ANTH 2014 : Anthropology 2014 Exam 2
Document Summary
If pathologist and anthropologist cooperate, unique opportunity to observe and correlate the relationship between skin and soft tissue. Two major types of injury to bone: high velocity (ballistic, blunt force (sharp instrument also a form of blunt force) High velocity objects impart their energy so suddenly that bone reacts as brittle matter and shatters. Lower energy bending forces and slower impacts from blunt force cause bone to react more as a. Sharp force injuries- potentially a blend of characteristics. Appearance of bone injury reflects: shape, area, mass, speed, direction. Bone injury reflects instrument applying external force, but also . Intrinsic strength of the bone injured: anatomy of that bone, thickness of that bone, mineral content of that bone, overall health of the bone. Function of bone: support weight, anchor muscles against contracting forces, must be light, yet strong, for active movement (if brittle, would shatter from forces placed against it)
