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    ASM 275 Unit Two Test

    You find some fully adult, likely middle-aged skeletal remains in your lab. Which of the
    following techniques could you use to more accurately age this individual?
    Which is the method most commonly used for estimating age at death in adult skeletons?
    Alveolar prognathism is associated with which ancestral affiliation? Selected Answer:

    Which of the following is NOT indicative of male sex? Selected Answer:


    When measured, which of the following will produce the best stature estimate? Selected
    Answer:

    The ear-shaped joint between the sacrum and each os coxa is called the
    , and can be used to estimate age at death in adult skeletons.
    1 out of 1 points

    The most accurate way to estimate age at death in subadult individuals is with:

    A person with an ischio-pubic ramus ridge is male.


    The presence of a ventral arc is indicative of what forensically significant variable? Selected
    Answer:
    If we assume a racial view of human prehistory is a correct reflection of what actually
    happened in our past, then this suggests there were long periods of geographic isolation
    separating different populations of humans.
    The leg bones are generally more sexually dimorphic than the arm bones.
    Which of the following features is most consistent with Asian ancestry?
    You are trying to estimate sex for a human pelvis but the pubic bone is completely missing.
    Which of the following could you use to estimate sex?
    Having a sharp nasal sill is associated with which ancestral affiliation?
    A person with a ventral arc is male.
    Selected Answer: False
    All of the following are features on the pelvis useful for sex estimation EXCEPT:
    Which of the following is NOT indicative of old age?
    The nasal aperture shape trait for estimating ancestry refers to:
    Which of the following is an advantage of using the auricular surface to estimate adult
    You are practicing measuring a femur that you know to be 40 cm long. Your measurements
    are 49.6 cm, 50.1 cm, 50 cm and 49.8 cm. This would be an example of:
    Which of the following is not a pelvic sex indicator
    Selected Answer:

    Shovel shaped incisors are a dental trait usually possessed by:


    Which of the following skeletal features is not used to estimate adult age:
    Which of the following is NOT indicative of male sex?
    Stature estimation is based on the statistical principle of , where the knowledge of one
    variable allows for some prediction of another variable.
    Which of the following is a technique for subadult age assessment?
    You just received some subadult skeletal remains in your lab. Which of the following
    techniques could you use to age this individual?
    Sex is the same thing as gender in humans.
    Which of the following features is most consistent with European ancestry?
    Selected Answer:

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