TSA Forensic Science 2025 Exam
Graded A+
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.
Algor mortis - ANSWER-Postmortem cooling of the body
Anthropology - ANSWER-Study of human remains to help solve a crime.
Anthropophagy - ANSWER-the eating of human flesh by animals/insects
Apneic - ANSWER-not breathing
Arson - ANSWER-Criminal offense of setting fire to property
Asphyxia - ANSWER-Suffocation
Assault - ANSWER-A violent attack
Associative evidence - ANSWER-Seeks to establish an association between people
Autopsy - ANSWER-Examination of a body to find the cause of death.
Benzidine - ANSWER-Chemical that can be used to detect blood very accurately, but is
not used because it is very toxic.
Blood - ANSWER-When initially shed, blood is red, and as it dries, it darkens to red-
brown then to brown.
Blood splatter analysis includes - ANSWER-Size, shape, and the type of surface they
hit
Carotid - ANSWER-One of the two main arteries in the neck
Criminalistics - ANSWER-Examination of evidence in a crime laboratory
Graded A+
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.
Algor mortis - ANSWER-Postmortem cooling of the body
Anthropology - ANSWER-Study of human remains to help solve a crime.
Anthropophagy - ANSWER-the eating of human flesh by animals/insects
Apneic - ANSWER-not breathing
Arson - ANSWER-Criminal offense of setting fire to property
Asphyxia - ANSWER-Suffocation
Assault - ANSWER-A violent attack
Associative evidence - ANSWER-Seeks to establish an association between people
Autopsy - ANSWER-Examination of a body to find the cause of death.
Benzidine - ANSWER-Chemical that can be used to detect blood very accurately, but is
not used because it is very toxic.
Blood - ANSWER-When initially shed, blood is red, and as it dries, it darkens to red-
brown then to brown.
Blood splatter analysis includes - ANSWER-Size, shape, and the type of surface they
hit
Carotid - ANSWER-One of the two main arteries in the neck
Criminalistics - ANSWER-Examination of evidence in a crime laboratory
