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A _____ is a medical doctor specifically trained to perform autopsies to determine the presence or absence of disease, injury, or poisoning.
Forensic pathologist
The first research on rigor, livor, and algor mortis was published in _____.
The mid-19th century
_____ mortis is the cooling of the body following death.
Algor
When examining a body at a crime scene, _____.
Describe the stage of decomposition
_____ autopsies are done for medical-research-study purposes when foul play is not considered.
Clinical
_____ is a chemical scent analyzer that reduces the scope of the search area.
LABRADOR
Red spots in the whites of the eyes are symptoms associated with _____ as a cause of death.
Strangulation
When processing the crime scene, the site information form should be completed _____.
Prior to examination of the body
According to the "Rule of Thumb" PMI estimate, a body that has been dead for 18 hours _____.
Feels cold and is stiff
At 20 hours after death, _____.
Slow loss of rigor occurs and rigor is uneven
When a person is sleeping at the time of death,_____.
Fully oxygenated muscles exhibit rigor more slowly
Proximate cause of death _____.
Refers to an underlying cause of death
The term coroner originated from _____.
The 12th century British term "crowners."
Today, in the United States, _____.
Medical examiners are typically trained forensic pathologists
If the temperature of a body at a crime scene is _____, the PMI would be estimated at approximately 9 hours.
30 degrees Celsius (86 degrees Fahrenheit)
A man driving an SUV on a two-lane highway veers across the line and collides head-on with a semi-truck. The driver of the truck sustains no injuries, but the driver of the SUV sustains multiple lacerations, broken bones, a severe head injury, and broken ribs. Upon arrival, the first responders find the driver of the SUV nonresponsive but alive. They attempt CPR, but he cannot be stabilized and dies. The autopsy reveals three arteries that are blocked and evidence of a heart attack. Based on these findings, the medical examiner finds the _____.
Proximate cause of death is a heart attack
Investigators arrive at a home containing two bodies. The temperature outside is below freezing, but the house is a comfortable 21 degrees Celsius (70 degrees Fahrenheit). The bodies are found on a couch in the living room. One victim is a young, obese girl, who is possibly a teenager or in her early twenties. She is wearing short pajamas (tank top and shorts) and no shoes. She has a medical bracelet on her left wrist. The other body is a thin, elderly man dressed in a long-sleeved shirt, corduroy pants, socks, and loafers. If the two victims expired at the same time, _____.
The female body will be more decomposed
