DNA
The 3 things that make up a nucleotide
A sugar, a phosphate, and a base
A postmortem evaluation to determine the cause of death
Autopsy
A blood cell used for clotting
Platelet
The body system that includes the skin and hair
Integumentary
Your outward bearing, attitude, or behavior
A process used to separate DNA using electricity
Gel electrophoresis
Very tiny characteristics or ridge details in a fingerprint pattern
Minutiae
A blood cell that carries oxygen
Red blood cell
The part of the brain that controls balance, posture, and coordination
Cerebellum
The ability of the iris muscles to change the pupil size
Pupillary response
A process used to make millions of copies of DNA
Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)
A formula used to determine the approximate hours since death
Glaister equation
A clot in the coronary artery
Myocardial Infarction
The part of the brain that controls breathing, heart rate, and blood pressure
Medulla oblongata
The ability of your muscles to work, move, or create force
Motor strength
Found in the nucleus of the cell
Chromosomes
The size of the blood droplet is affected by ____________.
The height it falls from
A waste product of the cardiovascular system
Carbon dioxide
4 parts of the ear
4 vital signs
The end that DNA moves to in gel electrophoresis
The positive end
___________ is what happens physiologically inside the body to cause death
Mechanism of death
path of blood on the right side of the heart
vena cava, right atrium, tricuspid valve, right ventricle, pulmonary valve, pulmonary artery
4 parts of the respiratory system (real names)
nose, pharynx, larynx, bronchi, bronchioles, alveoli, lungs, trachea
A diagnosis for a 30 year football player
Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE)