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Forensic Science Exam Review, Exams of Nursing

A review guide for an introductory forensic science course, covering a wide range of topics related to crime scene investigation and forensic analysis. It includes questions and answers on various forensic techniques and concepts, such as blood spatter analysis, fingerprint analysis, firearm examination, and dna profiling. The level of detail and the breadth of topics covered suggest that this document could be useful for university-level students studying forensic science or related fields, as it provides a comprehensive overview of the key principles and methods used in the field. The document could serve as a study guide, lecture notes, or a summary for students preparing for exams or assignments in a forensic science course.

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2023/2024

Available from 09/30/2024

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Download Forensic Science Exam Review and more Exams Nursing in PDF only on Docsity! FSC100 Exam Review Situ - correct answer ✔✔Original spot Spatial controls - correct answer ✔✔measure the location of evidence as it relates to other pieces of evidence prior String Reconstruction - correct answer ✔✔Uses angular estimates based on length and width ratio calculation and pieces of string to link blood stains to a common to a common origin The Tangent Method - correct answer ✔✔Requires calculation of the incident angle and determination of the area of origin through trigonometry The CSI Effect - correct answer ✔✔Forensic television dramas influence on real-life court prodcedings Latent - correct answer ✔✔DNA, fingerprints, footprints, tire tracks, often not visible without electronics Sensitivity - correct answer ✔✔More times the number of nerve endings in friction skin than in skin from other body parts Thickness - correct answer ✔✔The skin on the palms and soles must be thick and tough enough to handle a workload of touching, gripping, lifting and twisting. Purchase - correct answer ✔✔We need skin on our hands that facilitates grasping and manipulating tools. The rigid skin on the palms and soles resembles corduroy and gives us the nesscary purchase. Sequential Processing - correct answer ✔✔The use of as many development techniques as necessary to process a latent print. Thenar and Planter Surfaces - correct answer ✔✔Inner surface of finger, palm and foot soles Delta or tri-radius - correct answer ✔✔Consists of a point at which ridges coverage from 3 direction. Core - correct answer ✔✔The inner/central portion of a fingerprint pattern Recurving Ridge - correct answer ✔✔Any ridge that retracts it's course Arch - correct answer ✔✔Composed of ridges lying on above the other in general arching formation. Surface Tension - correct answer ✔✔Force that pulls the surface molecules of a liquid towards it's interior Directionality - correct answer ✔✔Direction that the blood was travelling when it struck a surface Elliptical stain - correct answer ✔✔Impact angle smaller than 90 degrees Terminal Velocity - correct answer ✔✔Force of air resistance = Force of gravity Passive Stain - correct answer ✔✔Dripping blood or contact with bloody objects Dynamic Pattern - correct answer ✔✔Created by forceful events Spatter Patterns - correct answer ✔✔Involve a number of small stains radiating out from central location Impact Spatter - correct answer ✔✔Gunshot, blunt trauma Expiratory Spatter - correct answer ✔✔Due to victim exhaling when blood in airway Bore - correct answer ✔✔Interior of firearm barrel