3691663622 | ABO | A basic classification system for blood types based upon the reaction of antigens and and antibodies | 0 | |
3691663623 | Agglutinate | An allergic reaction where red blood cells clump together, usually in response to a particular antibody | 1 | |
3691663624 | Algor Mortis | Cooling of the body that occurs after death. This obviously varies greatly | 2 | |
3691663625 | Alkaloid | Examples are cocaine, nicotine, strychnine, caffeine, and morphine | 3 | |
3691663626 | Analgesics | Drugs that relieve pain | 4 | |
3691663627 | Anthropometry | The study of human body measurements the word is derived from the Greek anthropos, meaning man | 5 | |
3691663628 | Antigens | Foreign substances in the body that are capable of causing disease. The presence of antigens triggers an immune response, usually the production of antibodies | 6 | |
3691663629 | Arch | Least common and simplest fingerprint pattern. They have no delta or core. All ridges enter one side and exit the other. | 7 | |
3691663630 | Ballistics | The science that deals with the motion, behavior, and effects of projectiles, most often firearms and bullets | 8 | |
3691663631 | Bifurications | Common minutiae, shaped like a two-pronged fork | 9 | |
3691663632 | Blind Forgery | One made without a model of this signature or writing being forged | 10 | |
3691663633 | Bore | The interior diameter of a gun barrel | 11 | |
3691663634 | Breech | Portion of the gun that contains the firing mechanism | 12 | |
3691663635 | Caliber | Size bullet you shoot through the barrel | 13 | |
3691663636 | Cannabis | Marijuana, pot | 14 | |
3691663637 | Carrion | The carcass of a dead and decaying animal | 15 | |
3691663638 | Catalyst | A small amount of a substance that increases the rate of a chemical reaction without being used up in the process | 16 | |
3691663639 | Caucasoid | Descriptor for people of European, Middle Eastern, and East Indian descent | 17 | |
3691663640 | Chamber | Part of a firearm that contains a cartridge for firing | 18 | |
3691663641 | Cheliloscopy | The study of lip prints, from the Greek word cheilos, meaning lip | 19 | |
3691663642 | Chemiluminescence | The emission of light from a chemical reaction, within an organism such as | 20 | |
3691663643 | Chromatography | A technique that is used to separate the components of a mixture based on the tendency of each component to travel or be drawn across the surface of another material | 21 | |
3691663644 | Civil Law | A law that governs relationships between individuals and defines their legal rights | 22 | |
3691663645 | Clavicle | Collarbone; its medial ends meet in the center of the body | 23 | |
3691663646 | Common Law/Case Law | Type of law that is formulated by judges or determined by court decision | 24 | |
3691663647 | Conchoidal Fracture | Curved fracture surface; looks like the inside of a clam shell | 25 | |
3691663648 | Confession | Admission of guilt; most damaging piece of evidence in a trial | 26 | |
3691663649 | Core | Area found near the center of all loop and whorl patterns | 27 | |
3691663650 | Cortex (Hair) | Middle layer of hair shaft that provides strength; compromises most of the hair mass | 28 | |
3691663651 | Criminal Law | Codes of behavior related to the protection of property and individual safety | 29 | |
3691663652 | Cuticle (Hair) | Tough, clear outside covering of the hair shaft | 30 | |
3691663653 | Dactyloscopy | The study of fingerprints, the word is derived from the Greek Daktulos, meaning finger | 31 | |
3691663654 | Delta | Triangular area found in all loop and whorl patterns | 32 | |
3691663655 | Designer Drug | Drug synthesized with particular pharmacological characteristics, designed for abuse and evasion of specific drug laws | 33 | |
3691663656 | Diaphysis | The shaft of a long bone | 34 | |
3691663657 | DOA | Death on Arrival, Dead on Arrival | 35 | |
3691663658 | Elute | The extract one material from another, usually by means of solvent | 36 | |
3691663659 | Entomology | The study of insects | 37 | |
3691663660 | Epiphyses | Growth plates found at the ends of the long bones, form in adolescence and fuse to the bone in early adulthood | 38 | |
3691663661 | Erythrocytes | Red Blood Cells | 39 | |
3691663662 | False Confession | Admission of guilt by an innocent person | 40 | |
3691663663 | False Positive | A test result that comes out positive when it should not, often caused by contamination or failure to run a control | 41 | |
3691663664 | Felony | A serious crime, such as murder, punishable by more than one year of imprisonment up to execution | 42 | |
3691663665 | Femur | Long bone found in the leg extending from the hip to the knee | 43 | |
3691663666 | Forgery | An item prepared with the intent to deceive or defraud, it can be an autograph, a book, a painting, or almost anything | 44 | |
3691663667 | Gauge | A measure related to the diameter of the bore and the size of the shot shell designed for that bore | 45 | |
3691663668 | Head Stamp | Numerals, letters, and symbols on the base of a cartridge showing the manufacturer, caliber, and code | 46 | |
3691663669 | Hemoglobin | The oxygen carrier that gives RBCs their color | 47 | |
3691663670 | Homopolymers | Polymers made up of one type of repeating unit, each made from only one type of monomer | 48 | |
3691663671 | Humerus | Long bone found in the arm extending from the shoulder to the elbow | 49 | |
3691663672 | Iliac Crest | Found on top of the hip bone | 50 | |
3691663673 | Incised wound | Caused by a sharp object | 51 | |
3691663674 | Indented writing | Impressions left under paper that has been written on | 52 | |
3691663675 | Keratin | A fiber protein that is the principal component of hair, skin, and nails | 53 | |
3691663676 | Laceration | Caused by a blunt object | 54 | |
3691663677 | Latent Print | Fingerprint made by the deposit of perspiration or body oils, invisible to the naked eye until developed | 55 | |
3691663678 | Leukocytes | White Blood Cells | 56 | |
3691663679 | Liver Mortis | Discoloration of the body which occurs from the settling of white blood cells after the blood stops circulating | 57 | |
3691663680 | Locard Exchange Principle | There is always a cross transfer of evidence between suspect and victim or locale | 58 | |
3691663681 | Loop | Fingerprint pattern with one or more ridges entering from one side, curving, then going out on the same side entered | 59 | |
3691663682 | Magazine | A container that holds cartridges under spring pressure to be fed into a gun's chamber; also called a clip | 60 | |
3691663683 | Manner of Death MOD | The fashion in which the cause of death came to be | 61 | |
3700352112 | Mechanical traumas | Can be blunt or sharp, blunt ones are then further categorized into firearm and non-firearm | 62 | |
3700352113 | Mechanism of Death | Biochemical and physiologic abnormality produced by the cause of death that is incompatible with life | 63 | |
3700352114 | Medulla (Hair) | The spongy anterior core of hair that gives it flexibility; appears as a canal in the middle of the shaft | 64 | |
3700352115 | Minutiae | In description of fingerprints, ridge characteristics | 65 | |
3700352116 | Misdemeanor | A minor crime, less than a felony, usually punished with a fine or confinement other than prison | 66 | |
3700352117 | Modus Operandi | The characteristic method of operation of a criminal, often referred to as MO | 67 | |
3700352118 | Mongoloid | Descriptor for people of Asian, Native American, and Polynesian descent | 68 | |
3700352119 | Negroid | Descriptor for people of African, Aborigine, and Melanesian descent | 69 | |
3700352120 | Non-penetrating traumas | 70 | ||
3700352121 | Odontology | In forensics, examination of bite marks and dental identification of corpses | 71 | |
3700352122 | Os Pubis | Area in the anterior side of the pelvis where the hip bones come together | 72 | |
3700352123 | Osteons | Structures in bones that carry the blood supply | 73 | |
3700352124 | Palynology | The study of pollen and spores | 74 | |
3700352125 | Pathology | Investigation of sudden, unexplained, or violent death | 75 | |
3700352126 | Penetrating Gunshot Wound | Does not have an exit wound, tends to be low calibers and hollow tip rounds | 76 | |
3700352127 | Perforating Gunshot Wound | Has an entrance wound and an Exit wound, tends to be high calibers and FMJs | 77 | |
3700352128 | Polyethers | Series of Carbon atoms connects by oxygen atoms | 78 | |
3700352129 | Polygraphy | The use of the "lie detector" | 79 | |
3700352130 | Postmortem Interval (PMI) | Time elapsed since a person has died | 80 | |
3700352131 | Precipitin Test | Test that distinguishes between animal and human blood | 81 | |
3700352132 | Presumptive Test | Test that presumes the presence of the questioned substances; also called a screening test | 82 | |
3700352133 | Radius | Long bone in the arm extending from elbow to wrist | 83 | |
3719176925 | Rigor Mortis | Stiffening of the Muscles that occurs following the death of a person. The glycogen in the body is not reformed leaving muscles stiff | 84 | |
3719176926 | Serology | The laboratory study of body fluids using specific antigen and serum antibody reactions | 85 | |
3719176927 | Shot | Lead spheres in a shotgun shell | 86 | |
3719176928 | Signature | Unique manner in which a person commits crime to emotionally fulfill himself | 87 | |
3719176929 | Simulated Forgery | One made by copying a genuine signature | 88 | |
3719176930 | Slug | A single shot or bullet in a shotgun shell | 89 | |
3719176931 | Statutory Law | Legislative acts declaring, commanding, or prohibiting something | 90 | |
3719176932 | Striae | Parallel set of scratches on a bullet caused by unique markings in the bore of a rifled weapon | 91 | |
3719176933 | Sutures | Immovable joints where bones are joined together | 92 | |
3719176934 | Symphysis | A place where two bones meet and may rub together | 93 | |
3719176935 | Taxonomy | The classification of things in an orderly way that indicates natural relationships | 94 | |
3719176936 | Teratogen | An agent that can cause birth defects in an embryo or fetus | 95 |
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