Forensics Vocabulary

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Forensics Vocabulary

• Terms and definitions

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Antecubital fosse

• the bend of the elbow

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Carpal

• Bones of the wrist

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Dermis

• The dense inner layer of skin beneath the
  epidermis composed of connective tissue, blood
  and lymph vessels, sweat glands, hair follicles,
  and an elaborate sensory nerve network.

Dermis
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Epidermis

• The outer, nonvascular, non-sensitive layer of
  the skin, covering the true skin

Epidermis
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Femur

• A bone in the human leg extending from the pelvis
  to the knee that is the longest, largest, and
  strongest in the body thighbone.

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Finger Print

• An impression of the markings of the inner
  surface of the last joint of the thumb or other
  finger

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Forensic Science

• A branch of medicine used for legal purposes and
  concerned with determining cause of death,
  examination of injuries due to crime and
  negligence, and examination of tissue samples
  relevant to crimes

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Hypodermis

• A subcutaneous layer of loose connective tissue
  containing a varying number of fat cells.

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Radius

• The bone of the forearm on the thumb side

Radius
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Tibia

• The inner of the two bones of the leg that extend
  from the knee to the ankle and articulate with
  the femur and the talus shinbone.