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Flashcards by avilamad17, updated more than 1 year ago
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| Question | Answer |
| Presumptive Tests | When testing substances can indicate what type of substance is present but cannot specifically identify the substance |
| Confirmatory Test | Specific tests used on substances that can determine the exact identity of the substance. |
| After death the human body cools at an average rate of ______________ degrees Fahrenheit per hour. | 1.5 degrees |
| The organ you place a temperature probe in to determine post-mortem temperature. | The Liver |
| Autopsy | A procedure done after a person is declared deceased suddenly with out a known reason. (This is done to search for a cause of death.) |
| The Two Types of Autopsies | Forensic and Clinical |
| H.I.P.A.A. | (The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) is a set of comprehensive standards and practices designed to give patients special rights regarding their personal health information. |
| EMT stands for? | Emergency Medical Technician |
| Rigor Mortis | Stiffness that occurs after death and subsides within a couple of days. |
| Livor Mortis | Discoloration of the tissues after death, used to determine position of a body. |
| Algor Mortis | The body's temperature after death. |
| Guanine | A component of nucleic acids that carries hereditary information in DNA and RNA in cells. Chemically, it's a purine base. |
| Cytosine | A component of nucleic acids that carries hereditary information in DNA and RNA in cells. Chemically it's a pyrimidine based. |
| Adenine | A component of nucleic acids, energy-carrying molecules such as ATP, and certain co-enzymes. Chemically, it's a purine base. |
| Thymine | A compound that is one of the four constituent bases of nucleic acids. It is paired with adenine in double-stranded DNA. Chemically it is a pyrimidine base. |
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