Autopsy Review

the initial incision into the trunk is made in a _____ shape

“Y” shape

rigor mortis develops in patients when there is an exhausted supply of

ATP

the stiffening of body parts and shortening of muscle tissue in the position at death is called

rigor mortis

in a hanging victim, livid spots would be found in all of the following areas of the body EXCEPT

the head

which of the following positions is typically filled by that of a physician

medical examiner

an electric saw is required to cut all of the folllowing EXCEPT

the abdomen

who has the final say in determining the cause of death

the pathologist or medical examiner

which of the following will speed up algor mortis

cold temperatures

what is an autopsy

a routine postmortem examination performed by a pathologist on a patient who has died

a through post-portem surgical examination of the body by a pathologist to determine the manner and cause of death is called a

autopsy

this is not a manner of death

brachial

the settling of blood in areas of the body closest to the ground is called

livor mortis

what is a diener

a mourge attendant that is responsible for moving and cleaning the body

the loss of heat by a body is called

algor mortis

bleeding to death from a gunshot wound is _______

cause of death

homicide, accidental and natural are all

manners of death

during algor mortis, the rate that heat leaves the body per hour is _____ F

1\.4 degrees Fahrenheit

approx. how long after death does rigor mortis disappear

36 hours

manner of death (definition)

how a victim died-could be because of natural causes

cause of death (definition)

why a victim died-could be sucicide

livor mortis continues for up to _____ hours after death

8

the body farm

helps solve crimes by examining the decay of corpses

vitreous fluid is found in the

eye

place of death is NOT

determined by the medical examiner

the medical examiner measures the body temp. of a person from the

liver

odor mortis

is not something a medica examiner looks for when determining the time of death

cold temperatures

slows down rigor mortis

livor mortis

discoloration of the skin due to the settling of blood in the lower parts of the body