PL5.2 POSTMORTEM

What is the term that literally means "to see for oneself"?

Autopsy

What is the meaning of the root word "AUTO" in autopsy?

Self

What is the meaning of the root word "OPIS" in autopsy?

View

What type of autopsy is performed for academic or research purposes?

Anatomical Autopsy

What type of autopsy investigates mental or emotional state prior to death?

Psychological Autopsy

What is another term for postmortem examination?

Autopsy

What type of autopsy uses imaging techniques rather than dissection?

Virtual Autopsy

What type of autopsy is performed when legal investigation is required?

Medico-Legal Autopsy

What type of autopsy is conducted in hospitals to determine the cause of death?

Medical/Clinical Autopsy

What is the clinical definition of injury?

Disruption of anatomical continuity

What kind of injury is caused by physical violence to the body?

Mechanical Injury

What type of mechanical injury is caused by blunt force trauma and results in superficial damage?

Abrasion

What blunt force injury results in rupture of blood vessels under the skin?

Contusion

What injury is characterized by tearing of tissue due to blunt trauma?

Laceration

What type of injury is caused by a sharp instrument and has clean edges?

Incised wound

What sharp force injury is deeper than it is wide?

Stab wound

What injury combines blunt and sharp force, often seen in hacking?

Chop wound

What injury results from a break in the bone continuity?

Fracture

What type of trauma results from weapons that discharge projectiles?

Firearm injury

What type of wound results from the victim’s instinctive attempt to defend themselves?

Defensive wound

What injury is likely to appear on forearms or backs of the hands when defending against blunt weapons?

Bruises and abrasions

What determines the nature of the injury if the weapon is sharp?

Type of attack (stabbing or slashing)

What kind of wound edge does a single-edged weapon produce?

One blunted and one sharp edge

What kind of wound edge does a double-edged weapon produce?

Both edges are sharp

What is the term for reduced oxygen supply to blood and tissues due to interference with respiration?

Asphyxia

What are the alternative terms for asphyxia?

Anoxia or Hypoxia

What type of death involves violent interruption of respiration?

Mechanical asphyxial death

What type of mechanical asphyxia involves suspension of the body with a ligature?

Hanging

What type of mechanical asphyxia involves neck constriction without suspension?

Strangulation

What type of mechanical asphyxia involves obstruction of air passage other than neck constriction?

Suffocation

What type of mechanical asphyxia involves aspiration of fluid by submersion?

Drowning

What type of hanging occurs when feet do not touch the ground?

Complete hanging

What type of hanging occurs when only the head's weight acts as constricting force?

Partial hanging

What type of hanging has ligature above thyroid cartilage and runs symmetrically upward?

Typical hanging

What type of hanging has a variation from the standard position?

Atypical hanging

What is strangulation caused by ligature called?

Manual strangulation

What type of strangulation is caused by compression of the neck using hands?

Throttling

What type of strangulation involves use of bamboo or sticks and is practiced in North India?

Bansdola

What type of strangulation uses an iron collar or cord?

Garrotting

What is the type of strangulation using elbow or knee bend?

Mugging

What is strangulation due to accidental entanglement, often involving children or infants?

Accidental strangulation

What type of suffocation results from closure of external respiratory passage by hand or objects?

Smothering

What suffocation is due to mouth closure by cloth, causing obstruction to the larynx?

Gagging

What type of suffocation occurs by chest compression, often seen in infants with mothers?

Overlaying

What is the method of homicidal smothering named after two murderers?

Burking

What type of suffocation is caused by internal obstruction of the air passage?

Choking

What is the term for obstruction of air passages by fluid inhalation?

Wet drowning

What type of water in drowning causes hypervolemia due to being hypotonic?

Fresh water drowning

What type of water in drowning causes hypovolemia due to being hypertonic?

Salt water drowning

What is the type of drowning where little to no water enters the lungs due to laryngeal spasm?

Dry drowning

What drowning condition causes cardiac arrest from sudden cold water impact?

Immersion syndrome

What is the cause of submersion in unconscious individuals with conditions like epilepsy or heart disease?

Submersion of the unconscious

What type of drowning results from infection due to inhaled contaminated water?

Secondary drowning syndrome

What is another term for secondary drowning syndrome?

Near-drowning