IDENTIFICATION Dr AJEE KURUVILLA Foot prints Study of
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IDENTIFICATION Dr. AJEE KURUVILLA
Foot prints Study of impressions of foot Comparison of Dermatoglyphics Measurements of parts Stature = max foot length/ 0. 15 Walking foot print Recorded by photographs / casts
AGE • Physical development • Teeth • Ossification centres- appearance & fusion • Age related changes
• Age in intra uterine life • From birth to 25 years • More than 25 years
Age in intra uterine life • Developing morphology • Ossification centres appear • Germination of teeth • Haase’s rule • If Crown heel length is <25 cm, age in months = square root of length • If Crown heel length is >25 cm, age in months = length / 5
From birth to 25 years • Physical features • Teeth • Ossification of bones
More than 25 years • Physical features • Teeth- Gustafson s method • Changes in skeleton- closure of skull sutures
Gustafson s method • Attrition • Paradentosis • Secondary dentine • Root resorption • Transparency of root • Cementum apposition
Gustafson s method • Age = 11. 43 + 4. 56 (Total score) +/- 3. 63 Total score = A+P+S+R+T+C 0 = no change 1 = slight change 2 = obvious change 3 = maximum change
1. Which of the following is NOT a criterion used in Gustafson's method of assessing age from teeth a) Attrition b) Paradentosis c) Secondary dentine d) Primary dentine
2. According to Section 89 IPC, a child cannot give valid consent to suffer any harm which can occur from an act done in good faith, if he/she is below a) 10 years b) 14 years c) 12 years d) 16 years
3. According to Haase’s rule, the intra-uterine age of a foetus (up to a crown-heel length of 25 cm) can be determined by a) Calculating the square root of the crownheel length. b) Dividing the crown-heel length by 5. c) Multiplying the crown-heel length by 5. d) Doubling the crown-heel length.
4. Beyond a crown-heel length of 25 cms, the age of foetus can be determined by a) Age = length/ 2 b) Age = (length)2 c) Age = length/ 5 d) Age = length x 5
5. The minimum age for criminal responsibility according to the Indian Railways Act is a) More than 5 years b) More than 7 years c) More than 12 years d) More than 14 years
6. A girl is sent to reformatory school on being convicted of a criminal offence, if her age is less than a) 15 years b) 16 years c) 17 years d) 18 years
7. All the following are important medicolegal points with reference to the age of 18 years EXCEPT a) Minimum age to enter government services b) Attainment of majority (both sexes) c) Minimum age of marriage (females) d) Minimum age for consenting to sexual act
8. The study of incremental lines in the enamel of tooth to assess the age of a person is known as a) Haase’s rule b) Morissons’s Method c) Boyde’s Method d) Mc. Naughten Rule
9. When a boy of 5 years kills an infant he can be awarded a) Death Sentence b) Life Imprisonment c) Solitary confinement d) None of them.
10. To become a competent witness, a person should attain the age of : a) 12 years b) 10 years c) 8 years d) 6 years e) None of them
