TSA FORENSIC SCIENCE EVAMS
WITH VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2026
EMT - ANSWER-emergency medical technician
DOA - ANSWER-dead on arrival
Carotid - ANSWER-One of the two main arteries in the neck
ECG - ANSWER-electrocardiogram
Apneic - ANSWER-not breathing
DI - ANSWER-Death Investigator
Supine Position - ANSWER-lying face up
Prone Position - ANSWER-lying face down
Lateral Position - ANSWER-Lying on the left or right side
Rigor mortis - ANSWER-Stiffening in the joints and muscles a few hours after death
, Lividity/Livor mortis - ANSWER-Blood pooling in body areas closest to the ground due to gravity causing
discoloration.
Anthropophagy - ANSWER-the eating of human flesh by animals/insects
Vitreous chemistry - ANSWER-Analyzing the fluid in the globe of the eye
Algor mortis - ANSWER-Postmortem cooling of the body
subpoena - ANSWER-notice ordering someone to appear in court
Serum - ANSWER-fluid that blood is in without fibrinogen and platelets, which disappear during clotting.
Fibrinogen - ANSWER-a soluble protein present in blood plasma
Accelerant - ANSWER-What is used to start and maintain a fire.
Acid Phosphate - ANSWER-An enzyme in many body tissues; used as screening technique for semen and
vaginal tissue. They have higher concentration of Acid Phosphates.
Admissibility of scientific evidence - ANSWER-What evidence can and can't be counted in a court.
Tommie Lee Andrews - ANSWER-First US trial where DNA evidence was admissible.
Anthropology - ANSWER-Study of human remains to help solve a crime.
WITH VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2026
EMT - ANSWER-emergency medical technician
DOA - ANSWER-dead on arrival
Carotid - ANSWER-One of the two main arteries in the neck
ECG - ANSWER-electrocardiogram
Apneic - ANSWER-not breathing
DI - ANSWER-Death Investigator
Supine Position - ANSWER-lying face up
Prone Position - ANSWER-lying face down
Lateral Position - ANSWER-Lying on the left or right side
Rigor mortis - ANSWER-Stiffening in the joints and muscles a few hours after death
, Lividity/Livor mortis - ANSWER-Blood pooling in body areas closest to the ground due to gravity causing
discoloration.
Anthropophagy - ANSWER-the eating of human flesh by animals/insects
Vitreous chemistry - ANSWER-Analyzing the fluid in the globe of the eye
Algor mortis - ANSWER-Postmortem cooling of the body
subpoena - ANSWER-notice ordering someone to appear in court
Serum - ANSWER-fluid that blood is in without fibrinogen and platelets, which disappear during clotting.
Fibrinogen - ANSWER-a soluble protein present in blood plasma
Accelerant - ANSWER-What is used to start and maintain a fire.
Acid Phosphate - ANSWER-An enzyme in many body tissues; used as screening technique for semen and
vaginal tissue. They have higher concentration of Acid Phosphates.
Admissibility of scientific evidence - ANSWER-What evidence can and can't be counted in a court.
Tommie Lee Andrews - ANSWER-First US trial where DNA evidence was admissible.
Anthropology - ANSWER-Study of human remains to help solve a crime.
