4.00 Credits
A survey of disease processes of the human body as they relate to biological forensic evidence. The basic mechanisms of infection, cancer, trauma, blood clotting, hemorrhage and related topics will be discussed along with their importance to forensic investigation, crime scene assessment and autopsy findings. Significant disease processess of the heart, lungs, liver, kidneys, brain, muscles, bones, and other organs are explained and analyzed to allow an understanding of their effects on the human body and how they relate to death.