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FIS 201 WVU Final Exam revision question

1. Observe something in the context of the crime 2. Does this "something" tell us about the events of the crime 3. Test the hypothesis, "Yes it does" 4. State what we have discovered and the limits of that work 5. Repeat until satisfied - How does forensic science use the scientific method? Professor of forensic medicine at University of Lyon Solved the case involving the politician found in field and died from strangling Advocated that society, not hereditary, was responsible for c...

anatomy of fingerprints - friction ridges when do volar pads start forming? - 4 months what is unique about volar pads? - consistent throughout life 3 steps of creating an impression - - sebrum & sweat - spreads along ridge surface - sticks to substrate when pressed foreign materials that could potentially have fingerprints - - blood, ink, motor oil, pizza grease 3 types of prints - patent, latent, impression/plastic patent - see without additional assistance latent - hidd...

Forensic anthropologist - specialize in archaeology and physical anthropology; do mass grave exhumation, work for the military; have training in anatomy, biology, and archaeology Bones important for determining human species - cranium, pelvis, scapula, femur, humerus Forensic archaeology - Recover and interpret human remains; locate gravesites, remove skeletons out safely Physical anthropology - Study of the biology, variation, and evolution of humans; patterns of human shape and size, gro...

Marquis Reagent - Turns purple with Heroin and Morphine, orange/brown with amphetamines Dillie-Koppanyi - Violet blue with Barbiturates Duquenosis-Levine - Purple with marijuana when chloroform is added Van Urk - Blue/purple with LSD (not appropriate for field tests) Scott Test - Color test for Cocaine. Adding cobalt thiocyanate turns solution blue, add hydrochloric acid and blue turns to pink, then add chloroform and it turns back to blue for positive result. Chromatography - Any of sever...

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