FIS 201 – Exam 1 Study Guide and Practice Questions
forensic - ANS✔✔ place of debate
science - ANS✔✔ knowledge
deductive observation - ANS✔✔ specific outcomes from known general rules
inductive observation - ANS✔✔ general rules from specific outcomes
scientific method - ANS✔✔ theory-prediction-experiment-observation
Mathieu Orfila - ANS✔✔ father of toxicology
specialization - ANS✔✔ over time science becomes specialized
crime scene investigation - ANS✔✔ -first people to hold evidence
-deals with identification, collection, and preservation of evidence
-process actual crime scenes
-may be sworn officers or civilians
criminalistics - ANS✔✔ -deals with physical and trace evidence (things transferred during a
crime)
pathology - ANS✔✔ -aka forensic medicine (medical doctors, coroners, medical examiners)
-determine damage to the body
, -cause and manner of death
-time of death
-malpractice-was it caused by another doctor?
-autopsy
odontology - ANS✔✔ -identification of human remains through dentition (teeth pattern)
-teeth are harder than bone
-unique patterns
-antemortem x-rays can be used for comparison
-bitemark identification
toxicology - ANS✔✔ -identification of exogenous chemical compounds in the body
-understand effects of compounds
-understand the breakdown/metabolism of chemicals (blood alcohol content)
anthropology - ANS✔✔ -examination of human skeletal remains
-sorting victims in mass fatalities
-identification of individuals
entomology - ANS✔✔ -study of insects involved with legal matters
-establish minimum post-mortem interval based on identity and activity of insects on a
decedent
engineering - ANS✔✔ -examination of structures, material or processes that fail
-often involved in civil suits
-when something goes wrong...why?
forensic - ANS✔✔ place of debate
science - ANS✔✔ knowledge
deductive observation - ANS✔✔ specific outcomes from known general rules
inductive observation - ANS✔✔ general rules from specific outcomes
scientific method - ANS✔✔ theory-prediction-experiment-observation
Mathieu Orfila - ANS✔✔ father of toxicology
specialization - ANS✔✔ over time science becomes specialized
crime scene investigation - ANS✔✔ -first people to hold evidence
-deals with identification, collection, and preservation of evidence
-process actual crime scenes
-may be sworn officers or civilians
criminalistics - ANS✔✔ -deals with physical and trace evidence (things transferred during a
crime)
pathology - ANS✔✔ -aka forensic medicine (medical doctors, coroners, medical examiners)
-determine damage to the body
, -cause and manner of death
-time of death
-malpractice-was it caused by another doctor?
-autopsy
odontology - ANS✔✔ -identification of human remains through dentition (teeth pattern)
-teeth are harder than bone
-unique patterns
-antemortem x-rays can be used for comparison
-bitemark identification
toxicology - ANS✔✔ -identification of exogenous chemical compounds in the body
-understand effects of compounds
-understand the breakdown/metabolism of chemicals (blood alcohol content)
anthropology - ANS✔✔ -examination of human skeletal remains
-sorting victims in mass fatalities
-identification of individuals
entomology - ANS✔✔ -study of insects involved with legal matters
-establish minimum post-mortem interval based on identity and activity of insects on a
decedent
engineering - ANS✔✔ -examination of structures, material or processes that fail
-often involved in civil suits
-when something goes wrong...why?
