Ancestry and Sex Estimation

Question 1

Shovel Shaped Incisors

Answer 1

Asian Ancestry

Question 2

Slight Anterior Nasal Spine (ANS)

Answer 2

African

Question 3

Intermediate Anterior Nasal Spine (ANS)

Answer 3

Asian

Question 4

Marked Anterior Nasal Spine

Answer 4

European

Question 5

Sloped/Partial Sloped Inferior Nasal Aperture (INA)

Answer 5

African

Question 6

Straight/Partial Sill Sloped Inferior Nasal Aperture (INA)

Answer 6

Asian

Question 7

Sill Sloped Inferior Nasal Aperture (INA)

Answer 7

European

Question 8

Narrow Interorbital Breadth (IOB) & Nasal Aperture Width (NAW)

Answer 8

European

Question 9

Intermediate Interorbital Breadth (IOB) & Nasal Aperture Width (NAW)

Answer 9

Asian

Question 10

Broad Interorbital Breadth (IOB) & Nasal Aperture Width (NAW)

Answer 10

African

Question 11

Rectangular or Square Orbit outline shape (ORB)

Answer 11

African

Question 12

Oval Orbit outline shape (ORB)

Answer 12

European

Question 13

Rounded or circular Orbit outline shape (ORB)

Answer 13

Asian

Question 14

Absent Post Bregmatic Depression (PBD)

Answer 14

Asian & European

Question 15

Present Post Bregmatic Depression (PBD)

Answer 15

African

Question 16

Rounded Mental Eminence

Answer 16

African

Question 17

Broad or Intermediate Mental Eminence

Answer 17

Asian

Question 18

Squared or Bilobate Mental Eminence

Answer 18

European

Question 19

Perpendicular Trans-Palatine Suture (TPS)

Answer 19

Asian

Question 20

Anterior deviation Trans-Palatine Suture (TPS)

Answer 20

African

Question 21

Anterior and posterior deviations Trans-Palatine Suture (TPS)

Answer 21

European

Question 22

Posterior deviation Trans-Palatine Suture (TPS)

Answer 22

African or European

Question 23

More angled anterior curvature of the femoral diaphysis

Answer 23

European or Asian

Question 24

Less angled anterior curvature of the femoral diaphysis

Answer 24

African

Question 25

More torsion of femoral neck

Answer 25

European/ Asian

Question 26

Less torsion of femoral neck

Answer 26

African

Question 27

FORDISC

Answer 27

computer program used to estimate sex, ancestry, and stature

Question 28

Sexual dimorphism

Answer 28

females are smaller

Question 29

What is the best indicator of sex?

Answer 29

Pelvis

Question 30

Narrow Subpubic Angle

Answer 30

Male

Question 31

Wide Subpubic Angle

Answer 31

Female

Question 32

Narrow Greater Sciatic Notch

Answer 32

Male

Question 33

Wide Greater Sciatic Notch

Answer 33

Female

Question 34

Present preauricular sulcus

Answer 34

Female

Question 35

Absent preauricular sulcus

Answer 35

Male

Question 36

Ridge on Ventral Arc

Answer 36

Female

Question 37

Bowing of subpubic concavity

Answer 37

Female

Question 38

Sharp board on Medial Aspect of the Ischipubic Ramus

Answer 38

Female

Question 39

Sacral Index

Answer 39

Metric way of determining sex Above 117 = Female Below 117 = Male

Question 40

Nuchal Crest (sex) *shape of head*

Answer 40

robust/ male gracile/ female

Question 41

Mastoid Process (sex)

Answer 41

large/ male small/ female

Question 42

Parietal Boss (sex)

Answer 42

marked/ female reduced/ male

Question 43

Supraorbital margin (sex)

Answer 43

sharp/female rounded/male

Question 44

Supraorbital tori/glabella (sex)

Answer 44

define/male reduced/ female

Question 45

Calvaria Shape (sex)

Answer 45

rounded/female sloped/ male

Question 46

Mental Eminence (sex)

Answer 46

defined/male rounded/female

Question 47

Gonial angle

Answer 47

oblique/ female right/male

Question 48

Gonial flare

Answer 48

flared/ male unflared/ female

Question 49

Metric ways of determining sex?

Answer 49

Humerus head, Femur head

Question 50

When are differences between male and females apparent?

Answer 50

After puberty

Question 51

When is sex not reported?

Answer 51

When working with subadult remains