 1 pts Pathological Test 4 Questions with Answers You are conducting a bite mark analysis on an individual in your lab. What features would best help you make an identification of the perpetrator? The number of cusps on the molars The distance from canine to canine Osteoarthritis of the jaw joint (TMJ) Morphology of the tongue and gums Which of the following is an example of cultural/behavioral modifications to the skeleton that could be useful in identification? Congenital malformations Grooves to the teeth from pipe smoking Pierced ears Linear enamel hypoplasia (LEH) Which of the following infectious diseases affect the face and facial portion of Question 4 1 / 1 pts Question 5 1 / 1 pts the skeleton: syphilis leprosy Correct Answer leprosy, tuberculosis and syphilis all affect the facial skeleton tuberculosis The pathological condition found in the eye orbits due to iron deficiency anemia and red blood cell production is known as: syphilis Harris lines linear enamel hypoplasia cribra orbitalia The type of pathology that is due to iron deficiency anemia and that is found on the vault of the skull is called? caries Question 8 1 / 1 pts Question 9 1 / 1 pts Question 10 1 / 1 pts height Habitual pipe smoking may be reflected in the teeth in the form of rounded facets on the occlusal (biting) surfaces. True False The role of JPAC is to... participate in genocide research in Africa participate in genocide research in Europe document the biological profile of illegal border crossers in Arizona recover, identify and repatriate missing US service men and women Bite mark analysis has withstood years of scrutiny and is now widely regarded as a well established approach to forensic identification Question 11 1 / 1 pts Question 12 1 / 1 pts True False For the Pedro de Corpa case study discussed in class, what was the only available skeletal evidence that this project was based on: a partial skeleton including the cranium only the mandible a partial cranium a right femur Evidence of focused or concentrated use of certain body segments that may give an anthropologist some insight into a person’s occupation before death can be found in: the pattern of minor stress fractures all of the above Question 13 1 / 1 pts Question 14 1 / 1 pts Question 15 1 / 1 pts discrete markers such as facets and grooves on certain bones modifications to areas of muscle insertion The Bosnian genocide occurred during the 1990s. True False You find a skeletonized individual out in the desert. You notice that there is beveling around the left glenoid fossa (shoulder socket), the left humerus is heavier and the left deltoid tuberosity is larger. You conclude which of the following about this individual? They had osteoarthritis They were likely left handed They were likely a football or baseball player They had a congenital malformation of the arm Question 21 1 / 1 pts Question 22 1 / 1 pts Question 23 1 / 1 pts Timothy McVeigh John Wayne Gacy All of the following can be used to determine handedness except: elbow arthritis humerus epicondyle breadth glenoid beveling metacarpal:carpal ratios Examining bone pathology on a decedent (dead person) can provide information on their socio-economic status and help lead to a positive identification True False What type of lesion involves excessive osteoclastic activity and focalized bone loss? Question 24 1 / 1 pts Question 25 1 / 1 pts rachitic scarbotic lytic (osteolytic) proliferative Excess osteoclasic activity produces lesions; excess osteoblastic activity produces lesions. Lytic, proliferative Proliferative, lytic Lytic, taphonomic Proliferative, eburnation Which of the following types of pathology will appear on bone as areas of eburnation, pitting, and lipping, especially on joint surfaces? involucrum Question 26 0 / 1 pts Question 27 1 / 1 pts leprosy porotic hyperostosis arthritis According to Dr. Stojanowski in the lectures, it is easy to infer a specific activity or occupation from a particular occupational stress marker. True Correct Answer False Non-specific stress markers are the result of physiological disruptions caused by poor environmental circumstances and usually form during childhood. True False Question 28