Death & Autopsy Test

Why is the stainless-steel table slanted?

• for drainage 

• for weighing the body 

• for examining the body 

• for cleaning

What material is the slanted autopsy table made from?

• Stainless-steel

• metal

• wood

• cooper

Heaviest internal organ removed during an autopsy is the

• liver

• kidney

• intestines

• heart

Lightest internal organ removed during an autopsy is the

• liver

• kidney

• intestines

• heart

Heaviest organ in the human body is the

• liver

• kidney

• skin

• heart

Which two organs are not weighed? (Select ALL that applies)

• Stomach

• Intestines

• spleen

• heart

Stitching on the incision is like that on a

• Baseball

• Basketball

• football

• soccer ball

During an autopsy, what information can a PA get from the legs of a corpse?

• Livor Mortis

• Rigor Mortis

• Skin for tattoos

• DNA

During an autopsy, what information can a PA get from the elbow of a corpse?

• Livor Mortis

• Rigor Mortis

• Skin for tattoos

• DNA

During an autopsy, what information can a PA get from the shoulders of a corpse?

• Livor Mortis

• Rigor Mortis

• Skin for tattoos, bruises, & abrasions.

• DNA