Forensic Biology Revision Of Terms

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Forensic Anthropologist

A scientist who specialises in analysing bones to determine information on the individual who died.

Forensic Odontologist

A dentist who helps to identify teeth and bite marks to a specific individual who has died.

Forensic Pathologist

A doctor who investigates unexpected, suspicious or unnatural deaths.

Forensic Biologist

Identifies the nature of and biological material found at a crime scene.

Medulla

The central core of the hair strand and can sometimes be absent.

Outer Layer

The layer of the hair strand that coats the other layers with overlapping scales.

Cortex

The second layer of the hair strand that contains the pigment in the hair.

What is this print?

Arch

What is this print?

Loop

What is this print?

Whorl

Latent Fingerprint Techniques

Chemical reagents, alternate light sources and powders.

Plastic Fingerprints

Refers to fingerprints that are left on a soft surface.

Latent Fingerprints

Refers to fingerprints created by the natural oils on fingers that are invisible to the naked eye.

Patent Fingerprints

Fingerprints that are made with ink, paint or blood to create a visible print.

The 4 external factors that impact a fly’s lifecycle are:

Humidity levels, temperatures, location of carcass and how old the carcass is.

what arch is this?

plain arch

what arch is this?

tented arch

what loop is this (list both possibilities)?

Left- radial, Right- ulnar

what loop is this (list both possibilities)?

Left- ulnar, Right - radial

What whorl is this?

central pocket

what whorl is this?

plain whorl

what whorl is this?

double loop

if a fingerprint doesn’t fit under any other category what is it classified as?

Accidental whorl

5 minutae:

delta, fork, bridge, eye, island

Minutae

ridge characteristics of a fingerprint