Forensic Autopsy

Algor Mortis

Gradual cooling of the body following death

Autopsy

Examination of a body after death to determine the cause of death or the character and extent of changes produced by disease

Coroner

Person who's duty is to determine the cause of death when its not due to natural causes

Decomposition

Breaking down of the body

Death Certificate

Official document that gives information about a person’s death

Diener

Laboratory helper especially in med school assistant to the person doing the autopsy

Formalin

Clear aqueous solution

Histology

Study of tissues

Gross anatomy

Branch of anatomy that deals with the macroscopic structure of tissues and organs

Hypostasis

Act of the pooling of blood during liver mortis

Infarction

Death due to a blockage

Medical examiner

Someone who does autopsies (has a medical degree)

Morgue

Place to store bodies while waiting for them to go somewhere

Pathologist

Doctor that studies the disease of tissues

Petechiae

Bruising that looks like spots and popped blood vessels

Prosector

Any one who can do an autopsy (general word)

Rokitansky Method

Method of an autopsy when you remove all the organs as a block

Stryker saw

Rotary saw that's used to get through the skull

Toe tag

Tag attached to the toe to ID a person

Toxicology

Study of poisons and drugs

Virchow Method

Method where you remove one organ at a time