Question 1

Regression formulas for estimating stature are highly accurate and not prone to error.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which of the following should be used to adjust stature calculated from long limb bones?

Accepted Answer

A)   Age of individual
B)   Bone shrinkage
C)   Reported versus measured stature
D)   All of the aboveE) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 3

Which of the following bones can be used to reconstruct stature, even if only the head remains?

Accepted Answer

A)   Femur
B)   Tibia
C)   Humerus
D)   All of the aboveE) None of the above
F) A) and C) C

Question 4

Fleshed body segments are of little use in calculating stature.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The living stature of a person can be estimated by measuring various skeletal structures and entering them into various formulas.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which of the following can be used to reconstruct living stature?

Accepted Answer

A)   The full skeleton
B)   Long limb bones
C)   Partial limb bones
D)   All of the aboveE) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 7

Full skeleton methods involve summing the measurements of skull, vertebral column, pelvis, lower limbs and ankles.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 8

Regression formulas for estimating stature are not very useful in forensic anthropology.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 9

Regression formulas for estimating stature are not divided by sex and ancestral group.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

When long limb bones are fragmented, there are no methods for calculating stature.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which of the following skeletal elements cannot be used in long limb bone regression formulas to reconstruct living stature?

Accepted Answer

A)   Bicondylar length of femur
B)   Total length of Tibia
C)   Total length of Ulna
D)   Total length of humerusE) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 12

Full skeleton methods for calculating stature are very useful in forensic anthropology.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Males often over report their statures (e.g., on driver's licenses) while females under report their height.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

A 25cm long radius is found with a skull that is identified as a Black female. Without making any adjustments, what was her approximate stature in life?

Accepted Answer

A)   161.5
B)   165.1
C)   167.3
D)   169.7E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 15

There are several adjustments to stature that should be made after it has been calculated by regression formulas or other methods.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The age of an individual does not need to be taken into account when reporting stature calculated by regression formulas or other methods.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Which of these bones can be used to reconstruct stature, even if in a fragmentary condition?

Accepted Answer

A)   Femur
B)   Tibia
C)   Humerus
D)   All of the aboveE) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 18

Which of the following fleshed elements can be measured to reconstruct living stature?

Accepted Answer

A)   Upper leg length
B)   Foot length
C)   All of the above
D)   Upper arm lengthE) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 19

Which of the following problems in stature reconstruction involves the difference between long limb bones and stature that occur through time?

Accepted Answer

A)   Method of measuring body for stature
B)   Secular changes
C)   Self reporting of stature
D)   Inter-observer errorE) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 20

There are regression formulas for calculating stature from bones and osteological structures other than long limb bones.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 10: Calculation of Stature

Regression formulas for estimating stature are highly accurate and not prone to error.

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Which of the following should be used to adjust stature calculated from long limb bones?

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Which of the following bones can be used to reconstruct stature, even if only the head remains?

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Fleshed body segments are of little use in calculating stature.

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The living stature of a person can be estimated by measuring various skeletal structures and entering them into various formulas.

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Which of the following can be used to reconstruct living stature?

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Full skeleton methods involve summing the measurements of skull, vertebral column, pelvis, lower limbs and ankles.

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Regression formulas for estimating stature are not very useful in forensic anthropology.

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Regression formulas for estimating stature are not divided by sex and ancestral group.

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When long limb bones are fragmented, there are no methods for calculating stature.

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Which of the following skeletal elements cannot be used in long limb bone regression formulas to reconstruct living stature?

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Full skeleton methods for calculating stature are very useful in forensic anthropology.

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Males often over report their statures (e.g., on driver's licenses) while females under report their height.

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A 25cm long radius is found with a skull that is identified as a Black female. Without making any adjustments, what was her approximate stature in life?

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There are several adjustments to stature that should be made after it has been calculated by regression formulas or other methods.

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The age of an individual does not need to be taken into account when reporting stature calculated by regression formulas or other methods.

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Which of these bones can be used to reconstruct stature, even if in a fragmentary condition?

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Which of the following fleshed elements can be measured to reconstruct living stature?

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Which of the following problems in stature reconstruction involves the difference between long limb bones and stature that occur through time?

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There are regression formulas for calculating stature from bones and osteological structures other than long limb bones.

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