Forensic Science Test Flashcards
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This 30-card flashcard set covers key forensic science concepts for 11th Grade test preparation. Topics include autopsy procedures, forensic pathology, cause and manner of death classification, time-of-death indicators (algor mortis, rigor mortis, liver mortis), asphyxia, gunshot wounds, toxicology, forensic anthropology, and postmortem interval estimation. Use it for exam review or vocabulary practice in a forensic science or advanced biology course.
Terms in This Set
- Forensic pathologist
- Autopsy
- The following may be collected and sent to the forensic laboratory
- External examination
- Internal Examination
- Toxicology
- Cause of death
- Common causes of death
- Blunt force injuries
- Asphyxia
- Petechiae
- Gun shot wounds
- Substance abuse
- Manner of death
- Homicide
- Suicide
- Accidental
- Natural causes
- Undetermined challenges
- Estimating Time of Death
- Algor Mortis
- Liver Mortis
- Rigor Mortis
- Potassium
- Stomach Contents
- Decomposition
- Forensic Anthropology
- Forensic Anthropology
- Recovering and processing remains
- Determining Victim Characteristics Postmortem Interval (PMI)
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