Heart of the matter
This side of the heart carries deoxygenated blood
What is the right side
This test is used to tell if a person is lying, typically used at a police station.
What is a polygraph test (lie detector test)
This test is used to determine blood type.
What is an agglutination?
What is a postmortem evaluation to determine cause of death.
What is an autopsy
Which pain killer was found in Anna Garcia's body?
What is acetaminophen
This artery carries blood away from the heart and to the lungs.
What is the pulmonary artery.
This part of the hair is the middle part that stores the DNA
What is the medulla
Who is a crime scene investigator or forensic scientist specializing in collecting and analyzing blood
who is a blood spatter analyst
What is the manner of death described in this scenario
An older male has a heart attack and passes away.
What is natural death
What is the study of the microscopic anatomy of tissues specifically used to look at brain tissues during an autopsy?
What is histology
This artery is the largest of the heart that is responsible for carrying blood to the rest of the body
What is the aorta
This type of fingerprint looks like a series of circles swirling around the finger
What is the whorl
What is the name for a building block of DNA that is comprised of a nitrogenous base, a phosphate group, and a five carbon sugar.
What is a nucleotide
What is the stiffening of joints and muscles after death
What is rigor mortis
Which part of the nervous system is comprised of the brain and the spine?
What is the central nervous system
This valve allows blood to flow from the right atrium to the right ventricle.
What is the tricuspid valve
What is the name used to describe the small details in a fingerprint.
What are minutiae
What test is used to separate DNA samples and compare different DNA samples?
What is gel electrophoresis
What is the most accurate way to measure body temperature of a cadaver?
What is rectal temperature
Repeated concussions and head trauma can lead to this
What is chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE)
This valve allows blood to flow from the left atrium to the left ventricle.
The mitral valve (bicuspid valve)
What is the scientific name for a red blood cell?
What are erythrocytes
What is the name of an enzyme that is used to cut or break DNA into fragments?
A restriction enzyme
Which scientist is responsible for examining and identifying the role any substances may have played in an illness or death.
Who is a forensic toxicologist
Which body system is the transport system of the body responsible for carrying oxygen and nutrients to the body and carrying away carbon dioxide and other wastes; composed of the heart, blood vessels, and blood.
What is the cardiovascular system