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Integumentary - skin, hair, nails, glands - bruising = trauma - bedsores = elder abuse - ulcers = diaper left on too long - hair – found at crime scene; links to crime
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Skeletal - bones, cartilage, ligaments, tendons - fused epiphysis = adult - pelvic girdle – determine gender - broken hyoid = strangulation - crushed skull = blunt force trauma
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Nervous - nerves, sensory organs, brain, spinal cord - nerve impulses affected by drugs/toxins so symptoms can narrow down possible causes of death - DWI – slows response times - accidents
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Endocrine - pituitary gland, adrenal glands, thyroid - psychological effects of trauma - PTSD
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Digestive - mouth, esophagus, stomach, intestines, liver, pancreas - undigested food & stomach contents – timeline of events - teeth – ID someone
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Urinary – - kidneys, bladder - toxicological analysis for poisons, drugs, alcohol = cause of death - random drug testing - search for date rape drugs
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Reproductive - testes, ovaries - semen at crime scene – possible sexual assault - DNA - ID
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