Name: Amber Ali 5/19/2015 Toxicology Student Questions 1. Does cocaine have any medicinal value? Cocaine is used by health care professionals to temporarily numb the lining of the mouth‚ nose‚ and throat before certain medical procedures. It is an anesthetic that works quickly to numb the area about 1-2 minutes after application. Cocaine also causes blood vessels to narrow‚ an effect that can decrease bleeding and swelling from the procedure. (http://www.medicinenet.com/cocaine_hydrochloride-topical/article
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Review Questions What is toxicology? Toxicology is the study of substances that cause adverse effects in humans or other organisms. Who was Mathieu Orfila? Mathieu Orfila was considered the ’father of toxicology’. He published one of the first written works about poisons and medications. What is strychnine? What symptoms does it cause? Strychnine is a posion that comes from the seed of the strychnine tree. It can be inhaled‚ consumbed or absorbed through mucous membranes. It causes cramps
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Review Questions 1. What is toxicology? Toxicology is the study of substances that cause adverse effects in humans or other organisms. 2. Who was Mathieu Orfila? Mathieu Orfila was a Spanish born-chemist who published one of the first written works dedicated to the topic of poisons and medications. 3. What is strychnine? What symptoms does it cause? Strychnine is a seed that comes from the strychnine trees. The poison can cause painful cramps and muscle contractions‚ and can resemble seizures
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1. What was Francis Henry Galton’s major contribution to forensic science? Francis Henry Galton’s major contribution to forensic science was fingerprinting. Although he wasn’t the first person with the idea of fingerprinting‚ he was more successful with the idea and the scientific knowledge that he knew. 2. Who is known as "the father of forensic toxicology" and why? Mathieu Orfila is known and “the father of forensic toxicology”. In 1814 he published the first book on poisons and how
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Honors Biology January 21‚ 2013 Forensic Science In today’s age of technology‚ there are many advanced techniques detectives use to get to the root of a crime. Forensic anthropology and other sciences are key to finding the true cause of a person’s death. Without forensics‚ solving crimes would be very difficult because of the lack of evidence from various sources. Some biologists are specially trained and educated in molecular biology and can study a person’s DNA (Ferlini 17). Identifying
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Chapter I History Expert Testimony DNA Forensics At every crime scene there always some evidence left behind. Forensic Science is application of science to the law‚ everything from finger prints blood‚ hair to all in DNA analysis is used. It is the basic root to solving crimes. Forensic science involves many factors relating to the human body and has the most accurate type of convincing when it comes down in the court room. This in return gives forensics specialists to utilize different hypothesis
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protective clothing which are used to reduce the risk of bringing materials from other locations to the scene of the crime. 2.2.1 Locard’s exchange principle. In forensic science‚ Locard’s principle holds that the perpetrator of a crime will bring something into the crime scene and leave with something from it‚ and that both can be used as forensic evidence 2.2.2 When a person is arrested‚ is not just standing in front of the judge and being convicted‚ there should be
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Although we will be focusing on the forensic sciences that typically take place in a crime laboratory‚ there are other types of forensic sciences that are specialized and focused on a particular area. In this section‚ we will briefly take a look at some of these specialty areas. Forensic Pathology/Biology Pathology is a science that deals with disease. Pathologists make use of autopsies to study the tissues and other parts of the human body for diseases. An autopsy is a dissection and examination
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Forensic Scientist A Forensic Scientist is someone who puts their scientific training‚ skills‚ and experience in a criminal and legal environment‚ to help catch and convict people who have committed crimes. Forensic scientists are called upon when help is needed to extract and assess any physical evidence that could have been left at the crime scene. The details of the evidence is then explained in a court in order for an appropriate legal action to take place against the crime. Forensic science
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The History of Forensic Science Law Enforcement has used forensic science for years to help solve puzzling crimes. But not to many people know just how long the art of forensic science has been around. For example evidence of fingerprints were found in paintings and prehistoric rock carvings made by humans. The Chinese have probably used forensics much longer than most civilizations. For example back in the 700’s they used fingerprints to find out the identity of documents and clay sculptures.
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