| A | B |
| forensics | public discussion or debate |
| autopsy | earliest forensic technique |
| dna typing | most recent forensic technique |
| odontology | study of teeth |
| autopsy | post-mortem examination |
| coroner | public health official - responsible for autopsy |
| medical examiner | physician - establishes cause of death |
| pathology | scientific study of disease |
| rigor mortis | muscular stiffening |
| falls at one degree per hour | body temperature |
| men's skeleton | 12 pounds |
| women's skeleton | 10 pounds |
| determines if specimen is blood | kastle meyer |
| determines if specimen is human blood | precipitin test |