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Forensic Science Exam (3rd 6 weeks) REVIEW
REMEMBER TO STUDY YOUR HUMAN BONE DIAGRAM
Define the following words or concepts
Forensic entomology
Compound Microscope
Forensic anthropology
Medulla
Cortex
Forensic pathology
Cuticle
Livor mortis
Keratin
Rigor mortis
Anagen
Algor mortis
Catagen
Comparison Microscope
Telogen
Rigor Mortis Timeframe:
Livor Mortis Timeframe:
Algor mortis Calculations:
Stomach Contents:
If blowfly larva (stage 2) are
found on a dead man’s body,
he has probably been dead
for ________ days
Stage
Egg
Larva stage 1
Larva stage 2
Larva stage 3
Pupa
Adult
Life Cycle of Insects Collected from Dead Body
Accumulated Time Since Egg Was
Accumulated Time Since Egg Was
Laid (Hours)
Laid (Days)
Egg laid minutes after death
0
24
1
60
2.5
96–120
4–5
192–288
8–12
432–576
18–24
A dead body has a temperature of 91.0 degrees F. How many hours has the body been dead?
A dead body has a temperature of 29.9 degrees C. How many hours has the body been dead?
A corpse with no signs of rigor mortis has probably been dead less than _______ hours or more than ________ hours.
A corpse with no signs of livor mortis has probably been dead less than _______ hours.
What is the standard temperature of a living body in degrees F? Degrees C?
A woman’s dead body is found in her apartment. Her whole body is stiff (in rigor mortis) and livor mortis has set in.
In fact, there is blood pooling all along her backside, but she laying on her stomach. The temperature of the corpse is
87.2 degrees F. There is evidence of food in her small intestine. What conclusions can you reach about the dead
woman?
What is Circumstantial Evidence?
What is Trace Evidence?
Draw and Label a cross-section of a hair shaft.
List the three different types of cuticles and the animals for each type.
What is the Medullary Index and how is it used?
On average, what is the length of hair growth per day and per month?
What is the difference between Nuclear DNA and mitochondrial DNA?
How was hair evidence used in the Casey Anthony case?