ANTH 2014 Chapter : Anthropology 2014
Document Summary
Forensic anthropologist and the medical examiner: medical examiners, 1. Chief medical examiner- typically a board-certified forensic pathologist (medical school plus advanced training); may have pathologist working of him/her: 2. Antemortem- trauma before death, broken bones, prosthetics. Perimortem- at or around the time of death (most dedicated to understand) Distal= farthest part of the bone from the skull. Proximal= closest part of the bone to the skull. Animal versus human: unidentifiable (fragmented, cellular level. How can it change so dramatically: organ of the body that does have to be removed and renewed, three main levels in embryology, 1. When you are finished growing the it seals off and fuse to the shaft: diet is extremely important in bone development, skeleton in class. White lines means growth has been interrupted in the skeleton teeth there are little lines also which something interrupted again. Holes in eye bones iron poor diet.
