1. 2. . ".
post!m post!mort ortem em e
O@e*!e +/ A+.
1. +o find out the time of death. 2. +o find out the %ause of death. . +o find out the manner of death whether a%%identa' sui%ida' or homi%ida'. ". +o estab'ish the identity of the body. . n new born infants to determine 'i0e birth or 0iabi'ity. E,%&!+$ ! is the digging out of an a'ready buried body from the gra0e. D!e&e ! is an abnorma' %ondition affe%ting the body of an organism.
body. C&&e# ! a'so %a''ed %orpse is a dead human body. C*& ! dead body of an anima'. I$@#. ! is damage to a bio'ogi%a' organism whi%h %an be %'assified on 0arious bases. "+$ ! is a type of injury in whi%h the s)in is torn %ut or pun%tured or where b'unt for%e !
trauma %auses a %ontusion. C'&!/!*&!+$ +/ "+$
1. 2.
open wound wound ! is is a brea) brea) in the s)inTs s)inTs surfa%e surfa%e resu'ting resu'ting in e
P a g e |
C'&!/!*&!+$C&e5+#!e +/ +e$ "+$
1.
!$*!e "+$ ! %aused by a %'ean sharp edged obje%t su%h as a )nife raIor or a g'ass
sp'inter. 2. .
'&*e#&!+$ ! irregu'ar tear 'i)e wound %aused by some b'unt trauma. &#&!+$ ! (graIes# ! superfi%ia' wound in whi%h the top most 'ayer of the s)in is s%raped
off. Are often %aused by a s'iding fa'' ". into into a roug rough h surf surfa% a%e. e. . $*#e "+$ ! %aused by an obje%t pun%turing the s)in su%h as nai' ! nai'. . /. e$e#&!+$ "+$ ! %aused by an obje%t su%h as a )nife entering and %oming out from the ! s)in. . 5$,+ "+$ ! ! %aused by a bu''et or simi'ar proje%ti'e proje%ti'e dri0ing into or through the body. +here may be two wounds one at the site of entry and one at the site of e
C'&!/!*&!+$C&e5+#!e +/ *'+e "+$
1.
*+$!+$ ! %ommon'y )nown as bruises %aused by a b'unt for%e trauma that damages tissue under the s)in.
2.
,e%&+%& ! %a''ed b'ood tumor %aused by damage to a b'ood 0esse' that in turn %auses b'ood
to %o''e%t under the s)in. C#, !$@#. ! %aused
by a great or e
A$e M+#e% ! before death. ! P+ M+#e% ! s%ientifi% term for after death. ! C&&e# &5 ! an identifi%ation tag atta%hed to the %ada0er %ontaining tag number name if
identified dateGtime and p'a%e of re%o0ery dateGtime of in%ident gender other pertinent information and name of the in0estigator. I$ !*'+ %+#! ! at the point of death. R!5+# %+#! ! stiffening of the body after death. '!!!. ! pro%ess through whi%h the bodyTs b'odd supp'y wi'' stop mo0ing after the heart has
stopped pumping it around the inside of the de%eased. Ne*#+,&5 ! this type of organism feeds dire%t'y on de%omposing tissue. < e5#ee *e'! +# ; e5#ee /&,#e$,e! ! a0erage body temperature. 4 C&e5+#!e +/ De&,
1. 2. . ".
natu natura ra' ' %aus %auses es homi homi%i %ide deG) G)i' i''i 'ing ng a%%i a%%ide dent nta' a' deat death h sui%ide
V!&' !5$ !are measures of 0arious physio'ogi%a' statisti%s often ta)en by hea'th professiona's
in order to assess the most basi% body fun%tions. 1. 2. . ".
body body temp temper erat atur ure e pu'se pu'se rateG rateGhea heart rt rate rate b'oo b'ood d pre press ssur ure e resp respir irat ator ory y rate rate
De&, ! %essation of a'' bio'ogi%a' fun%tions that sustains a 'i0ing organism.
P a g e | ; C&e +/ e&,
1. 2.
o'd age predation ! bio'ogi%a' bio'ogi%a' intera%tion intera%tion where where a predator predator (organism (organism that is is hunting# feeds on its prey (the organism that is atta%)ed#. . ma'n ma'nut utri riti tion on ". disease . a%%idents /. injury
S!5$ +/ e&,
1. 2. . ". . /.
%essat %essation ion of breath breathing ing %ardia %ardia% % arres arrest t ! no pu'se pu'se 'i0or mortis mortis ! sett'ing of the b'ood in in the 'ower 'ower dependents dependents of the body. a'gor mortis ! redu%tion redu%tion in in body temperature temperature fo''owing fo''owing death. rigor mortis mortis ! the 'imbs 'imbs of the the %orpse %orpse be%ome stiff and and diffi%u't diffi%u't to mo0e. de%omposition de%omposition ! redu%tion redu%tion into into simp'e form of matter matter a%%ompanied a%%ompanied by strong unp'easant unp'easant odor.
C&&e#!* S&% ! sudden rigidity of the mus%'e immediate'y after death. A rare form of mus%u'ar
stiffening that o%%urs at the moment of deathpersists into the period of rigor mortis and %an be mista)en for rigor mortis. O,e# N&%e +/ *&&e#!* S&%
1. 2. . ". .
nstantaneous rigor -ata'epti% rigidity nstantaneous rigidity 3eath grip Post orten spasm
3,e$ +e ,e !//$e +/ e&, e5!$ + !& e after / hours. 3,& ! ,e #& e +/ e%e#&#e *,&$5e + & +. &/e# e&, after one hour body temperature
drops 1 to 1 1G2 degrees per hour. D.!$5 De*'&!+$ ! is a testimony that wou'd norma''y barred as hearsay but may nonethe'ess be
admitted as e0iden%e in %ertain )inds of %ases be%ause it %onstituted the 'ast words of a dying person. Ne%+ M+#!#+ P#&e%!# Me$! #! ! a dying person is not presumed to 'ie. :+%!e ! an animated %orpse brought ba%) to 'ife by mysti%a' means su%h as wit%h%raft. C+//!$ B!#, ! (post orten feta' e
0agina' opening of the de%omposing body of a pregnant woman as a resu't of the in%reasing pressure of the intra abdomina' gases. C+e +/ H&%%#&! ! Hing of aby'on (" to -# is the o'dest )nown medi%o 'ega' %ode. B+'+5$& I&'. ! where the first medi%o!'ega' autopsy was done. B+'+%e+ e V!5$&$& ! %ondu%ted the first medi%o!'ega' autopsy in ta'y in 12. F+#$&+ Fee'e ! an ta'ian physi%ian who in 1/2 pub'ished the first boo) on forensi% medi%ine. I$e ! is the 'ega' or judi%ia' inuiry to as%ertain a matter of fa%t. E,&$&!& ! (mer%y )i''ing# ! it means produ%ing pain'ess death of a person suffering from
hope'ess'y in%urab'e and painfu' disease. t is not a''owed by 'aw in the Phi'ippines. M&'!$5e#!$5S,& %%!$5 ! means %ons%ious p'anned feigning or pretending disease for the sa)e of
gain. T,e R'e +/ H&&e ! is used to estimate age of fetus.+he 'ength of the fetus in %m. di0ided by
fi0e is the duration of pregnan%y in months. F+#e$!* E$+%+'+5. ! is the use of inse%ts and their arthropod re'ati0es that inhabit de%omposing
remains to aid in 'ega' in0estigations. 3,& e ,e = &5e +/ !$e* ee'+%e$
1. &ggs
P a g e | = 2. . ". .
5ar0ae Prepupae Pupae Adu't f'y
Re!e Re!e$*e $*e T,e
+. +.
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F+#e$!* *,e%!#.
! is the app'i%ation of %hemistry to %rimina' in0estigation. in0estigation . Fo%uses on the %hemi%a' ana'ysis of ana'ysis of substan%es %onne%ted to a %rime. F+#e$!* S*!e$*e ! is the use of s%ien%e and te%hno'ogy to enfor%e %i0i' and %rimina' 'aws. B'++ ! a spe%ia'iIed body f'uid that %ir%u'ates in the arteries and 0eins of 0ertebrate anima's
%arrying o
and other medi%a' and mi'itary personne'. Me,+ +/ Ie$ !/.!$5 U$?$+"$ S &$*e •
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7as -hromato -hromatograp graph!a h!ass ss 9pe%trom 9pe%trometer eter ! usefu' usefu' method method for the simu'tan simu'taneous eous separati separation on identifi identifi%ati %ation on and uantiIa uantiIation tion of one or more indi0idu indi0idua' a' %omponents %omponents of an un)nown un)nown substan%e or mi
3,& e ,e < &5e +/ ,&!# 5# +",
1. A$&5e$ ,&e ! the growth at whi%h the hair remains in anagen phase phase the faster and stage at any gi0en time. +he
phase. t begins in the papi''a and %an 'ast up to ; years. +he span this stage is determined by geneti%s. +he 'onger the hair stays in the 'onger it wi'' grow. About ;B of the hairs on one$s head are in this hair has a fo''i%u'ar tag. +he root bu'b is f'amed shaped.
C&&5e$ P,&e ! a'so )nown as the transiti 2. C&&5e$ transitiona' ona' phase a''ows the fo''i%'e fo''i%'e to renew renew itse'f. itse'f. 3uring this time whi%h 'ast about 2 wee) the hair fo''i%'e shrin)s due to disintegration and the papi''a deta%hes and rests %utting the hair strand off from its nourishing b'ood supp'y whi'e hair is not growing growing during during this phase. +he +he 'ength of of the termina' termina' fibers fibers in%rease in%rease when the fo''i%'e fo''i%'e pushes them upward. +he root is e'ongated. •
Te'+5e$ ,&e ! or resting phasethe hair and fo''i%'e remain dormant anywhere from 1 to "
months1B to 1B of the hairs in oneTs head are in these phase in any gi0en time. +he
P a g e | / anagen phase
begins again when this phase is %omp'ete. +he root
is %'ub shaped.
S,e!$5 ! the pro%ess of norma' hair 'oss.
disease that that %auses the hair to spontaneous'y fa'' out. t is main'y A'+e*!& ! a hair 'oss disease %hara%teriIed by ba'd pat%hes on the s%a'p or other parts of the body and %an u'timate'y %ause ba'dness a%ross the entire body. Me''& ! inner most 'ayer of the hair shaft. F#+% ",!*, +/ ,e +. e %+ +/e$ e /+# ,&!# *+%!+$ &ither head or pubi%.
H+" + ee#%!$e ,e '!?e'. #&*e +/ ,e e#+$ /#+% ",!*, & ,&!# +#!5!$&e
1. -au%asian ! e0en'y distributed fine pigmentation Wa0y with round %ross se%tion. 2. ongo'oid ! -ontinuous medu''ation. . Eegroid ! dense une0en pigmentation. R&e +/ ee +/ ,&!# 5#+", ! 1.2 %m or . in%hes per month or about / in%hes or 1 %m.
per year. 3,& &e* +/ ,e ,&!# ! ,e *#!%!$&'! !$e #ee !$ %&*,! $5
1. 2. . ". .
mat%hing %o'or 5ength 3iameter presen%e or absen%e of medu''a distribution shape and %o'or intensity of the
pigment granu'es in the %orte<.
3,& .e +/ e !e$*e /+$ & ,e *#!%e *e$e e *e$e e %+ '!?e'. + #+!e e!e$*e •
For%ib'e remo0ed hair is most 'i)e'y to pro0ide usefu' 3EA e0iden%e be%ause they often bear fo''i%u'ar tags that are sour%es of nu%'ear 3EA. 8air from different parts of the body 0aries signifi%ant'y in its physi%a' %hara%teristi%s.
F+#e$!* T+!*+'+5. ! dea's with the medi%a' and 'ega' aspe%ts of the harmfu' effe%ts of %hemi%a's
on human beings. Forensi% ! %omes from the 5atin word forensis meaning forum. T+!*+'+5.
! !
from the 7ree) 7ree) word word to
death or injury. T+!$ ! an antigeni% poison or 0enom of p'ant or anima' origin espe%ia''y one produ%ed by
or deri0ed from mi%ro organisms and %ausing disease disease when when present at 'ow %on%entration in the body. ! poisonous substan%e produ%ed during the metabo'ism and growth of %ertain mi%ro organism and some higher p'ant and anima' spe%ies. Ve$+% ! poisonous f'uid se%reted by anima's and typi%a''y inje%ted into prey by biting or
stinging or other sharp body feature. A*e P+!+$!$5 ! is e
do not o%%ur immediate'y or after ea%h e
%an %ountera%t poisoning. M&,!e O#/!'& ! is %onsidered to be the modern father of to
subje%t its first forma' treatment in 1;1 in his traite des poisons a'so %a''ed to
P a g e | /1 to %'assify p'ants a%%ording to their to
%ount 8ypo'ite Misart de o%arme )i''ed his brother in 'aw by poisoning with ni%otine. Ce' ! a roman physi%ian from the first %entury %onsidered the father of to
is %redited with the to
that his studies were abo0e and beyond the wor) of %e'sus. LD=0 ! is the dose reuired to )i'' ha'f the members of a tested popu'ation after a
spe%ified test duration. D+e ! a uantity of medi%ine or drug ta)en or re%ommended to be ta)en at a parti%u'ar time. Oe#+e ! the ingestion or app'i%ation of a drug or other substan%e in uantities greater
than are re%ommended. C*!$+5e$ ! any substan%e %apab'e of %ausing %an%er in 'i0ing tissue. C+##+!e &$*e ! is one that wi'' destroy or irre0ersib'y damage another surfa%e or
substan%e with whi%h it %omes into %onta%t.
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