ANTH 2014 : First Exam Notes
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At/around the time of death: postmortem trauma. Animals gnawed on bones: no putative (possible) id create estimate pmi: postmortem interval, still no idea of id facial reconstruction and entry into databases. Is it bone: many things look like bone: concrete matrices, paper mach . How can it change so dramatically: three types, ectoderm: forms tooth enamel, mesoderm: forms dentin, bone, cartilage, entoderm (endoderm): forms body organs, etc. Not interested in this type in this class: complicated steps of bone formation. In a single day, a single osteoclast can destroy what it took 100 osteoblasts to form in the same period: most diseases result in osteoclastic activity (destruction of bone) These growth areas are important in terms of diet and such (saw newborn skeleton in class). (newborn"s femur is about size of middle finger) In a law enforcement situation, when someone finds a small bone that they believe belongs to a child.
