Quiz about Death & the Human Body: Forensics Review

Question 1

True or False: All alcohols are toxic?

Accepted Answer

true

Answer

false

Question 2

True or False: The body does not lose heat in the first hour after death if ambient temperature is normal.

Accepted Answer

true

Answer

false

Question 3

What happens to body temperature after death if the ambient temperature is 70 degrees?

Accepted Answer

It decreases over time until ambient temperature is met.

Answer

It increases for the first four hours after death and then decreases until ambient temperature is met.

Answer

It decreases over time until ambient temperature is met and then begins to increase 48 hours after death.

Answer

It decreases rapidly in the first 6 hours after death and then stabilizes approximately 2 degrees below ambient temperature.

Question 4

True or False: Lividity is permanent after 2 hours.

Accepted Answer

false

Answer

true

Question 5

True or False: When a blow fly hatches, it will have crumpled wings.

Accepted Answer

true

Answer

false

Question 6

True or False: Maggots will stay on the body to form their pupa casings.

Accepted Answer

false

Answer

true

Question 7

True or False: It is possible to determine how many children a woman has birthed by analyzing her pelvic bone.

Accepted Answer

true

Answer

false

Question 8

True or False: If the tibia bone is found, anthropologists can get an estimated height of the individual.

Accepted Answer

True, but only if ethnicity and gender are known.

Answer

True, in any situation.

Answer

False

Death & the Human Body: Forensics Review