Match the term on the left with the definition on the right. Modules 1 and 2 Cri
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Match the term on the left with the definition on the right.
Modules 1 and 2
Criminalist
A
Search pattern that tries to cover all areas of the crime scene twice
Criminologist
B
Methylumbelliferyl phosphate
Forensic Science
C
The scientific examination of physical evidence
Criminalistics
D
Uses scientific principles to solve practical problems
Physical evidence
E
One who applies science to matters of the law
Locard’s Exchange Principle
F
Result of the cause of death
Cyanoacrylate
G
Not directly from an eyewitness or participant and requires some reasoning to prove a fact
MUP
H
Superglue
Enzymes
I
A broad category that includes practically any specialty which could be used to prove an argument in court
Seminal acid phosphatase
J
Evidence that stands on its own to prove an alleged fact
Amylase
K
One who studies the social aspects of crime and criminals
Probative
L
Search pattern that is effective for crime scenes across great distances
Spiral
M
When two objects come in contact there is a transfer from one object to another
Grid
N
Determination of how death came about
Quadrant or zone
O
Tending to prove
Pure science
P
Crime scene search pattern that can be expanding or contracting
Applied science
Q
Physical harm that caused the death
Crime scene
R
Enzyme found in semen
Direct evidence
S
Describes the location or locations where a crime has taken place
Circumstantial evidence
T
Biological compounds that help reactions to occur
Pathology
U
Type of evidence that can be observed, collected, studied, and interpreted by a scientist
Cause of death
V
Branch of medical science concerned with the cause, origin and nature of disease
Mechanism of death
W
Enzyme found in saliva
Manner of death
X
Aims to understand how the natural world works
Modules 3-5
Angle of impact
A
Blood contacts a second surface but does not show any directionality or movement
Static transfer
B
Pattern that opens on one side and exits on the other
Dynamic transfer
C
Raised areas that make up a fingerprint
Spatter stains
D
Is visible without enhancement
Entomology
F
Anything that comes off of or out of you
Chain of custody
E
Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network
Latent print
G
Types of cracks in glass
Patent print
H
Arcsine (width/length)
Plastic print
I
Sexual Assault Kit Initiative
ACE-V
J
Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner
Loop
K
Sexual Assault Response Team
Whorl
L
The results of the initial source of blood being broken up into smaller droplet components
Arch
M
When an item like fingerprints or DNA is compared to a large database without prior knowledge of to whom the sample belongs
Friction ridges
N
Is nearly invisible to the eye without enhancement
AFIS
O
The largest organ
Temporal instability
P
Area of biology that studies insects
Bio evidence
Q
Complete sperm cell
RAINN
R
Circular pattern that does not open or close
SAKI
S
Makes a fire burn faster
SANE
T
Combined DNA Index System
SART
U
Blood contacts a second surface and shows movement or directionality
IAFN
V
A place where illegal drugs are made by amateur chemists
Radial and concentric fractures
W
Small unit of life
Accelerant
X
A document that shows who has the evidence
Clandestine laboratory
Y
Automated Fingerprint Identification System
CODIS
Z
As time passes evidence can degrade or disappear
Cold hit
AA
Three dimensional
Cell
AB
Houses the DNA in a cell
Nucleus
AC
Pattern that opens and closes on the same side
Skin
AD
International Association of Forensic Nurses
Spermatozoa
AE
Acronym for fingerprint analysis
Modules 6 – 8
Coverslip
A
Manipulation of the physical properties of light to make objects appear larger or smaller without actually changing the physical size of the object being observed
Mineral
B
Type of strip used to test for ignitable liquids
Pasteurized
C
Will appear dark when viewed with crossed polarized light
Magnification
D
Pollen expert
Sucrose
E
Measurement of the light-bending ability of a substance
Sodium chloride
F
Mixture of pigment and vehicle
Photomicrograph
G
Found everywhere
Decomposers
H
An anti-coagulant that prevents bacterial growth
Document
I
Naturally occurring inorganic solid, with a definite chemical composition, and an ordered atomic arrangement
Palynologist
J
Particle that is much longer than it is wide
Chromatography
K
Charge
Anisotropic
L
Polarizing light microscope
Activated charcoal
M
Table sugar
Isotropic
N
Table salt
Extract
O
Make into gas
Paint
P
Anything that has writing or symbols for communication on it
Digital evidence
Q
Everything that doesn’t bleed or shoot – with some exceptions
Dark web
R
To purify a substance by washing it with solvents to remove unwanted companion chemicals
EDTA
S
A small, thin piece of glass that fits over a microscope slide
Vaporize
T
A smaller part of the deep web that can’t be accessed without special software
Ionize
U
Separated
Line of demarcation
V
Information stored or transmitted in binary form that may be relied on in court
Trichomes
W
Line where natural hair color changes to dyed
Refractive index
X
A non-crystalline, amorphous solid
Trace evidence
Y
Photograph taken using a microscope is called a photomicrograph
Ubiquitous
Z
Microbes and fungi that live in the soil
Cortex
AA
Contains pigment granules
Cuticle
AB
Made of scales
Fiber
AC
Write with color
Glass
AD
A type of plant hair
PLM
AE
Will acquire colors or appear bright when viewed with crossed polarized light
Module 9 – 10
Bone marrow
A
Instrument used to analyze DNA
Plasma
B
DNA extraction method should be used when you have an old or degraded evidence sample and you are unsure how many DNA contributors there may be
Hemoglobin
C
Dye molecule attached to an antibody
Agglutination
D
Confirmatory test for human blood
Antigen
E
Non-coding region of DNA
Antibody
F
Instrument used in PCR
Intron
G
DNA extraction method should be used when your evidence sample contains semen
Exon
H
Second step of PCR when primers attach
Leucomalachite green
I
To break open
Tag
J
Cytosine and thymine
ABAcard Hematrace
K
Sex-determining locus
Nucleotide
L
Specific area of genetic code on a chromosome
Pyrimidines
M
Billion billion
Purines
N
Coding region of DNA
Double helix
O
DNA extraction method should be used when you have a large, fresh sample from a known single source
Locus
P
Third step of PCR when polymerase copies DNA strands
Chelex
Q
Adenine and guanine
Organic
R
Clumping of blood cells
Differential
S
Special protein that copies DNA
Lyse
T
Where blood cells are produced in the body
Polymerase
U
One of two or more alternative forms of a gene that arise by mutation and are found at the same place on a chromosome
Thermal cycler
V
Foreign substance that enters body or a marker on a protein
Denature
W
Part of blood that carries oxygen
Anneal
X
Million billion
Extend
Y
Presumptive test for blood
Capillary electrophoresis
Z
First step of PCR that melts DNA into single strands
Amelogenin
AA
Coiled structure of DNA
Quadrillion
AB
Made by body’s immune system to fight foreign substances
Quintillion
AC
A strand of DNA that is encoded with genes
Allele
AD
Sugar-phosphate-nitrogenous base
Chromosome
AE
Liquid, non-cellular part of the blood
Module 11 – 14
Drug
A
Right-hand or left-hand spin as the bullet leaves the gun
Schedule I
B
Produced when a tool is placed against another object and sufficient force is applied to the tool to leave an impression
Schedule II and III
C
Ammunition used in a shotgun
Schedule IV and V
D
Moral principles that govern a person's behavior or the conducting of an activity
Composite Art
E
A substance, other than food, taken to produce some effect on the body
Facial reconstruction
F
Alteration or enhancement of a photograph or image of a person for the purpose of updating, clarifying or identifying a subject
Image modification
G
Medical use, moderate to high potential for abuse
Civil court
H
The practice of mixing a pure drug with other substances to make the drug less potent
Criminal court
I
Inert bulking agents added to drugs to increase their weight
Ethics
J
The microscopic hairs found on marijuana leaves
Analyte
K
When a judge removes himself from a case because of a conflict of interest
Byproduct
L
The study of poisons and their effect on the body
Antemortem
M
Qualification statement
Cutting
N
A case, gunpowder, a primer, and a bullet
Excipients
O
Legal requirement that criminalists must make available the results of their work to the attorney of the opposing side
Cystoliths
P
Produced when a tool is placed against another object and moved parallel to and across the object with pressure applied
Metabolite
Q
Obtaining the education, training, and experience of a witness
Toxicology
R
Rebuilding of facial features of unidentified badly decomposed or skeletal human remains
Rifling
S
Before death
Cartridge
T
No medical use, high potential for abuse
Twist
U
Verdict reached when convinced beyond a reasonable doubt
Striated toolmarks
V
A secondary or incidental product of a manufacturing process
Impressed toolmarks
W
Witness who cannot give an opinion in court
Shell
X
Verdict reached upon a preponderance of the evidence
Recusal
Y
The gently twisting groove pattern that causes a bullet to spiral as it leaves a gun barrel
Curriculum vitae
Z
Wide medical use, low potential for abuse
Discovery
AA
Technique of creating a sketch of an unknown subject from individually described parts into a single graphic image
Stipulation
AB
The attorneys on both sides of the case agree that your evidence analysis is correct and does not need to be questioned in court
Expert witness
AC
A component of a system to be analyzed
Lay witness
AD
Witness who can give an opinion in court
Voir dire
AE
The product of a drug that has been chemically-changed by the liver or kidneys for elimination from the body
Criminalist
A
Search pattern that tries to cover all areas of the crime scene twice
Criminologist
B
Methylumbelliferyl phosphate
Forensic Science
C
The scientific examination of physical evidence
Criminalistics
D
Uses scientific principles to solve practical problems
Physical evidence
E
One who applies science to matters of the law
Locard’s Exchange Principle
F
Result of the cause of death
Cyanoacrylate
G
Not directly from an eyewitness or participant and requires some reasoning to prove a fact
MUP
H
Superglue
Enzymes
I
A broad category that includes practically any specialty which could be used to prove an argument in court
Seminal acid phosphatase
J
Evidence that stands on its own to prove an alleged fact
Amylase
K
One who studies the social aspects of crime and criminals
Probative
L
Search pattern that is effective for crime scenes across great distances
Spiral
M
When two objects come in contact there is a transfer from one object to another
Grid
N
Determination of how death came about
Quadrant or zone
O
Tending to prove
Pure science
P
Crime scene search pattern that can be expanding or contracting
Applied science
Q
Physical harm that caused the death
Crime scene
R
Enzyme found in semen
Direct evidence
S
Describes the location or locations where a crime has taken place
Circumstantial evidence
T
Biological compounds that help reactions to occur
Pathology
U
Type of evidence that can be observed, collected, studied, and interpreted by a scientist
Cause of death
V
Branch of medical science concerned with the cause, origin and nature of disease
Mechanism of death
W
Enzyme found in saliva
Manner of death
X
Aims to understand how the natural world works
Explanation / Answer
Module 1 and 2
Answer Terms. E Criminalist K Criminologist I Forensic science C Criminalistic U Physical evidence M Locard's exchange principle H Cyanoacrylate B MUP T Enzyme R Seminal acid phosphate W Amylase O Probative P Spiral A Grid L Quadrant X Pure science D Applied science S Crime scene J Direct evidence G Circumstantial evidence V Pathology Q Cause of death F Mechanism of death N Manner of death