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    The victim was found in the woods with bruising on her back indicating she had been lying face down for some time after death. She had a superficial head wound and swelling on her shoulder as well as bruises on her arm. When her body was rolled over, a deep chest wound was revealed that had pierced her chest cavity, likely causing her death. Her fingers and toes also appeared dislocated, indicating she may have fallen from a height and hit several parts of her body upon impact with the ground.

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    The victim was found in the woods with bruising on her back indicating she had been lying face down for some time after death. She had a superficial head wound and swelling on her shoulder as well as bruises on her arm. When her body was rolled over, a deep chest wound was revealed that had pierced her chest cavity, likely causing her death. Her fingers and toes also appeared dislocated, indicating she may have fallen from a height and hit several parts of her body upon impact with the ground.

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    The victim was found in the woods with bruising on her back indicating she had been lying face down for some time after death. She had a superficial head wound and swelling on her shoulder as well as bruises on her arm. When her body was rolled over, a deep chest wound was revealed that had pierced her chest cavity, likely causing her death. Her fingers and toes also appeared dislocated, indicating she may have fallen from a height and hit several parts of her body upon impact with the ground.

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    IntroductiontoHumanAnatomyandPhysiology

    CrimeSceneInvestigationandTestifyinginCourt

    Oftenpeopleinvolvedinmedicine,crimework,andpathologyusealanguagethatisslightlyforeigntoothers.
    Understandingthisterminologyisimportantinthestudyingofanatomyandphysiology.Belowyouwillfinda
    descriptionofacrimescene.Thisdataisbeingusedasevidenceincourt,andajuryhastounderstandit.
    Pleasetranslatewhatissaidintermsthatthejurycanunderstand.

    Avictimwasfoundinawoodedarea.Thefemaleshowedsignsof
    lividity
    onherdorsalside.Theposteriorof
    heroccipitalregionhadasuperficialwound.Shehadalargehematomaonherdeltoidregionaswellas
    hematomasdistaltothebrachialregionjustproximaltothecubitalregion.Whenshewasrolledintoasupine
    position,moretraumashowedcauseofdeath.Shehadadeepwoundslightlylateraltoherleftsternalregion.
    Thesagittallacerationwasabout2incheslongandpiercedwellintoherthoraciccavity.Oneofthevictims
    cubitalregionshadevidenceofabreakandhermostmedialsuperiorphalangesweredislocated.

    Translatethefirstvictimsreport:

    Thewomanhadfallenoutofatree.Shehadbruisesonherbackandhasvisualwoundsandaswelling
    shoulder.Thewomanhadbeenstabbedandhasa2inchlongwoundonherchest.Mostofherfingersand
    toesweredislocated.

    1.Whatdidthefirstvictimmostlikelydiefromandwhydidyoumakethatdeduction?

    Ibelieveshehadfallenoutofatree.

    2.Whydidheroccipitalareashowdamageaswellasthebreaknewhercubitalregionanddislocated
    phalanges?

    Shecould'vebeenpushedorfallentotheground.

    3.Shewasmovedacouplehoursafterdeath,howdidyouknow?

    Herbodywaslaterrolledover.


    4.Describewhathappenedtothiswoman.
    Thewomandiedfrombraindamageor,thewoundinherchest.

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