PBS 1.2

A postmortem examination of the human body to determine the cause of death or the degree of disease is called a(n):

• Histological Analysis

• Autopsy

• Chemical Forensic Analysis

• Invasive surgery

During an autopy examination in the morgue, a medical profesional notices an injured area of the skin. Which terms below could be used to identify the type of examination being performed?

• Microscopic Examination or Histological Examination

• Auditory Examination or Visual Examination

• Surgical Examination or Incidental Examination

• Gross Examination or External Examination

During an autopsy, the internal investigation begins by making a specific cut refered to as a ____________ Incision.

• Y

• Z

• A

• N

A 63 year old male was found to have fallen off a ladder and was rushed ot the hospital. He fractured his hip and left femur. Two days later, he died of a heart attack. An autopsy was requested by the family and it was found that this individual had a heart attack. Which of the following would be true regarding the coroner's conclsuions regarding this man's cause of death, mechanism of death, and manner of death?

• cause of death: heart attack; mechanism of death:Heart stopped pumping blood to the body; manner of death: accidental

• cause of death: fractured femur; mechanism of death: blood clot; manner of death: natural

• cause of death: stroke; mechanism of death: lack of blood supply to the brain; manner of death: accidental

• cause of death: Inection from a broekn bone; mechanism of death: Blood clot formation from antibody production at injury site; manner of death: natural

Which body system incldues the following organs:

small intestine, mouth, esophagus?

• nervous system

• endocrine system

• excretory system

• digestive system

What are the main functions of the skeletal system?

• assist with movement and provide protection of internal organs

• fight infection and prevent

• filter the blood and produce hormones

• absorb nutrients from food and provide digestive enzymes

Which of the following medical professionals would most likely fill out and complete an autopsy report?

• Hematologist

• Surgeon

• Medical Examiner

• Phlebotomist

A decedent is found and the time of death is recored at 10:14am by the Medical Examiner who pronounced her as dead at the scene. Based on further calculations and an autopsy, it is determined that she died of a heart attack sometime around 7:43am that same day. The moment her heart actually stopped beating would be referred to as:

• physiological time of death

• estimated time of death

• legal time of death

• chronological time of death

The cooling of a dead body over time is referred to as:

• livor mortis

• algor mortis

• rigor mortis

• fridgor mortis

During an autopsy it is noted that the blood has pooled on one side of the decedent's body. This pooling of the blood is referred to as:

• rigor mortis

• fridgor mortis

• algor mortis

• livor mortis