Forensic Disciplines Quiz

Which discipline is responsible for examining body fluids and organs for the presence of drugs and poisons?

• Serologist

• Pathologist

• Toxicologist

• Anthropologist

This person will complete an autopsy on a body to determine how the person died.

• Serologist

• Pathologist

• Toxicologist

• Anthropologist

The firearms examiner may also analyze tool marks.

• True

• False

Soil analysis is performed by the forensic pathologist.

• True

• False

What area of forensic science examines the relationship between human behavior and legal proceedings?

• Forensic Accouting

• Forensic Psychology

• Forensic Pathology

• Forensic Anthropology

• Forensic IT Examination

A forensic document examiner will analyze evidence such as handwriting, checks, inks, and papers.

• True

• False

This forensic discipline studies the insects that inhabit decomposing bodies to estimate the time of death.

• Pathology

• Anthropology

• Entomology

• Serology

Forensic Anthropology refers to the study of which of the following?

• Teeth

• Drugs

• Bones

• Rocks

What type of evidence would a serologist examine? Check all that apply.

• Blood

• Bones

• Semen

• Skull

• Urine

Challenge: On Friday, a robbery was reported at a local bakery. During the robbery, the suspect handed the man at the counter a handwritten note informing him that a robbery was taking place and that he was carrying a gun. A struggle took place and the suspect ended up shooting the man behind the counter before fleeing. Thankfully, the man behind the counter had non-life threatening injuries. When investigators arrived at the scene, they were able to recover a shell casing from the firearm. The man also informed investigators that he got a few good swings in on the suspect and caused him to have a bloody nose before being shot at. Because of the large amount of evidence at the scene, investigators decided to call in forensic experts to analyze each piece of evidence. Who should they call? (check all that apply)

• forensic document examiner

• forensic firearm examiner

• forensic accountant

• forensic pathologist

• forensic serologist