Autopsy Vocab

1 is _____________________ to 2.

• posterior

• anterior

• ventral

• dorsal

post-mortem examination

• adipocere

• autolysis

• autopsy

• entomology

The cooling of body temperature after death is:

• algor mortis

• livor mortis

• rigor mortis

• pallor mortis

is the time that has elapsed since a person has died.

• algor mortis

• livor mortis

• post mortem interval

• rigor mortis

Which of the following are factors that can affect rigor mortis?

• temperature

• activity before death

• body weight

• all of these

the spontaneous breakdown of cells as they self-digest

• rigor mortis

• algor mortis

• pupa/pupae

• autolysis

Identify this pig structure?     

• thymus gland

• liver

• lung

• diaphragm

Name the organ indicated by the probe.

• liver

• gallbladder

• lungs

• thymus

Which of the following terms refers to the stiffening of muscles after death?

• Algor mortis

• Rigor mortis

• Livor mortis

• Autolysis

What is the term for the settling of blood in the lower portion of the body after death, causing a purplish red discoloration of the skin?

• Rigor mortis

• Algor mortis

• Livor mortis

• Autolysis