Deck 7: Attribution of Ancestry

Question 1

Later the nasal area of the above skull is found that has a Category 1 Inferior Nasal Aperature. Considering both structures, what is its most likely ancestral group?

A) White
B) Black
C) Asian
D) Hispanic

Answer 1

B

Question 2

A femur is discovered that has an anteriorly curving shaft, mild torsion of the head and neck, and an intercondylar shelf of around 150. What is the most likely ancestral group of this individual?

A) White
B) Black
C) Asian
D) Hispanic

Answer 2

A

Question 3

The upper jaw from a human skull is retrieved from a fire and its dental arch is rounded, with shovel-shaped incisors. What is the most likely ancestral group of this individual?

A) White
B) Black
C) Asian
D) Hispanic

Answer 3

C

Question 4

A skull is discovered with a low nasal bridge, wide face, projecting lower border of the eye, and small browridges. What is the most likely ancestral group of this individual?

A) White
B) Black
C) Asian
D) Hispanic

Question 5

A skull is discovered with a sharp lower border of the nose, straight facial profile, heavy browridges and spatulate upper incisors. What is the most likely ancestral group of this individual?

A) White
B) Black
C) Asian
D) Hispanic

Question 6

A skull is discovered with a sharp lower border of the nose, large nasal spine, projecting nasal bridge and narrow nose. What is the most likely ancestral group of this individual?

A) White
B) Black
C) Asian
D) Hispanic

Question 7

A skull is discovered with a sharp lower border of the nose, medium nasal spine, low nasal bridge and circular eye orbits. What is the most likely ancestral group of this individual?

A) White
B) Black
C) Asian
D) Hispanic

Question 8

A skull is discovered with a dull lower border of the nose, large nasal spine, low nasal bridge and pronounced jut of the jaw. What is the most likely ancestral group of this individual?

A) White
B) Black
C) Asian
D) Hispanic

Question 9

Which part of the cranial skeleton is most useful for attributing ancestry?

A) Nose
B) Face
C) Vault
D) Jaws and teeth

Question 10

A skull is discovered with a femur. The Maxillofrontal Index is 25, the Zygoorobitral Index is 20 and an the Alpha Index is 40 while the Platymeric Index is 70. What is the most likely ancestral group of this individual?

A) White
B) Black
C) Asian
D) Native American

Question 11

A femur has a Platymeric Index of 70 and a negative value from the Platymeric Index discriminant function. What is the most likely ancestral group of this individual?

A) White
B) Black
C) Native American
D) Indeterminate

Question 12

A partial skull is found that contains only the eye orbits, which are spaced widely apart. What is its most likely ancestral group?

A) White
B) Black
C) Asian
D) Hispanic

Question 13

A lower jaw is found that has a rounded chin, vertical ascending ramus, enamel extensions on the molars, and a tuft of black hair. What is the most likely ancestral group of this individual?

A) White
B) Black
C) Asian
D) None of the above

Question 14

A lower jaw is found that has a pointed chin, a slanted ascending ramus, and a no enamel extensions on the molars. What is the most likely ancestral group of this individual?

A) White
B) Black
C) Asian
D) None of the above

Question 15

A lower jaw is found with a femur; the chin is rounded and the Platymeric Index discriminant function value is negative. What is the most likely ancestral group of this individual?

A) White
B) Black
C) Asian
D) Native American

Question 16

A male skull is found and measured so that discriminant functions can be used to determine race. If the White versus Black function indicates White and the White versus Native American function indicates Native American, what is the most likely ancestral group of this individual?

A) White
B) Black
C) Asian
D) Native American

Question 17

A female skull is found and measured so that discriminant functions can be used to determine race. The values calculate to 85 on the White-Black scale and 125 on the White-Native American scale. What is the most likely ancestral group of this individual?

A) White
B) Black
C) Native American
D) Hispanic

Question 18

A skull is found with a Maxillofrontal Index of 50, Zygoorobitral Index of 45 and an Alpha Index of 70. What is the most likely race of this individual?

A) White
B) Native American
C) Black
D) None of the above

Question 19

A femur has a straight shaft, mild torsion of the head and neck, a Platymeric Index of 90 and a positive value from the Platymeric Index discriminant function. What is the most likely ancestral group of this individual?

A) White
B) Black
C) Native American
D) Indeterminate

Question 20

When a decomposed body is found and before any analysis is done, what is its least likely ancestry?

A) White
B) Black
C) Asian
D) Native American

Question 21

When a decomposed body is found and before any analysis is done, what is its most likely ancestry?

A) White
B) Black
C) Asian
D) Hispanic

Question 22

Hair and skin color of decedents can be used, with caution, to attribute ancestry.

Question 23

The shape of the eye orbits does not aid in the attribution of ancestry.

Question 24

Prognathism (jut of the jaw) is a characteristic normally associated with Whites.

Question 25

The lower border of the nose in Blacks has a distinct sill.

Question 26

The nasal spine is largest in Whites of all of the other groups.

Question 27

The nasal root in Whites is narrower than that in Blacks.

Question 28

The nasal bridge of Asians projects more than that of Whites.

Question 29

The most useful structure of the cranial skeleton for determining ancestry is the vault.

Question 30

The most common ancestral group in the United States is White.

Question 31

Blacks can have a depression behind bregma that is not usual in Whites and Asians.

Question 32

The shape of the upper jaw of Asians is intermediate between those of Whites and Blacks.

Question 33

There are no characteristics of the jaw that can be used to assess ancestry.

Question 34

The Platymeric Index can be entered into a discriminant function to attribute ancestry.

Question 35

It is not surprising that discriminant functions would use the width of the nose in the attribution of ancestry.

Question 36

The same discriminant functions can be used to attribute ancestry in males and females.

Question 37

There are direct measurements, indexes and discriminant functions that aid in the attribution of ancestry.

Question 38

There are four indexes of the face that aid in the attribution of ancestry.

Question 39

There are both anthroposcopic and metric methods for attributing ancestry.

Question 40

The tibia has several characteristics that aid in the attribution of ancestry.

Question 41

The terms White, Black, Hispanic, Asian and Native American are categories of people that are used by law enforcement officials.