Forensic Medicine Quiz 6

Welcome to your Forensic Medicine Quiz 6

1. 
Boyde’s method helps in the determination of age from

2. 
Consider mandibles in relation to age.

I. Angle of Ramus with body is > 140° in infancy.
II. Mental foramen is near the alveolar margin in old age.
III. Condyloid process projects above coronoid process in adult.
IV. Ramus is longer and straight in infants.

Codes:

3. 
The ossification center that appears in a fetus at seven months of pregnancy is

4. 
Match the following:

Age Ossification of bone
(a) By 7-8 years  (i) Lateral epicondyle of the humerus unites
(b) By 10-12 years (ii) Rami of pubis unite
(c) By 13-14 years (iii) Sacral vertebrae unite
(d) By 23 years (iv) Pisiform Ossifies

5. 
A fetus becomes viable by the age of

6. 
Match the following:

List-I List-II
(A) Distal end of radius (I) 20
(B) Ischial tuberosity (II) 19-20
(C) Head of the femur (III) 18
(D) Crust of ilium (IV) 16-17

7. 
The multiplication factor to estimate stature from humerus is

8. 
Calculation of a person’s height from fragmented bones is calculated by

9. 
Which of the following sutures of the skull are the first to fuse?

10. 
Identify the correct sequence of the closure of skull sutures :

11. 
Stature of an individual can be estimated from footprints on the basis of:

(i) Multiplication factors (ii) Regression equations (iii) Hardy-Weinberg equation (iv) Segregation equation

Codes:

12. 
Which of the following formulas is not useful for determination of stature?

13. 
Assertion and Reason Question

Assertion (A): Ossification in long bones takes place earlier in females.

Reason (R): Puberty sets earlier in females.

14. 
The radiological study of skeletal remains for age estimation is based on the fusion of

15. 
Ossification center in upper end of fibula appears at the age of