Unit 9 Anthropology

1. Unit 9 Anthropology 9.1 Anthropology Basics

2. Forensic Anthropology Forensic anthropology is a type of applied anthropology that specializes in the changes and variations in the human skeleton for the purpose of legal inquiry Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company

3. Forensic Anthropology • A forensic anthropologist may provide basic identification information of skeletonized or badly decomposed remains. • From a whole bone or part of a bone, the scientist may be able to determine: • An age range • Sex • Race • Approximate height • Cause of death, disease, or anomaly Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company

4. Osteology Study of bones 206 bones in an adult human Function of bones: • Provides structure and rigidity • Protects soft tissue and organs • Serves as an attachment for muscles • Produces blood cells • Serves as a storage area for minerals • Can detoxify the body by removing heavy metals and other foreign elements from the blood Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company

5. Skeletal System • Bones are a solid network of living cells and protein fibers • Cartilage is a tough, flexible network of protein fibers • Ossification is the process of turning cartilage to bone

6. Bone Structure • Three parts • Compact bone • Spongy bone • Bone marrow • Yellow • Red • Makes blood cells

7. The Skeletal System

8. Skull Mandible Clavicle Sternum Humerus Ribs Vertebral Column Pelvis Radius Ulna Carpals Metacarpals Phalanges Femur Patella Tibia Fibula Tarsals Metatarsals Phalanges

9. C. Joints Joints • Pivot • Neck • Ball & Socket • Shoulder • Hip • Hinge • Elbow • Knee • Saddle • Thumb • Gliding • Wrist • Ankle • Conyloid • Fingers

10. Tendon v. Ligament • Tendon • Muscle to bone • Tendons get tender when you work out • Ligament • Bone to bone