Forensic Medicine Flashcards

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