Studied by 0 people
A
Acute Toxicity
Poisoning occuring almost immediately.
AFIS
Automation, Fingerprinting, Identification Systems.
Algor Mortis
The cooling of the body temperature after death.
Alkaloids
a bitter tasting compound obtained from plants. has a powerful effects on living things.
Amino Acids
they link together to create proteins for the body. Building block of proteins.
Amorphous
non crystalline-atoms or units arranged randomly.
Antigen Phase
the 3 year growth period of hair
Analgesic
a drug that relives pain
Anisotropic
physical properties of a material which are different in different directions.
Direct evidence
evidence that proves something by itself
Dispersion
the variation of refractive index with wavelength
Electrophoresis
a lab that separates DNA fragments according to their rate of movement in an electric field.
Alute
used in chromatography to separate one material from another.
Enzyme
a protein that creates reactions inside the body to create/support life.
Cortical Fusi
Irregularly shaped air spaces in the cortex of hair
Cuticle
the tough, clear, outer covering of a hair composed of overlapping scales
Cortex
the middle layer of the hair shaft that provides strength and contains granules of color pigment
Case Law/Common Law
The body of law made up of judicial opinions
Catagen Phase
An intermediate period of hair growth, ~3 weeks
Chemiluminescence
The emission of light from a chemical reaction
Cyanoacrylate
Super glue
Civil Law
non-criminal litigation brought to protect a civil right
Concentric Fracture
A pattern of broken glass that forms a rough circle around point of impact
Conchoidal fracture
A pattern showing roughly circular, shell-like ridges radiating outward from point of impact
Dactylscopy
The study of fingerprints
Delta
a triangular ridge pattern with ridges that go in different directions above and below atriangle; found in all loop and whorl patterns
Depressant
a drug or other substance that slows the activity of vital organs of the body
Direct Transfer
the passing of evidence, such as a fiber, from victim to suspect or vice versa
DNA Fingerprint
pattern of DNA fragments obtained by examining a person’s unique sequence of DNA basepairs
DNA Probe
a molecule labeled with a radioactive isotope, dye, or enzyme that is used to locate aparticular sequence or gene on a DNA molecule
Document Expert
a person who scientifically analyzes handwriting
Drug
a chemical substance that affects the processes of the mind or body
electrophoresis
a procedure that separates DNA fragments according to size
elute
separation of one material from another with a solvent
entomology
the study of insects as related to time of death
Enzyme
a protein that causes a chemical reaction that supports processes in the body
Epiphyses
Growth Plates found at the end of long bones
Erythrocyte
red blood cell
post-mortem redistribution
when drugs or chemicals move around and increase in a person's body after they die
Immunoassays
the most common form of testing, this includes tests like COVID tests, pregnancy tests, and STI tests
LD50
The amount of a chemical that is lethal to one-half (50%) of the experimental animals exposed to it
Toxicokinetics
the study describing ADME in a biological system following exposure
ADME
designed to investigate how a chemical (e.g., a drug compound) is processed by a living organism
Hepatotoxin
a toxic chemical substance that damages the liver
Neurotoxin
substance that alters the structure or function of the nervous system
hematoxin
is a toxin found in certain animal venoms
acute toxin exposure
short term contact with a substance, usually under 24 hours
