Forensic Anthropology Study Guide (Forensic Science), Vocabulary (Forensic Science) Flashcards

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