Quiz about Death & Autopsy Test

Question 1

Why is the stainless-steel table slanted?

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for drainage

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for weighing the body

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for examining the body

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for cleaning

Question 2

What material is the slanted autopsy table made from?

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Stainless-steel

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metal

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wood

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cooper

Question 3

Heaviest internal organ removed during an autopsy is the

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liver

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kidney

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intestines

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heart

Question 4

Lightest internal organ removed during an autopsy is the

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kidney

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liver

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intestines

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heart

Question 5

Heaviest organ in the human body is the

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skin

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liver

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kidney

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heart

Question 6

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

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Stomach

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Intestines

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spleen

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heart

Question 7

Stitching on the incision is like that on a

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Baseball

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Basketball

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football

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soccer ball

Question 8

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

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Livor Mortis

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Rigor Mortis

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Skin for tattoos

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DNA

Question 9

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

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Rigor Mortis

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Livor Mortis

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Skin for tattoos

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DNA

Question 10

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

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Skin for tattoos, bruises, & abrasions.

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Livor Mortis

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Rigor Mortis

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DNA

Question 11

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

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DNA under nails

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Livor Mortis

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Rigor Mortis

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Skin for tattoos, bruises, & abrasions.

Question 12

What is sawn off to expose the internal organs?

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Ribs

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Chestbone

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Sternum

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Skin

Question 13

Internal examination is which step during an autopsy?

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Step 2

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Step 1

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Step 3

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Step 4

Question 14

Viewing of internal organs is which step during an autopsy?

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Step 3

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Step 1

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Step 2

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Step 4

Question 15

Removal of the organs is which step during an autopsy?

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Step 4

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Step 1

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Step 2

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Step 3

Question 16

Removing of the brain is which step during an autopsy?

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Step 5

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Step 6

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Step 7

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Step 8

Question 17

Examining & weighing the organs is which step during an autopsy?

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Step 6

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Step 5

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Step 7

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Step 8

Question 18

Returning organs to the body is which step during an autopsy?

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Step 7

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Step 5

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Step 6

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Step 8

Question 19

Sewing up the body is which step during an autopsy?

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Step 8

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Step 5

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Step 6

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Step 7

Question 20

Which organ do forensic investigators insert the thermometer to record the body temp of corpse?

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Liver

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Kidney

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Heart

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Lungs

Question 21

_________________ Insects are so useful in crime investigation that there is a whole branch devoted to it.

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Forensic Entomology

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Forensic Scientist

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Forensic anthropologist

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Pathologist

Question 22

_________________ analyze skeletal remains to determine the identity of a victim as well as his/her life history, cause of death, or other clues about a crime.

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Forensic anthropologist

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Forensic Entomology

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Forensic Scientist

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Pathologist

Question 23

__________ performs autopsy.

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Pathologist

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Physician Assistant

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PA

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Forensic anthropologist

Question 24

The odor from a corpse begins during Active Decay

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False

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True

Question 25

When do livor and rigor mortis begin to set?

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After 2 hrs

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Before 2 hrs

Question 26

Someone was found dead and their body did not exhibit any stiffness, how long has this person been potentially dead? (select ALL that applies)

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Less than 2 hours

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More than 36-48 hours

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12-36 hours

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2-8 hours

Question 27

What is the temperature loss for someone who has been dead for 12 hours?

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9.36C

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0.39C

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0.78C

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9.63C

Question 28

The pathologist can rely on one type of Mortis to determine the time of death of a victim.

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False

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True

Question 29

Young decompose slower than the elderly.

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False

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True

Question 30

Healthy people decompose slower than sick people

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True

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False

Question 31

Someone was found dead and their body was purple, how long has this person been potentially dead?

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8 or more hours

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2-8 hours

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more than 2 hours

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less than 8 hours

Question 32

When the heart stops beating, oxygen is deprived from body cells and they begin to die, a process known

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autolysis

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death

Question 33

It is characterized by irreversible stopping of blood circulation and brain activity.

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death

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autolysis

Question 34

Means by which a person died

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manner of death

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cause of death

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mechanism of death

Question 35

The reason a person died

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cause of death

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manner of death

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mechanism of death

Question 36

The specific body failure that led to a person's death.

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mechanism of death

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manner of death

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cause of death

Question 37

__________causes include disease, cancer, physical injury, stroke, heart attack etc.

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Natural death

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accidental death

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homicidal death

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Undetermined death

Question 38

_________include shooting, burning, poisoning, hanging, drowning, suffocation, etc. (Select ALL that applies)

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homicidal death

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suicidal death

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Natural death

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accidental death

Question 39

______________refers to an underlying cause of death, as opposed to the final caus

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Proximate cause of death

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manner of death

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cause of death

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mechanism of death

Question 40

_______________pooling of blood in tissues after death (lividity)

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Livor mortis

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Rigor Mortis

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Algor Mortis

Question 41

_______________stiffening of skeletal muscles after death.

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Rigor Mortis

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Livor mortis

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Algor Mortis

Question 42

_______________cooling of body after death.

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Algor Mortis

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Livor mortis

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Rigor Mortis

Question 43

Warm temperature accelerates RIGOR mortis.

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True

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False

Question 44

Sleep accelerates RIGOR mortis.

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False

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True

Question 45

Being obese slows down RIGOR mortis.

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True

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False

Question 46

Under what circumstances can an autopsy be performed? (select all that applies)

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suspicious death

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child death

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family request

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any death

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friend request

Question 47

This is the stage in decomposition when livor, rigor, and algor mortis occur.

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Fresh

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Bloat

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Active

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Advanced decay

Question 48

This stage of decomposition is mostly due to the activities of microorganisms; first intestinal flora, then saprophytic bacteria and fungi.

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Bloat

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Fresh

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Active

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Advanced decay

Question 49

This stage of decomposition is when the body may form a wax layer known as the adipocere.

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Advanced decay

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Fresh

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Bloat

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Active

Question 50

This stage of decomposition is recognizable by a loss of everything on the body but dried up bone

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Dry Remains

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Fresh

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Bloat

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Advanced decay

Question 51

This stage of decomposition is recognizable by a great loss in mass, due largely to feedings by maggots and other insects. Parts of flesh may be black and corpse gives off an even stronger odor.

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Active decay

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Fresh

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Bloat

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Dry Remains

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