HOSA: Forensics Study Guide
Questions with Actual Answers.
Forensic Science - Answer The application of science to Criminal investigation or law
Drug - Answer A medicine or other substance that has some physiological effect when
consumed
Pharmacology - Answer The study of all effects of chemical on living organisms
Toxicology - Answer The study of the toxic or adverse effects of chemicals
Pathology - Answer The study of the causes and effects of diseases, especially in a lab
enviornment
Odontology - Answer The study of how dentistry and other oral scenarios may affect criminal
investigation
Criminalistics - Answer Analysis of physical evidence
Entomology - Answer Analysis of insects and their role on deceased individuals
Anthropology - Answer Analysis of Bodily remains
Pharmacologist - Answer A scientist who in addition to being trained in the principles of
pharmacology, studies other physiology, biochemistry, and pathology
Toxicologist - Answer Someone who uses the same principles of science as the
pharmacologist but generally studies only toxic or adverse effects of chemicals
Acute effect - Answer Effects of a chemical occur soon after exposure
Chronic effect - Answer Effects of a chemical continue long after exposure to a chemical
GABA - Answer A neurotransmitter that influences the sensation of pain, memory, mood,
and coordination. Affected by GHB and benzodiazepines.
, Vitreous humor - Answer The fluid inside the eyeball
Pharmacodynamics - Answer the mechanics that bring about physiological and pathological
changes
Pharmacokinetics - Answer How the chemical is absorbed, distributed, ,metabolized, and
exerted
Metabolites - Answer A substance formed in or necessary for metabolism
Expert Witness - Answer A pharmacologist or any other scientific professional that witnessed
a crime and can give a testimony from the perspective from an expert
plaintiff - Answer The one thats not the defendat
Defendant - Answer The one thats not the plaintiff
Alveoli - Answer The cells of the lungs
Passive Diffusion - Answer Based on the difference in concentration of the chemical outside
of teh cell compared to inside of the cell
Lipophilic - Answer Lipid-loving chemicals
pH - Answer The acidity or base of the chemical
Vesicles - Answer Small pouches that form from the engulfment of chemicals in the
membrane and are used to transportt the chemicals inside of the cell
Pinocytosis - Answer The process of transporting chemicals through diffusion
Blood Brain Barrier - Answer A type of cell that forms a tight covering on the capillary and
prevents or slows down large molecules from passing between cells
Central Nervous System (CNS) - Answer The system which consists of the brain and spinal
cord
Questions with Actual Answers.
Forensic Science - Answer The application of science to Criminal investigation or law
Drug - Answer A medicine or other substance that has some physiological effect when
consumed
Pharmacology - Answer The study of all effects of chemical on living organisms
Toxicology - Answer The study of the toxic or adverse effects of chemicals
Pathology - Answer The study of the causes and effects of diseases, especially in a lab
enviornment
Odontology - Answer The study of how dentistry and other oral scenarios may affect criminal
investigation
Criminalistics - Answer Analysis of physical evidence
Entomology - Answer Analysis of insects and their role on deceased individuals
Anthropology - Answer Analysis of Bodily remains
Pharmacologist - Answer A scientist who in addition to being trained in the principles of
pharmacology, studies other physiology, biochemistry, and pathology
Toxicologist - Answer Someone who uses the same principles of science as the
pharmacologist but generally studies only toxic or adverse effects of chemicals
Acute effect - Answer Effects of a chemical occur soon after exposure
Chronic effect - Answer Effects of a chemical continue long after exposure to a chemical
GABA - Answer A neurotransmitter that influences the sensation of pain, memory, mood,
and coordination. Affected by GHB and benzodiazepines.
, Vitreous humor - Answer The fluid inside the eyeball
Pharmacodynamics - Answer the mechanics that bring about physiological and pathological
changes
Pharmacokinetics - Answer How the chemical is absorbed, distributed, ,metabolized, and
exerted
Metabolites - Answer A substance formed in or necessary for metabolism
Expert Witness - Answer A pharmacologist or any other scientific professional that witnessed
a crime and can give a testimony from the perspective from an expert
plaintiff - Answer The one thats not the defendat
Defendant - Answer The one thats not the plaintiff
Alveoli - Answer The cells of the lungs
Passive Diffusion - Answer Based on the difference in concentration of the chemical outside
of teh cell compared to inside of the cell
Lipophilic - Answer Lipid-loving chemicals
pH - Answer The acidity or base of the chemical
Vesicles - Answer Small pouches that form from the engulfment of chemicals in the
membrane and are used to transportt the chemicals inside of the cell
Pinocytosis - Answer The process of transporting chemicals through diffusion
Blood Brain Barrier - Answer A type of cell that forms a tight covering on the capillary and
prevents or slows down large molecules from passing between cells
Central Nervous System (CNS) - Answer The system which consists of the brain and spinal
cord
