Deck 12: Projectile Trauma

Question 1

Projectile trauma has such distinct wounding characteristics it deserves a category of its own.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Which of the following terms refers to the size of a projectile?

A) Caliber
B) Gauge
C) Rifling
D) All of the above

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Which of the following calibers is the largest diameter of a bullet?

A) 0.22
B) )30-'06
C) 9 mm
D) 0.45

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Which of the following projectiles cause the most damage when impacting the human body?

A) Hollow-points
B) Bullets with full-metal jacket
C) Semi-jacketed bullets
D) All of the above

Question 5

Which of the following basic concepts of ammunition and firearms needs to be understood by forensic anthropologists?

A) Size
B) Bullet construction
C) Projectile velocity
D) All of the above

Question 6

Which of the following is a characteristic of a projectile exit wound in bone?

A) Inward beveling
B) Outward beveling
C) Round shape
D) All of the above

Question 7

Which of the following is a characteristic of a projectile entrance wound in bone?

A) Inward beveling
B) Oval shape
C) Round shape
D) All of the above

Question 8

Which of the following is a characteristic of a wound to bone caused by a grazing bullet?

A) Oval shape
B) Outward beveling
C) Keyhole shape
D) None of the above

Question 9

Which of the following bullet sizes would cause an entrance wound smaller than that caused by a 0.22 caliber bullet?

A) 0.22
B) 0.25
C) 0.38
D) 0.44

Question 10

Which of the following fracture lines is likely to occur in a skull?

A) Butterfly
B) Radiating
C) Irregular
D) All of the above

Question 11

A butterfly fracture is most likely to appear on which of the following bones?

A) Skull
B) Femur
C) Vertebrae
D) All of the above

Question 12

Which of the following sizes is most likely caused by a 0.22 caliber bullet?

A) 0.27
B) 0.26
C) 0.34
D) 0.43

Question 13

Which of the following characteristics of a wound indicates that the causative projectile was probably jacketed?

A) Shattered bone
B) Irregular exit wound
C) Circular exit wound
D) All of the above

Question 14

In cases of multiple projectile wounds, which of the following characteristics of fracture lines from a wound indicates that it was the first wound to occur?

A) Fracture line does not end at another fracture line
B) Fracture line ends at another fracture line
C) Fracture line radiates outward from exit wound
D) All of the above

Question 15

Which of the following characteristics of pellet wounds should forensic anthropologists note for use by ballistics experts?

A) Placement of pellets in the body
B) Placement of bone indentations caused by pellets
C) Retrieval of pellets from around the body
D) All of the above

Question 16

Which of the following could cause projectile wounds to bone?

A) Arrows
B) Crossbow bolts
C) Tear gas canisters
D) All of the above

Question 17

Which of the following types of firearms cause bone trauma that contain the least amount of information?

A) Rifles
B) Hand guns
C) Shotguns
D) All of the above

Question 18

More than one projectile wound indicates homicide as the only manner of death.

Question 19

There are many pitfalls in the determination of cause and manner of death.

Question 20

Gauge refers to the size of projectiles expelled from firearms.

Question 21

Jacketed bullets are less likely to deform on impact than a hollow-point bullet.

Question 22

Generally projectiles will cause an entry wound and, in some cases, an exit wound.

Question 23

Internal beveling is a characteristic of an entrance wound due to projectiles (bullets)

Question 24

External beveling and large size are the usual characteristics of an exit wound due to projectiles (e.g., bullets)

Question 25

Oval wounds result when projectiles impact a bone's surface at a 90° angle.

Question 26

Keyhole wounds are common when a bullet exists a bone.

Question 27

Entrance wounds are more often irregular in shape than exit wounds.

Question 28

Radiating fracture lines can occur both in entrance and exit wounds.

Question 29

When analyzing a projectile wound, forensic anthropologists should start with a description of the wound.

Question 30

The size of entrance wounds are, on the average, the same as their calibers.

Question 31

The direction of fire sometimes can be seen by passing a probe through the entrance and exit wounds.

Question 32

With multiple projectile wounds, an estimation of their sequence should be attempted.

Question 33

Generally, forensic anthropologists should do the same analysis of pellet wounds as they do when working with other projectile wounds.

Question 34

There is a wide variety of projectiles that can cause bone trauma and death.

Question 35

Which of the following is helpful in determining cause and manner of death in projectile wounds?

A) Location of wounds
B) Severity of wounds
C) Path of projectile
D) All of the above