Criminalistics: Forensic Science and Crime

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Title: Criminalistics: Forensic Science and Crime

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Please read each question and select your answer from the choices provided. You must complete all of the questions in order to view your results. At the end of each exam, you have the option to e-mail your results to your instructor.

1: Samples for analysis should be taken quickly, before __________ occurs and before the body is embalmed.
	A: metabolization
	B: decay
	C: degradation
	D: decomposition

2: Unusual, yet useful samples are usually not obtained from __________.
	A: vitreous humor
	B: hair
	C: bone marrow
	D: fingerprints

3: __________ is a process that may include an officer interview, psychophysiological tests, and a physical examination.
	A: Excretion
	B: Field sobriety tests
	C: Oxidation
	D: Retention time

4: Increased blood alcohol count is directly linked to a significantly higher risk of __________.
	A: violent crimes
	B: drug use
	C: automobile crashes
	D: airline disasters

5: Alcohol is absorbed at each step in the alcohol's movement through the body: from the mouth to the __________ to the stomach
	A: esophogaus
	B: intestine
	C: liver
	D: kidney

6: The amount of alcohol in the any component of the body depends on the __________ of that component
	A: water content
	B: size
	C: food absorption rate
	D: blood alcohol count

7: __________ can be used to determine the relative amount of a gas that will stay in a liquid phase.
	A: Metabolites
	B: Murphy's Law
	C: Blood Alcohol Content
	D: Henry's Law

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