Part one of term paper
Pathology is the medical specialty concerned with examining body tissues and fluids to contribute to the diagnosis of disease. There are two types of pathology, anatomic and clinical. So what does forensics have to do with pathology? What is ? A forensic pathologist is a specialized branch of pathology. A forensic pathologist is a centra ...

Part two of term paper
... of police or homicide detectives. The medical examiners office usually sends a field examiner to the scene of a crime. At the scene many preliminary examinations are used to aid in determination of cause of death. Some of these include the following: pronounce victim(s) dead, look for external injuries, stage of rigor mortis, take body temperature to determine time of death, examine area around body, determine how and when the body will be moved, and make preliminary sketches and notes. ...