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Forensic Chemistry and Toxicology Weebly PDF
Forensic Chemistry and Toxicology Weebly PDF
Spectrophotometer - instrument used to aide in the From which part of the body are most often used
identification of compound. for hair comparison? Either head or pubic.
Gas Chromatograph - a chemical analyzer and How to determine the likely race of the person
instrument for separating chemicals in a complex from which a hair originated?
sample. 1. Caucasian - evenly distributed, fine pigmentation
Wavy with round cross section.
Mass Spectrometry - is the analytical technique that 2. Mongoloid - Continuous medullation.
measures the mass to charge ratio of charged particles. 3. Negroid - dense, uneven pigmentation.
It is used for determining masses of particles.
Rate of speed of hair growth - 1.25 cm or .05 inches
Amino Acid - the building blocks of protein coded by per month or about 6 inches or 15 cm. per year.
triplets of bases of DNA blue print.
What aspect of the hair is the criminalist
Ammonia - a colorless gaseous alkaline compound interested in matching?
that is very soluble in water, has characteristics of 1. matching color
pungent odor, is lighter than air and is formed as a 2. Length
result of the decomposition of most nitrogenous 3. Diameter
organic material such as tissue from dead bodies. 4. presence or absence of medulla
5. distribution, shape, and color intensity of the
Anemia - any condition in which the number of red pigment granules in the cortex.
blood cells, the amount of hemoglobin and the volume
of packed red blood cells per 100 ml of blood are less What types of evidence found at the crime scene
than normal. It may result from increased destruction are most likely to provide evidence? Forcible
of red cells, excessive blood loss or decreased removed hair is most likely to provide useful DNA
production of red cells. evidence because they often bear follicular tags that
are sources of nuclear DNA.
Aplasia - failure of an organ or tissue to develop
normally. Hair from different parts of the body vary significantly
in its physical characteristics.
Autolysis - the destruction of cells after death due to
lack of ability to metabolize oxygen needed by enzymes Forensic Toxicology - deals with the medical and
for cell activity. legal aspects of the harmful effects of chemicals on
human beings.
Hair - any of the fine threadlike strands growing from
the skin of humans, mammals, and some other Forensic - comes from the Latin word "forensis"
animals. meaning forum.
What are the 3 stages of hair growth? Toxicology - from the Greek word toxicos -
1. Anagen phase - the growth phase. It begins in "poisonous" and "logos".
the papilla and can last up to 8 years. The span at - it is the study of the symptoms,
which the hair remains in this stage is determined by mechanisms and treatments and detection of
genetics. The longer the hair stays in the anagen poisoning.
phase, the faster and longer it will grow. About 85%
Poison - a substance that when introduced into or 1. Considered the father of the crime laboratory.
absorbed by a living organism causes death or injury. A. Albert Osborne
B. Walker Mc Crone
Toxin - an antigenic poison or venom of plant or C. Hans Gross
animal origin especially one produced by or derived D. Edmond Locard.
from microorganisms and causing disease when present
at low concentration in the body. 2. Considered the father of microscopic forensics.
- poisonous substance produced during the A. Albert Osborne
metabolism and growth of certain microorganism and B. Walker Mc Crone
some higher plant and animal species. C. Hans Gross
D. Edmond Locard
Venom - poisonous fluid secreted by animals and
typically injected into prey by biting or stinging or other 3. Considered the father of forensic publications.
sharp body feature. A. Albert Osborne
B. Walker Mc Crone
Acute Poisoning - is exposure to poison on one C. Hans Gross
occasion or during a short period of time. D. Edmond Locard
Jean Stas - a belgian analytical chemist who in 1850 7. The Father of Fingerprinting.
gave the evidence that the Belgian count Hypolite A. Calvin Goddard
Visart de Bocarme killed his brother in law by poisoning B. Leone Lattes
with nicotine. C. Francis Galton
D. Alphonse Bertillon
Celsus - a roman physician from the first century,
considered the father of toxicology. He is credited with 8. The father of Toxicology.
the toxicology maxim "all things are poison and nothing A. Mathiew Orfila
is without poison. This is often condensed to "the dose B. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
makes the poison" or in latin "sola dosis facit C. Hans Gross
venenum". D. Walter Mc Crone
Dose - a quantity of medicine or drug taken or 10.The Application of Scientific Techniques in collecting
recommended to be taken at a particular time. and analyzing physical evidence in criminal cases.
A. Ballistics
Overdose - the ingestion or application of a drug or B. Criminalistics
other substance in quantities greater than are C. Forensics
recommended. D. Criminal Investigation
Forensic Toxicology Reviewer 1 9. He was a French surgeon and the inventor of the
tourniquet.
A. Joseph Lister
1. A substance that when introduced into or absorbed B. Jean Louis Petit
by a living organism, causes death or injury, especially C. Pierre Tourniquet
one that kills by rapid reaction. D. Peter Norton
A. Tetanus
B. Venom 10.A British surgeon and pioneer of antiseptic surgery.
C. Toxin A. Joseph Lister
D. Poison B. Jean Louis Petit
C. Pierre Tourniquet
2. An antigenic poison or venom of plant or animal D. Peter Norton
origin especially one produced by or derived from
microorganisms and causing disease when present at
low concentration in the body. Remember the Following:
A. Tetanus
B. Venom 1. Poison - A substance that when introduced into or
C. Toxin absorbed by a living organism, causes death or injury,
D. Poison especially one that kills by rapid reaction.
3. Poisonous fluid secreted by animals such as snakes 2. Toxin - An antigenic poison or venom of plant or
and scorpions and typically injected into prey or animal origin especially one produced by or derived
aggressors by biting or stinging. from microorganisms and causing disease when present
A. Tetanus at low concentration in the body.
B. Venom
C. Toxin 3. Venom - Poisonous fluid secreted by animals such
D. Poison as snakes and scorpions and typically injected into prey
or aggressor by biting or stinging.
4. A disease marked by rigidity and spasms of the
voluntary muscles caused by the bacterium clostridium 4. Tetanus - A disease marked by rigidity and spasms
tetani. of the voluntary muscles caused by the bacterium
A. Tetanus clostridium tetani.
B. Venom - The prolonged contraction of a muscle
C. Toxin caused by rapidly repeated stimuli.
D. Poison
5. Sting - A small sharp-pointed organ at the end of
5. A small sharp-pointed organ at the end of the the abdomen of bees, ants and scorpions capable of
abdomen of bees, ants and scorpions capable of inflicting a painful or dangerous wound by injecting
inflicting a painful or dangerous wound by injecting poison.
poison.
A. Sting 6. Cyanide - A chemical compound that contains the
B. Toxin cyano group, -C=N which consists of carbon atom
C. Venom triple-bonded to a nitrogen atom.
D. Poison.
7. Mercury - A chemical element with the symbol Hg
6. A chemical compound that contains the cyano group, and atomic number 80. It is commonly known as
-C=N which consists of carbon atom triple-bonded to a quicksilver and was formerly named hydiargyrum.
nitrogen atom.
A. Cyanide 8. Corrosive - One that will destroy and damage
other substances with which it comes contact.
1. D
2. C
3. B
4. A
5. A
6. A
7. D
8. B
9. B
10. A