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Decks in this class (26)

Introduction and Ethics
What is anthropology,
What are the four types of anthro...,
What is forensic science
12  cards
History of Forensic Anthropology
Paul revere,
What are the four periods,
Formative period
18  cards
Investigation into Death
Medicolegal,
Medicolegal investigators,
What is an attended death
20  cards
Field Protocols and Procedures
What are the ten points concernin...,
What are the goals of search and ...,
Who has jurisdiction of a scene
23  cards
Processing Human Remains
Custody,
Jurisdiction,
What systems are in place for evi...
15  cards
Taphonomy
Forensic taphonomy,
What are the different ways to sc...,
Natural scatter
18  cards
Post Mortem Interval (PMI)
Post mortem interval,
What happens when the time frame ...,
What happens in the first 24 hour...
50  cards
Skeletal Biology
Endocranial,
Ectocranial,
Appendicular skeleton
26  cards
Human vs Nonhuman
Animal bones,
Human bones,
Plexiform
19  cards
Osteology Terminology
Skull,
Cranium,
Callotte
54  cards
Osteology Diagrams
Bones of the skull,
Side view of the skull,
Orbital bone
16  cards
Biological Profile: Age at Death
What do you look for when looking...,
Growth,
Development
27  cards
Biological Profile: Sex
Why do we estimate sex,
Sexual dimorphism,
Estimation of biological sex in c...
24  cards
Biological Profile: Ancestry
Why is ancestry the most difficul...,
Biological concept of race,
What are the two stances of race ...
20  cards
Stature
What is stature,
Stature estimation,
What are some things that can aff...
22  cards
Osteometry
Osteometry,
Spreading calipers,
Sliding claipers
23  cards
Individualizing characteristics
Cultural factors in personal iden...,
Biological factors,
Idiosyncratic biochemistry
8  cards
Pathology
Normal norm,
Anomally,
Pathology
39  cards
Non-Specific Indications of Health
Systemic stress,
What is bone slowing caused by,
Cribia orbitalia and protic hyper...
6  cards
Biological Profile: Ancestry COPY
Why is ancestry the most difficul...,
What are the features that classi...,
Biological concept of race
30  cards
Forensic Art
Forensic art,
Forensic artists,
Superimposition
10  cards
Burned Bodies
What are the sources uses of fore...,
What are the variables of fire ex...,
First stage of burned bone
26  cards
Antemortem Trauma
Trauma,
Stress,
Pathology
31  cards
Perimortem and Postmortem Trauma
Perimortem trauma,
What are the types of perimortem ...,
What are the characteristics of p...
41  cards
Mass Disasters
What is a mass disaster,
What are the types of natural dis...,
What are the types of man made di...
19  cards
American Academy of Forensic Sciences
When was the american academy of ...,
Criminalistics,
Pathology biology
24  cards

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