Final Exam

Question 1

Father of toxicology

Answer 1

Mathieu Orfila

Question 2

Dr. Edmond Locard

Answer 2

“With contact between two items, there will be an exchange of microscopic material”

Question 3

Livor mortis

Answer 3

The skin will appear dark blue or purple in these lower areas close to the ground

Question 4

Hair functions

Answer 4

Protection
Eyebrows and eyelashes
Hair in the nose and ears
Thermoregulation
Sense organ

Question 5

Epidermis

Answer 5

Top layer

Question 6

Dermis

Answer 6

Under epidermis

Question 7

Anagen phase

Answer 7

the initial growth phase of hair
The probability of detecting DNA in hair roots is more likely

Question 8

Telogen phase

Answer 8

Hair in this phase is most common type of hair sample found in crime scenes

Question 9

Dactylography

Answer 9

The study of fingerprints for identification purposes

Question 10

Friction ridges formed at

Answer 10

10 weeks in womb
The development of fingerprints happens in the basal layer of skin

Question 11

How to describe loop ridge pattern

Answer 11

Radial or Ulnar

Question 12

Proteins

Answer 12

Chains of amino acids bonded together

Question 13

Nylon

Answer 13

Created in 1939 by Dupont, is the 2nd most popular synthetic fiber

Question 14

Osteoclasts

Answer 14

Responsible for bone resorption

Question 15

Osteoblasts

Answer 15

Bone building cells

Question 16

Adult rickets

Answer 16

Osteomalacia

Question 17

Vitamin D

Answer 17

Helps build bone by increasing the absorption of calcium from foods in the GI tract into the blood

Question 18

Vitamin A

Answer 18

stimulates activity of osteoblasts

Question 19

Vitamin C

Answer 19

Needed for synthesis of collagen

Question 20

How many named bones in human skeleton

Answer 20

206

Question 21

Fissure

Answer 21

A narrow slit

Question 22

Blood volume in males

Answer 22

5-6 liters

Question 23

Keystone bone

Answer 23

Sphenoid

Question 24

Formed elements in blood

Answer 24

RBC
WBC
PLT

Question 25

Universal recipient

Answer 25

AB

Question 26

Upper jaw

Answer 26

Maxilla bone

Question 27

How many pairs of ribs

Answer 27

12

Question 28

Front to back order of teeth

Answer 28

Incisor
Cuspid
First bicuspid
Second bicuspid
First molar
Second molar
Third molar

Question 29

Wisdom teeth

Answer 29

Third molar

Question 30

Pentose sugar in DNA

Answer 30

Deoxyribose

Question 31

Nucleotide in DNA consists of

Answer 31

A base
pentose sugar
phosphate

Question 32

Phlebotomist

Answer 32

Draws blood

Question 33

External auditory meatus (ear canal) is found in the

Answer 33

Temporal bone

Question 34

What makes up the sternum

Answer 34

Manubrium
body
xyphoid process

Question 35

Lower jaw

Answer 35

Mandible

Question 36

Glasses rest on

Answer 36

Nasal bone

Question 37

Bone cancer

Answer 37

osteogenic sarcoma

Question 38

Actonel is used to treat

Answer 38

osteoporosis

Question 39

Walking in a spiral, grid, line, or quadrant pattern is which of the 7 S’s in crime scene

Answer 39

Search for evidence

Question 40

Vellus

Answer 40

A type of hair

Question 41

Mohair

Answer 41

goat

Question 42

Cheek bones

Answer 42

zygomatic bones

Question 43

Erythrocytes

Answer 43

carry oxygen to body’s cells

Question 44

Parts of hair in to out

Answer 44

Medulla
Cortex
Cuticle

Question 45

What part of hair is subjected to most intense examination by forensic scientist

Answer 45

shaft

Question 46

What part of hair is embedded with pigment granules that impart hair with color

Answer 46

Cortex

Question 47

Column running through center of hair

Answer 47

Medulla