1.2 Vocabulary Review (Part 1)

What is the term for a post-mortem examination to discover the cause of death?

• Autopsy

• Morgue

• Medical examiner

• Rigor mortis

Where are bodies stored before burial or cremation?

• Autopsy

• Morgue

• Medical examiner

• Organ system

Who is responsible for determining the cause of death in suspicious cases?

• Autopsy

• Morgue

• Medical examiner

• Histology

Which term refers to the front part of the body?

• Anterior

• Posterior

• Rigor mortis

• Tissues

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Which term refers to the back part of the body?

• Anterior

• Posterior

• Cell

• Nutrients

What is the term for the cooling of the body after death?

• Algor mortis

• Rigor mortis

• Livor mortis

• Metabolism

What is the term for the stiffening of the body after death?

• Algor mortis

• Rigor mortis

• Livor mortis

• Forensic chemistry

What is the term for the pooling of blood in the body after death?

• Algor mortis

• Rigor mortis

• Livor mortis

• Histology

What is a group used as a standard of comparison in an experiment?

• Control group

• Hypothesis

• Independent variables

• Dependent variables

What is a proposed explanation for a phenomenon?

• Control group

• Hypothesis

• Independent variables

• Dependent variables

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-2