Author Question: Eburnation is a. a symptom of iron deficiency anemia in which the skull takes on a porous ... (Read 93 times)

809779 · **on:** Jul 20, 2018

Eburnation is

a. a symptom of iron deficiency anemia in which the skull takes on a porous appearance.
b. a horizontal linear defect in tooth enamel indicating an episode of physiological stress.
c. a sign of osteoarthritis in which the epiphyses of long bones are worn smooth, causing them to take on a varnish-like appearance.
d. a sign of osteoarthritis in which bones develop a distinct lipping at the point of articulation.
e. the spongy appearance of bone of the upper eye sockets.

Question 2

If a bioarchaeologist finds evidence of osteoarthritis in which bones have developed a distinct lipping at the point of articulation, he or she has found

a. osteophytes.
b. enamel hypoplasias.
c. eburnation.
d. Harris lines.
e. an accumulation of cartilage