Name: _______________________________________________ Date: _________________________ Period: ________

Race Determination Notes Challenges • •

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Very ___________________ to determine race Three-Race Model – ___________________ (European), ___________________ (Asian / Native American), and ___________________ (African / West Indian) – Not all individuals have skeletal traits that are completely consistent with their ___________________ origin ___________________ racial ancestry are common – Traits are highly ___________________

Maxilla •

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Maxilla: bones of the roof of the ___________________ & outline of the ___________________ cavity Arch of the maxilla: – African = ___________________ – European = ___________________ – Asian = ___________________

Nasal Silling & Nasal Guttering •

Feel around the base of the ___________________ cavity (around the bottom of the ___________________ ) • European = ___________________ ridges (Nasal silling) • Asian = ___________________ ridges • African = ___________________ / ___________________ ridge (Nasal guttering)

Nasal Spine • • •

Nasal spine: End of the base of the ___________________ that separates the two ___________________ . European & Asian = ___________________ spine African = ___________________ spine

Orbital Openings •

Shape of ___________________ openings – European = ___________________ ___________________ (“Aviator glasses”) – Asian = ___________________ – African = ___________________ or ___________________

Prognathism •

Prognathism: Extension of ___________________ jaw – European = ___________________ – Asian = ___________________ – African = ___________________

Nasal Index •

Nasal Index: ___________________ of nasal cavity compared to ___________________ – European = ___________________ – Asian = ___________________ – African = ___________________

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Asian: – Zygomatic arch (Cheek bone) angled ___________________ – Incisors more ___________________ shaped African: – Nasal opening more ___________________ – Incisors more ___________________ shaped European: – Incisors more ___________________ shaped