Human Remains Worksheet

Human Remains Worksheet Name:

1. What are the first steps in identification of two bodies that are decomposed and have apparent gun shots to the face and chest?

* Process fingers for fingerprints and examine the skeletal structure for age

2. What features of skeletal remains can officials use to identify these individuals?

* Cranial Structures, Pelvis Bones. Rib cage, Shoulders, Teeth

3. Explain what is a forensic anthropology?

* a type of applied anthropology that specializes in the changes and variations in the human skeleton for the purpose of legal inquiry

4. What are some of the questions that investigators ask when looking at remains?

* An age range, Sex, Race, Approximate height, Cause of death, disease, or anomaly

5. What is osteology?

* The study of bones

6. Explain what are osteons?

* the fundamental functional unit of much compact bone

7. How many bones do humans have?

* 206

8. How many red blood cells are produced by the bone marrow?

* 200,000,000,000 red cells per day

9. Bones can be classified by?

* Long Bones, Short Bones, Flat Bones, Irregular Bones, Sesamoid Bones

10. Explain to me what is the difference between the femur, tibia, humerus, and radius?

* Femur: the only bone in the human thigh

* Tibia: the largest of the two bones in the lower leg

* Humerus: the long bone in the upper arm located between the elbow and the shoulder

* Radius: the bone in the forearm that extends from the lateral side of the elbow to the thumb side of the wrist

11. What is an os pubis?

* a pair of bones forming the two sides of the pelvis

12. Explain to me what is a ventral arc?

* a ridge of bone which may occur on the ventral surface of the corpus of the os pubis in adult females

13. What are some of the differences in skull features between sexes?

* Male: heavier, larger, sloping forehead, thicker

* Female: lighter (in weight), smaller,...