Bone Bonanza Lab 103013 Forensic Science No Drill

Bone Bonanza Lab 10/30/13 Forensic Science

No Drill – Drill Quiz � Put the HW questions on your desk � Take out a sheet of notebook paper. Write the following drills (Question AND Answer): � Pd. 3 – 9/23, 10/17 � Pd. 5 – 9/24, 10/2, 10/16 � Pd. 6 – 9/25, 10/9, 10/16

Objective � IWBAT ◦ Identify the bones of the skeleton ◦ Determine age and gender of a skeleton

John Wayne Gacy � How did forensic anthropologists help solve the case?

Quick Quiz – Give the common name for each bone. I should have known it was going to be one of those days, when I had stepped out of bed and stubbed my (1) PHLANGE on the night stand. While hopping up and down on one (2) METATARSAL and grasping the other, I slipped and fell onto my right shoulder breaking my (3) CLAVICLE. As I crawled on my (4) METACARPALS and (5) PATELLAS to my bed, I felt my (6) CRANIUM begin to ache. I found my phone and let my (7) PHLANGES do the walking as I called my friend to come help me out. My friend answered the phone with a loud scream; my (8) MANDIBLE dropped, I asked what had happened, and he replied that he had been startled by the ringing phone, fell out of bed landed on his (9) COCCYX. Following that while racing to the phone he hit his (10) TIBIA on a stool. I should have known it was going to be one of those days. 1. TOES 2. FOOT 3. COLLAR BONE 4. HANDS 5. KNEES 6. SKULL or HEAD 7. FINGERS 8. LOWER JAW 9. TAIL BONE 10. SHIN Source: http: //www. homepage. montana. edu/~mtpbs/Education/NTTILesson. Plans 2/Leg. Bone. Connected. To. The/NTTILeg. Bone. Connected. To. The. pdf

Bone Bonanza! � Finish the Bonanza lab. � Make sure to turn in: ◦ Sheet with bones glued to it (all group member names) ◦ Lab sheet with questions answered

Skull Dimorphisms Male and Female

Male and Female Skulls Male Points of Comparison Heavier and General more rugged Architecture Squared, small Eye Openings Female Prominent and Brow Ridges heavy Heavier and Cheekbones laterally arched Smooth and flat Lighter and less rugged Rounded, large Lighter, lack lateral arching

Male and Female Skulls Male Occipital bump at the base of the skull Letter U Sloping, less round Points of Comparison Occipital Condyle Female Chin Shape Letter V Forehead Vertical, fuller Almost nonexistent

Sex Characteristics of Pelvis Male and Female

Male and Female Pelvis Male Heavy and Thick Large Points of Comparison General Structure Joint Surfaces Well marked Muscle Attachment Deep Greater Pelvis Female Light and thin Small Rather indistinct Shallow

Male and Female Pelvis Male Heart shaped Comparatively small The superior surface of the body spans nearly half the width of the sacrum. Points of Female Comparison Pelvic Inlet Circular Pelvic Outlet First Piece of Sacrum Comparatively Large The superior surface of the body spans almost 1/3 the width of the sacrum.

Male and Female Pelvis Male Points of Comparison Long, narrow, Sacrum with smooth concavity Female Less than 90 degrees Short wide, flat, curving forward in lower part Greater than 90 degrees Pubic Arch

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