MEDICAL FORENSICS AND LAB
WHAT KIND OF EVIDENCE CAN LEAD TO A SPECIFIC PERSON?
INDIVIDUAL EVIDENCE
WHAT DOES A CHAIN OF CUSTODY LOG TELL INVESTIGATORS?
ANYONE WHO HAD CONTACT WITH THE EVIDENCE
WHERE DO NATURAL FIBERS COME FROM? (THERE ARE 3)
ANIMALS, PLANTS, MINERAL
WHAT ARE THE 3 BASIC FINGERPRINT PATTERNS?
ARCH, WHORL, LOOP
WHAT ARE THE 5 STAGES OF DECOMPOSITION IN ORDER?
FRESH, BLOAT, ACTIVE DECAY, POST DECAY, DRY REMAINS
WHAT IS A MICROPIPETTE USED FOR?
TRANSFERRING VERY SMALL AMOUNTS
WHAT TYPE OF EVIDENCE IS INDIRICT AND CAN ONLY IMPLY SOMETHING?
CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE
WHAT ARE 2 EXAMPLES OF A SYNTHETIC FIBER?
POSSIBLE ANSWERS: POLYESTER, NYLON, ACRYLIC, ACETATE, RAYON
WHAT IS A CORE?
THE CENTER OF A LOOP OR WHORL
WHAT QUADRANT ARE THE LUNGS LOCATED IN?
NONE! THEY ARE IN THE THORACIC CAVITY
WHAT ARE THE TYPES OF PPE? (THERE ARE 6)
GLOVES, GOWN/APRON/COAT, MASK, GOOGLES, FACE SHIELD, RESPIRATOR
DRY IT
WHAT IS THE FORMULA FOR THE MEDULLARY INDEX?
DIAMETER OF MEDULLA / DIAMETER OF ENTIRE HAIR
WHAT ARE THE 4 SUBCLASSES FOR WHORLS?
DOUBLE LOOP WHORL, PLAIN WHORL, CENTRAL POCKET LOOP WHORL, ACCIDENTAL WHORL
NATURAL, ACCIDENTAL, SUICIDAL, HOMICIDAL, UNDETERMINED
GIVE 3 EXAMPLES OF TRACE EVIDENCE?
POSSSIBLE ANSWERS: HAIR, FIBERS, GLASS, PLANT MATERIAL, PAINT CHIPS, SOIL, FINGERPRINTS
WHAT SHOULD BE INCLUDED WHEN TAKING PICTURES OF A SCENE? (THERE ARE 3)
PICTURES FROM ALL DIRECTIONS, PICTURES OF ALL PHYSICAL ITEMS, SOMETHING TO SHOW SCALE
WHAT HAPPENS TO NATURAL FIBERS IN BURN ANALYSIS? (THERE ARE 3)
SHRINK AWAY FROM FLAME, BURN TO ASH, SMELL LIKE BURNT HAIR
WHAT ARE THE 3 FINGERPRINT PRINCIPLES?
FINGERPRINTS ARE INDIVIDUAL (NO TWO ARE ALIKE), FINGERPRINTS DON´T CHANGE, FINGERPRINTS HAVE GENERAL RIDGE PATTERNS
WHAT IS THE BLOWFLY CYCLE?
EGG -> INSTAR 1 -> INSTAR 2 -> INSTAR 3 -> PUPA -> ADULT FLY
WHAT IS A SPECTROPHOTOMETER USED FOR?
IDDENTIFYING SUBSTANCES BY THE TYPE AND QUALITY OF LIGHT THAT THEY ABSORB
WHAT ARE THE SEVEN S´s OF CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION?
SECURING THE SCENE, SEPARATING WITNESSES, SCANNING THE SCENE, SEEING THE SCENE, SKETCHING THE SCENE, SEARCHING THE SCENE, SECURING & COLLECTING EVIDENCE
DESCRIBE THE ANAGEN PHASE OF HAIR GROWTH?
THE ROOT IS ATTACHED TO THE HAIR FOLLICLE, HAIR IS GROWING CONTINUOUSLY, ROOT BULB IS FLAME SHAPED
WHAT ARE THE 4 WAYS TO REVEAL LATENT PRINTS?
FINGERPRINTING POWDER, IODINE FUMING, CYANOACRYLATE FUMING (SUPERGLUE), NINHYDRIN
WHAT IS INCLUDED IN AN AUTOPSY REPORT? (THERE ARE 3)
CAUSE AND MANNER OF DEATH, KEY FINDINGS (DISEASE, TRAUMATIC INJURY, ANATOMIC FINDINGS), TOXICOLOGY REPORTS