Introduction The ossification of bones, which helps determine the age, can be used to establish skeletal age. Several ossification centers contribute to the formation of human bones. There are 806 ossification centers in the 11th and 12th weeks of gestation, which are decreased to about 450 at birth. There are 206 bones in an adult human. The time of appearance of center of ossification and the process of union of the epiphysis with the diaphysis at the metaphysis has a sequence and time that is utilized towards determination of age. A radiological survey of ossification centers may provide co ..read more

Introduction Only a forensic anthropologist or someone with training in osteology should be able to tell the difference between human and non-human bone. The purpose of studying this has two-fold importance: First, it is included to demonstrate that non-human bones can easily be mistaken for human bones and to reinforce why an experienced osteologist should be making the final determination; and, Second, this also introduces them to different examples of non-human bones that can be easily confused with human bones. Human Skeleton In the field, an experienced forensic anthropologist or forensic ..read more

Introduction One of the first biological characteristics determined from the adult bones is a person’s sex. Because some methods for determining other differentiating characteristics, such as age at death and size, are gender-specific. Furthermore, knowing the sex of a deceased person eliminates a huge percentage of possible identifications in the forensic area. Although several macroscopic methods for determining the sex of infant and juvenile skeletal remains have been developed, current standards generally recommend that this is not attempted. This is because the procedures have been demons ..read more

Introduction An autopsy, also known as a postmortem examination or necropsy, is a thorough examination of a body. An autopsy is frequently used by investigators to help explain a cause and manner of death of a person. Who are Pathologists? Pathologists are specialized doctors who perform autopsies. When the reason of death is thought to be a criminal matter or when the cause of death can’t be determined medically at that time autopsy is required. How to become Forensic Pathologist? Forensic pathologist career required candidates to have some specific academic qualifications, which are: The ca ..read more

Introduction The metric (anthropometry) and morphological (Anthroposcopy) assessment of the characteristics of living and skeletal remains are two of the most often used methods in forensic anthropology. These methods date back to the seventeenth century, when there was a lot of curiosity in human variation, particularly among individuals who had recently been ‘found’ by colonizing European nations. The word anthropometry has been derived from Greek words Anthropos which means man, and metron which means to measure. The literal definition of anthropometry could be rightly stated as the discipl ..read more

The human body consists of 78 organs in total. Five of them are important for survival, which are: brain, liver, kidney, heart, lungs. Heaviest Organ of Human Body is Liver while Lightest Organ is Lung. The weight of organ is help to determine that whether it is normal or pathological. Following image is showing the weight of different Organs in Human Body: The post Weight of Organs in Human Body appeared first on Forensic's blog ..read more

DIFFERENT TYPES OF FORCES ACTING OVER THE BODY   Tensile force (traction-strain): This is a force that causes a body to pull apart and, if strong enough, to separate into parts.   Compressive force (compression-strain): This is a force that tends to squeeze the body together and, if strong enough, can cause the body to break apart.   Shearing force (shear-strain): This is a force that causes one portion of the body to glide across another. This sort of force changes the shape of the body but does not change its volume. FACTORS THAT AFFECT CAUSATION OF WOUNDS ON THE BODY   N ..read more

Seminal fluid is a complex mixture of secretions from at least four male urogenital glands.  The seminal vesicle gland contributes approximately 60% to this mixture, the prostate gland contributes approximately 30%, and the combined contribution of the epididymis and bulbourethral glands account for the remaining 10%. Number of Spermatozoa – 50,000 to 3,50,000. Color – Greyish Yellow / Greyish White. Odour – seminal odour. pH – 7.3-7.5. Appearance – Thick and Semitransparent, Density – 1.028. Semen consists of the following 1. Spermatozoa (10%) 2. Seminal Plasma (90%) 3. Epithelial Cell ..read more