SCI 220 Exam 3 Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
what scale is required for pictures of bite-marks? -
correct answer ✅ABFO
what is considered a primary and secondary demonstration
evidence? -
correct answer ✅Primary: ME testimony
Secondary: autopsy photographs
T/F the sex of the victim being pictured should be clearly
recognizable? -
correct answer ✅False
What are some other things that can be used for identification
other than the face? -
correct answer ✅Scars, tattoos, birthmarks, implants
When photographing an autopsy, what should fingerprint photos
include? -
correct answer ✅A close-up photograph able to see ridge lines.
,SCI 220 Exam 3 Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
How do you examine the organs? -
correct answer ✅Weigh, section and look for injury/disease
What is a very key aspect for autopsy photography having to do
with the individual being photographed? -
correct answer ✅Maintain the dignity of the individual being
photgraphed.
Should bloody gloves, tools, or debris ever be in an autopsy photo?
-
correct answer ✅no, never
What are the basic concepts of analysis? -
correct answer ✅Recognition, identification, individualism,
assoicitation, reconstruction
Body cavities are difficult to photograph due to curvature. How
would you photograph the chest cavity and the mouth? -
correct answer ✅Chest cavity: from one side, straight down, from
other side
Mouth: photograph straight on, using a light from behind the neck
, SCI 220 Exam 3 Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
How is autopsy photography different from other aspect of
evidence documentation? -
correct answer ✅Serves as documentation of physical evidence,
but the body will not be available for examination again after its
final disposition. Photographs must be emotionally neutral and
respectful of the families.
What process is generally done to plump fingers? -
correct answer ✅Rehydrating process
What is an autopsy? -
correct answer ✅it is a medical procedure performed by a
physician upon a patient to determine the cause and manner of
death.
When taking autopsy photographs what can you use to take a
picture of a fingerprint showing ridge lines? -
correct answer ✅macrolens
How can background distort autopsy photographs? -
correct answer ✅different colored backgrounds may make skin
(Grade A+)
what scale is required for pictures of bite-marks? -
correct answer ✅ABFO
what is considered a primary and secondary demonstration
evidence? -
correct answer ✅Primary: ME testimony
Secondary: autopsy photographs
T/F the sex of the victim being pictured should be clearly
recognizable? -
correct answer ✅False
What are some other things that can be used for identification
other than the face? -
correct answer ✅Scars, tattoos, birthmarks, implants
When photographing an autopsy, what should fingerprint photos
include? -
correct answer ✅A close-up photograph able to see ridge lines.
,SCI 220 Exam 3 Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
How do you examine the organs? -
correct answer ✅Weigh, section and look for injury/disease
What is a very key aspect for autopsy photography having to do
with the individual being photographed? -
correct answer ✅Maintain the dignity of the individual being
photgraphed.
Should bloody gloves, tools, or debris ever be in an autopsy photo?
-
correct answer ✅no, never
What are the basic concepts of analysis? -
correct answer ✅Recognition, identification, individualism,
assoicitation, reconstruction
Body cavities are difficult to photograph due to curvature. How
would you photograph the chest cavity and the mouth? -
correct answer ✅Chest cavity: from one side, straight down, from
other side
Mouth: photograph straight on, using a light from behind the neck
, SCI 220 Exam 3 Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
How is autopsy photography different from other aspect of
evidence documentation? -
correct answer ✅Serves as documentation of physical evidence,
but the body will not be available for examination again after its
final disposition. Photographs must be emotionally neutral and
respectful of the families.
What process is generally done to plump fingers? -
correct answer ✅Rehydrating process
What is an autopsy? -
correct answer ✅it is a medical procedure performed by a
physician upon a patient to determine the cause and manner of
death.
When taking autopsy photographs what can you use to take a
picture of a fingerprint showing ridge lines? -
correct answer ✅macrolens
How can background distort autopsy photographs? -
correct answer ✅different colored backgrounds may make skin
