Autopsy Review

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Forensic Science

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the initial incision into the trunk is made in a _____ shape
“Y” shape
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rigor mortis develops in patients when there is an exhausted supply of
ATP
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the stiffening of body parts and shortening of muscle tissue in the position at death is called
rigor mortis
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in a hanging victim, livid spots would be found in all of the following areas of the body EXCEPT
the head
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which of the following positions is typically filled by that of a physician
medical examiner
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an electric saw is required to cut all of the folllowing EXCEPT
the abdomen
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who has the final say in determining the cause of death
the pathologist or medical examiner
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which of the following will speed up algor mortis
cold temperatures
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what is an autopsy
a routine postmortem examination performed by a pathologist on a patient who has died
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a through post-portem surgical examination of the body by a pathologist to determine the manner and cause of death is called a
autopsy
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this is not a manner of death
brachial
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the settling of blood in areas of the body closest to the ground is called
livor mortis
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what is a diener
a mourge attendant that is responsible for moving and cleaning the body
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the loss of heat by a body is called
algor mortis
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bleeding to death from a gunshot wound is _______
cause of death
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homicide, accidental and natural are all
manners of death
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during algor mortis, the rate that heat leaves the body per hour is _____ F
1\.4 degrees Fahrenheit
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approx. how long after death does rigor mortis disappear
36 hours
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manner of death (definition)
how a victim died-could be because of natural causes
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cause of death (definition)
why a victim died-could be sucicide
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livor mortis continues for up to _____ hours after death
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the body farm
helps solve crimes by examining the decay of corpses
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vitreous fluid is found in the
eye
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place of death is NOT
determined by the medical examiner
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the medical examiner measures the body temp. of a person from the
liver
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odor mortis
is not something a medica examiner looks for when determining the time of death
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cold temperatures
slows down rigor mortis
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livor mortis
discoloration of the skin due to the settling of blood in the lower parts of the body