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    educational degrees‚ career experience in a specified field‚ books and publications‚ and professional organization memberships. 4. Two ways a forensic pathologists may help determine the time of death include Rigor Mortis‚ or the body’s rigidness 24 to 36 hours after death‚ and Algor Mortis‚ which is the gradual cooling of a deceased body. 5. A forensic anthropologist examines skeletal remains to help identify severely burned or mutilated bodies‚ as well as estimate the time of death. They may also

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    UNIT 10 Check Your Recall 1 REVIEW Label the following terms on Figure 10.13. Ⅺ Ⅺ Ⅺ Ⅺ Ⅺ Epimysium Fascicle Muscle fiber Perimysium Tendon Tendon Fascicle Epimysium Perimysium Muscle fiber FIGURE 10.13 Basic skeletal muscle structure Muscle Tissue R UNIT 10 S 7 2 Label the following terms on Figure 10.14. Ⅺ A band Ⅺ I band Ⅺ Myofibril Ⅺ Nucleus Ⅺ Sarcolemma Ⅺ Sarcomere T-tubule Ⅺ Sarcoplasmic reticulum Ⅺ T-tubule Ⅺ Z disk

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    In General: Know terms that are in bold in either text [and their definitions‚ of course] Know terms defined in the margins of the Criminalistics chapters [& their definitions‚ of course] Use the Learning Objectives as guides Criminalistics Chapter 1 Introduction: 1: How different fields of science are involved in forensics? - Is the application of science to the criminal and civil laws that are enforced by police agencies in a criminal justice system BIOLOGY CHEMISTRY PHYSICS anything

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    November 26‚ 2013! GREEN BURIAL ! ! The lost of a family member or a friend have an impact in our lives‚ some people think that death is the end of life and some others think that dead is the end of a mission in earth. The funeral arrangement represents an stressful situation between the love ones‚ it would be determine by the family member‚ close friend or legal guardian. The ways of buried a deceased person are been a dilemma between the family. Burring the body in a casket‚ embalming

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    cross bridge‚ where does it form‚ what molecules are involved‚ when and how does it form? What is the membrane that surrounds an individual muscle cell? How are smooth and skeletal muscles alike and different? Explain how ATP functions in Rigor Mortis. What are the roles if the following structures: troponin‚ tropomyosin‚ actin‚ myosin‚ ADP‚ Pi‚ ATP‚ Ca+2‚ acetylcholine‚ acetyl cholinesterase‚ Na channels‚ Potassium channels‚ sodium/potassium exchanger‚ neuromuscular junction‚ T-tubules‚ sarcoplasmic

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    from the ATP is used to move the myosin heads back to their original positions. Without this mechanism muscles would remain contracted after stimulation and would therefore not be able to respond to further stimuli. This is exactly what happens in rigor mortis. As there is no food source in the body and no respiration‚ there is no ATP and therefore the myosin heads remain attached to the actin filaments. Active transport is especially important in maximising the amount of nutrients we get from food

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    glycogen in the muscle is used up‚ and the lactic acid level in the meat is reduced‚ this will have serious adverse effects on meat quality.” (FAO‚ 2001) Soon after animal’s death “muscles tighten in the condition called rigor mortis and the meat becomes tough”.(McGee‚ 2004) Rigor sets in 1 to 2.5 hours and it can last up to 6 to 12 hours‚ it is depending on the type of an animal. During this stage enzymes start to break down the muscle fibers. “The muscle fibers begin to act on the framework which

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    Teesside University Applied Science ICA 2 Lisa Potter G7149216 Contents Introduction 3 What is Forensic Entomology? 3 History of Forensic Entomology 4 Flies and Beetles 5 Life Cycle 6 Determining PMI 7 Conclusion 9 References 10 Turnitin Report 11 Death and Decay 1 – How can insects be used to establish Post Mortem Interval (PMI) Introduction Post mortem interval (PMI) is the amount of time that

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    I. Functions of Skeletal Muscle A. Movement B. Posture C. Generate Heat D. Stabilize Joints II. Anatomy of Skeletal Muscle A. Connective Tissue Coverings: See IP-CD: Muscular System‚ Skeletal Muscle Anatomy Review. 1. Fascia - fibrous connective tissue which separates individual muscles 2. Epimysium 3. Perimysium 4. Endomysium 5. Fascicle - 6. Tendons - 7. Aponeuroses - B. Skeletal Muscle Fibers and Microscopic Anatomy: See IP-CD: Muscular System‚ Skeletal

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    Death Troopers is a Star Wars novel written by Joe Schreiber.[1] Schreiber’s idea was to create a horror story in the Star Wars universe that pulled from horror movies he enjoyed such as The Shining and Alien. The novel is the first horror story based in the Star Wars Universe since the Galaxy of Fear series‚ released in the late 90s.[2] Released on October 13‚ 2009‚ Death Troopers is set just before the events shown in A New Hope. It will be heavily featured in the MMORPG Star Wars Galaxies with

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