Forensic Anthropology | Procedures of a Forensic Anthropologist | What Can Bones Tell Us #1 | What Can Bones Tell Us #2 | Famous Forensic Anthropologists |
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What is Forensic Taphonomy
involves the study of changes to the body after death, including decomposition and environmental modification.
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What is Profile
3rd procedure
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What is Determining Trauma
Skeletal remains may fall into 3 specific categories; Antemortem, Perimortem, and Postmortem
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What is P, and the letter after the number
Inviduals height, and the known length of the bone
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Who is Clea Koff
Help identify unidentified bodies commonly known as “The Bone Woman”.
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What is Osteology
the study of the structure, and the function of the skeleton along with bony structures
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What is Presentation
5th procedure
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What isThe Equation for Determing Radius
P = 73.502 + 3.876R
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What is Female Pelvis
The ______ _____ has been designed to give space for the birth canal
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Who is William M Bass
Studied the human remains and decomposition.
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What is Forensic Anthropology
the application of physical anthropology and human osteology in a legal context.
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What is Cleaning and Analysis
2nd procedure
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What is Determing Sex
most forensic anthropologists look at the human pelvis
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What is Postmortem
injuries sustained after death, usually caused by animal action, or environmental action.
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Who is Edmond Locard
Showed that everyone leaves a trace of something.
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What is Forensic Osteology
the study of the skeleton
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What is Investigation/ Collection
1st procedure
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What is Establishing Identity of an Individual
A general description of the teeth, is taken to the individual's dentist for them to be provided with dental charts, and radiographs (X-rays or gamma rays) used for comparison
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What is Detrmining Race
Nonmetric racial features of the skull include; the shape of their nose, the way their jaw or prognathism look, shape of the lower jaw, and certain teeth features.
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Who is William R Maples
Studied the remains of historical figures.
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What is Forensic Archaeology
involves the controlled collection of human remains
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What is Trauma
4th procedure
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What is Determing the Age of Death
Each development and eruption of the teeth has a pattern, which helps discover...
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What is The Individuals Identity
Chest radiographs may show vertebral data, which could contain fractures that may have been healed injuries or medical implants that could help them confirm...
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Who is Edmond Locard
This idividual also developed a 12-point method of matching fingerprints in order to identify who it belonged too.
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