9631709171 | Rigor Mortis | stiffness from muscles that occurs shortly after death | 0 | |
9631709172 | Algor Mortis | the cooling of the body after death | 1 | |
9631709179 | blunt force objects | bats, hammers, etc | 2 | |
9631709180 | hypothermia | Dangerously low body temperature | 3 | |
9631709181 | postmortem | after death | 4 | |
9631709182 | exsanguination | Loss of blood to the point where life can no longer be sustained | 5 | |
9631709185 | asphyxia | condition caused by insufficient intake of oxygen. suffocation | 6 | |
9631709186 | position | how/where the body is when it is found | 7 | |
9631709217 | skull | cranium | 8 | |
9631709218 | mandible | movable part of the jaw | 9 | |
9631709219 | cervical vertebrae | 7 vertebrae | 10 | |
9631709220 | thoracic vertebrae | 12 vertebrae | 11 | |
9631709221 | lumbar vertebrae | 5 vertebrae | 12 | |
9631709222 | pelvis | upper part of the hips | 13 | |
9631709223 | sacrum | Middle of the hips | 14 | |
9631709224 | coccyx | "tail bone " lower section of the hips | 15 | |
9631709225 | scapula | 16 | ||
9631709226 | sternum | flat bone of the chest | 17 | |
9631709227 | ribs | Smooth curved bone , flattens and becomes sharp with age. | 18 | |
9631709228 | ulna | small bone of the lower arm | 19 | |
9631709229 | carpals | wrist | 20 | |
9631709188 | metacarpals | middle of your fingers and toes | ![]() | 21 |
9631709189 | phalanges | the ends of your fingers and toes | ![]() | 22 |
9631709190 | patella | knee cap | ![]() | 23 |
9631709191 | fibula | Calf Bone | ![]() | 24 |
9631709192 | tibia | Shin bone | ![]() | 25 |
9631709193 | calcaneus | heel bone | ![]() | 26 |
9631709194 | tarsals | ankle bones | ![]() | 27 |
9631709195 | Forensic Anthropology | a science that specializes in the human skeletal system identifying unknown remains | 28 | |
9631709196 | Osteology | the study of bones | 29 | |
9631709199 | Sutures | immovable joints where bones are joined | 30 | |
9631709200 | Cause of Death | underlying disease process, injury, that ultimately gives rise to death | 31 | |
9631709202 | Livor Mortis | the pooling of blood caused by gravity after death | 32 | |
9631709203 | Clavicle | the collarbone | ![]() | 33 |
9631709204 | Tibia | long bone in the leg between the knee and the ankle | ![]() | 34 |
9631709205 | Humerus | long bone in the arm between the shoulder and the elbow | ![]() | 35 |
9631709206 | Femur | long bone in the leg between the hip and the knee | ![]() | 36 |
9631709207 | Radius | long bone in the arm between the elbow and the wrist | ![]() | 37 |
9631709211 | Mechanism of Death | how someone dies | 38 | |
9631709212 | Penetrating Wounds | Wounds entering the interior of an organ or cavity | 39 |
Forensic Anthropology Study Guide (Forensic Science), Vocabulary (Forensic Science) Flashcards
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