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BUNDLED WVU FIS 201 FINAL EXAM STUDY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2024
BUNDLED WVU FIS 201 FINAL EXAM STUDY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2024
[Show more]BUNDLED WVU FIS 201 FINAL EXAM STUDY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2024
[Show more]Forensic anthropologist - specialize in archaeology and physical anthropology; do mass grave exhumation, work for the military; have training in anatomy, biology, and archaeology 
 
Bones important for determining human species - cranium, pelvis, scapula, femur, humerus 
 
Forensic archaeology - Rec...
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Add to cartForensic anthropologist - specialize in archaeology and physical anthropology; do mass grave exhumation, work for the military; have training in anatomy, biology, and archaeology 
 
Bones important for determining human species - cranium, pelvis, scapula, femur, humerus 
 
Forensic archaeology - Rec...
locating remains - visual detection, ground penetrating radar, cadaver dogs, metal detector, ground penetrometer 
 
recovery of remains - mapping, excavation, documentation 
 
5 human remains - cranium, pelvis, scapula, femur, humerus 
 
how many ossification centers in humans - 405 
 
how many bone...
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Add to cartlocating remains - visual detection, ground penetrating radar, cadaver dogs, metal detector, ground penetrometer 
 
recovery of remains - mapping, excavation, documentation 
 
5 human remains - cranium, pelvis, scapula, femur, humerus 
 
how many ossification centers in humans - 405 
 
how many bone...
anatomy of fingerprints - friction ridges 
 
when do volar pads start forming? - 4 months 
 
what is unique about volar pads? - consistent throughout life 
 
3 steps of creating an impression - - sebrum & sweat 
- spreads along ridge surface 
- sticks to substrate when pressed 
 
foreign materials t...
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Add to cartanatomy of fingerprints - friction ridges 
 
when do volar pads start forming? - 4 months 
 
what is unique about volar pads? - consistent throughout life 
 
3 steps of creating an impression - - sebrum & sweat 
- spreads along ridge surface 
- sticks to substrate when pressed 
 
foreign materials t...
Karl Landsteiner (1868-!943) - He came up with blood types A, B, C and developed techniques for stain identification analysis. He also worked with Alexander Weiner. 
 
Sir Alec Jeffreys (1950-Present) - He is a geneticist at the University of Leicester, UK. He individualized the source of biological...
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Add to cartKarl Landsteiner (1868-!943) - He came up with blood types A, B, C and developed techniques for stain identification analysis. He also worked with Alexander Weiner. 
 
Sir Alec Jeffreys (1950-Present) - He is a geneticist at the University of Leicester, UK. He individualized the source of biological...
Pathologist - Determines cause of disease or trauma based on appearance and chemistry of bodies or tissues. 
 
Medical Examiner - Appointed by jurisdiction and is usually a physician who is a board-certified forensic pathologist and is responsible for certifying the manner and cause of a death. 
 
C...
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Add to cartPathologist - Determines cause of disease or trauma based on appearance and chemistry of bodies or tissues. 
 
Medical Examiner - Appointed by jurisdiction and is usually a physician who is a board-certified forensic pathologist and is responsible for certifying the manner and cause of a death. 
 
C...
Mechanical Trauma - Physical Actions 
 
Thermal Trauma - Temperature Effects 
 
Electrical Trauma - Electrical Conduction through the body 
 
Chemical Trauma - Chemical Alteration of body processes 
 
Asphyxiation - Oxygen deprivation 
 
Degree of Injury - - Amount of force 
- Duration of force 
- R...
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Add to cartMechanical Trauma - Physical Actions 
 
Thermal Trauma - Temperature Effects 
 
Electrical Trauma - Electrical Conduction through the body 
 
Chemical Trauma - Chemical Alteration of body processes 
 
Asphyxiation - Oxygen deprivation 
 
Degree of Injury - - Amount of force 
- Duration of force 
- R...
Marquis Reagent - Turns purple with Heroin and Morphine, orange/brown with amphetamines 
 
Dillie-Koppanyi - Violet blue with Barbiturates 
 
Duquenosis-Levine - Purple with marijuana when chloroform is added 
 
Van Urk - Blue/purple with LSD (not appropriate for field tests) 
 
Scott Test - Color t...
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Add to cartMarquis Reagent - Turns purple with Heroin and Morphine, orange/brown with amphetamines 
 
Dillie-Koppanyi - Violet blue with Barbiturates 
 
Duquenosis-Levine - Purple with marijuana when chloroform is added 
 
Van Urk - Blue/purple with LSD (not appropriate for field tests) 
 
Scott Test - Color t...
Forensic - Forum: place of debate 
Court of law 
 
Science - Method of study used to empirically understand and describe the physical universe 
 
Fallibilism - Awareness that there could be alternative explanations 
 
17th & 18th Century - Medicine 
 
19th Century - Medicine, chemistry, law, photogr...
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Add to cartForensic - Forum: place of debate 
Court of law 
 
Science - Method of study used to empirically understand and describe the physical universe 
 
Fallibilism - Awareness that there could be alternative explanations 
 
17th & 18th Century - Medicine 
 
19th Century - Medicine, chemistry, law, photogr...
1. Observe something in the context of the crime 
2. Does this "something" tell us about the events of the crime 
3. Test the hypothesis, "Yes it does" 
4. State what we have discovered and the limits of that work 
5. Repeat until satisfied - How does forensic science use the scientific method? ...
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Add to cart1. Observe something in the context of the crime 
2. Does this "something" tell us about the events of the crime 
3. Test the hypothesis, "Yes it does" 
4. State what we have discovered and the limits of that work 
5. Repeat until satisfied - How does forensic science use the scientific method? ...
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