Criminal Investigation Semester 2 Exam

Which of the following is NOT a bone in the pelvis?

• Pubis

• Ilium

• Ischium

• Ulnar

Select all of the duties a forensic odontologist would complete. Determine the sex of dental remains, identify missing persons based on dental remains, verify abuse, determine the DNA fingerprint of dental remains.

True or False - Investigations on a Death Scene are required to be conducted if a death occurs in any of the following situations: violent crime, suicide, accident, within 24 of entering a hospital or during a surgery.

Which of the following evidence is considered to be biological?

• impressions

• Fingerprints

• Shell Casings

• Hair

What is the primary purpose of a body farm?

• To provide a place for relaxation and meditation

• To study the decomposition of human remains

• To study the behavior of live human subjects

• To grow crops for research purposes

A physician who performs an autopsy when death may be accidental or violent. He or she may also serve in some jurisdictions as the coroner.

• Medical Examiner

• Epidemiologist

• Entomologist

• Forensic Anthropologist

Suture Lines on the __________ are helpful in determining the __________ of a victim

• skull , age
• name , number
• jaw , race

Which of the following is one of the primary goals of forensic odontology?

• Identify a victim by comparing the teeth to the dental records of known missing people.

• To perform autopsies.

• To analyze the insect bites on the body.

• To determine whether the remains are female or male.

This type of exposure involves drug/toxin directly into the bloodstream:

• Inhaling

• Injecting

• Ingesting

• Absorbing

Which of the following is NOT a method of drug/toxin exposure?

• Injecting

• Ingesting

• Absorbing

• Reflecting