Question

Luisa is using a CT scanner to reconstruct the face of an unidentified female skull. What is it about CT technology that makes it so useful to her work?
A.
A CT scan provides the highest-resolution images.
B.
Unlike x-ray machines, CT scanners can be handheld.
C.
Scans taken directly from the skull can be sent to a printer.
D.
CT scans provide data about both soft and hard tissue.

Answer 1

Javiera is a forensic anthropologist who works at a metropolitan police laboratory. When she received a box of bones for analysis, she noted that the collection included all of the bones from the victim’s legs and arms except for one. What should Javiera be able to determine about the victim without too much difficulty?
A.
the victim’s likely racial ancestry
B.
a rough approximation of age at death
C.
the cause and manner of the victim’s death
D.
the victim’s approximate height

Answer 2

When a police department asked for the public’s help with a missing persons case, it received a tip that the missing person could be found at the bottom of a local rock quarry. When police investigated the quarry, they found human remains. At this stage, how could a forensic anthropologist assist in the case?
A.
by making a connection between photos of the evidence
B.
by linking the missing person to the body in the quarry
C.
by confirming that the bones in the quarry are from a human
D.
by attempting to determine the cause and manner of death

Answer 3

D. CT scans provide data about both soft and hard tissue.

Answer 4

D. the victim’s approximate height

Answer 5

C. by confirming that the bones in the quarry are from a human.