Branches in Forensics
True or False: A forensic pathologist is an expert in determining the blood type of the person who died
What is FALSE
Temperature have an affect on algor mortis
What is Yes
What is First Responders?
Entomology is the study of...
What is Insects?
An autopsy is...
What is the dissection and study of a dead body, including its organs and structures?
What Forensic Odontology deals with
What is the proper handling, examination, and evaluation of dental evidence!! STUDYING TEETH! :)
The different stages of Mortis.
What is pallor mortis, algor mortis, rigor mortis, and livor mortis?
The Seven Ss of a crime scene.
What is
1. Secure
2. Separate Witnesses
3. Scan
4. See
5. Sketch
6. Search
7. Secure
The place where they keep bodies to see how they decay.
An autopsy takes this amount of time typically.
What is 2-3 Days?
What type of cases forensic serology is used most often in
What is assault cases?
The biggest sign of rigor mortis.
What is the stiffening of muscles?
Differences between a rough sketch and finished sketch.
What is there is measurements, more exact layout of the room, labeling of things with a key?
Insect that arrives at the fresh stage.
What is flies?
The two main types of autopsies.
What is forensic and clinical?
What a forensic pathologist does
What is studies medical history, evaluate crime scene evidence, perform autopsy, collect medical and trace evidence.
the collection of blood in skin vessels because of gravitational pull.
What is Livor Mortis?
The pattern of sketch most used for large, outdoor scenes.
What is grid pattern?
Five Stages of Decomposition by Insect Activity.
What is
1. fresh
2. bloat
3. Decay
4. Post-decay
5. Dry (skeletal)
In these circumstances, an autopsy is required.
What is a homicide, unusual circumstances, posing a threat to public health, involving inmates in a prison, unexpected children deaths?
The branch of forensics that performs scientific tests on bodily fluids and tissue samples identifying drugs/chemicals present in the body.
What is a Forensic Toxicologist?
The amount of hours it takes for full rigor
What is 12 hours?
The steps in the Chain of Custody.
What is
1. Evidence packaged, sealed, labeled
2. Next person opens the sealed bag at another location
3. Person performs their examination
4. Repackages evidence in the original packaging
5. Seals evidence in a new evidence bag
6. The person signs the sealed bag and the chain of custody log!
True or False: Cocaine speeds up development
Name of the table and block they use for an autopsy.
What is the cadaver table and body block?