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FSC100 Exam | Questions And Answers Latest {2024- 2025} A+ Graded | 100% Verifiedmethods of identification after death - visual, photographic, fingerprinting, DNA, dental records, clothing
and personal effects
cause of death - actual trauma, event, disease or illness that triggers the physiological processes
resulting in death
immediate death - disease, injury or complication that directly precedes death
underlying (proximate) death - disease or injury which initiates the chain of events leading to death
mechanism of death - physiologic or functional derangement resulting in failure of one or more vital
organs; cardiac arrhythmia, sepsis, respiratory arrest
manner of death - accident, suicide, homicide, natural, undetermined
goals of an autopsy - determine type of death, estimate time of death or injuries, determine type of
injuries, trace evidence collection
examination of the scene and circumstances - coroners warrant, scene photographs and visit,
dependent on initial police investigation
external examination - collection of trace evidence, general nutrition and development, hair and eye
color, tattoos, examine all body surfaces
internal examination - areas of major organs rokitansky procedure; given most attention, opening skull,
cutting ribs
somatic death - cardiac activity stops, muscles, organs, tissues and cells break down and die
, cellular death (autolysis) - metabolism ceases, decomposition begins and will complete until the
skeleton is visible
insect activity - decaying flesh attracts carrion insects accelerating decomposition
serology - targets the bio-chemicals and cells that define the functional characteristics of different bodily
fluids
DNA - found in every cell with a nucleus and includes; bodily fluids, hair, bone, strands of DNA form
codes of proteins that provide genetic information
DNA structure - double helix, composed of long chains of nucleotides; phosphate group, sugar and
nitrogen bases
DNA extraction - DNA can be extracted from bodily substances; sperm, saliva, blood, vaginal secretions
convicted offender index (COI) - primary offenses; murder, manslaughter secondary offenses; indecent
acts, possession of a weapon
forensic index (FI) - contains profiles developed from crime scene evidence such as blood and semen
CODIS - CODIS is designed to search the COI and FI to match DNA profiles
Knaap process - dental stone to secure enhanced 2D fingerprints or footwear impressions
fingerprint - skin pattern formation found on human skin, they are formed whilst in the womb
4 premises of friction ridge identification - friction ridges develop on the fetus (second tri.), persistent
throughout life except decomposition after death, unique and never repeated, allow for classification
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