Forensic Chemistry and Toxicology Quiz

A medical historian is reviewing the earliest printed references to forensic practice in the Philippines. He identifies a textbook published by Dr. Rafael Gerald y Mas. What is the significance of this book?

• It established the first crime lab

• It was the first to include medico-legal instruction

• It introduced autopsy in the Philippines

• It discussed entomology for the first time

While preparing a lecture, a professor at UST explains that forensic medicine was formally included in academic instruction during the Spanish era. In what year was this introduced at UST?

• 1871

• 1858

• 1887

• 1895

A public health official explains that Medico Titulares were historically assigned responsibilities in Spanish colonial Philippines. What were their main functions?

• Laboratory testing and vaccinations

• Public sanitation and medico-legal aid

• Death registration and burial permits

• Infectious disease control and forensic documentation

In a lecture, a forensic toxicologist notes that the study of mineral waters in Luzon in 1884 marked an early use of chemistry in legal medicine. Who conducted the chemical studies?

• Dr. Mariano Lara

• Dr. Sixto de Los Angeles

• Anacleto del Rosario

• Paul Freer

A historian points out that the first organized body responsible for analyzing food, water, and clinical samples in Manila was the:

• Bureau of Investigation

• Laboratorio Municipal de Manila

• Bureau of Government Laboratories

• UST Medical Lab

You’re examining a forensic development timeline. A facility built by the U.S. Army in 1899 on the banks of the Pasig River marked what milestone?

• First forensic entomology lab

• First forensic pathology unit

• First crime laboratory in the Philippines

• First public health office

A medical jurisprudence student is reviewing the creation of the Bureau of Government Laboratories in 1901. What was its main purpose?

• Crime scene management

• Vaccine and serum production

• Legal documentation

• Witness protection

An exam question asks who served as the first director of the Bureau of Government Laboratories. Your answer should be:

• R.P. Strong

• Anacleto del Rosario

• Dr. Paul Freer

• Dr. Mariano Lara

A case study discusses the transfer of forensic functions in 1939 from the University of the Philippines to a new department. Where were these functions transferred?

• Department of Health

• Department of Justice

• NBI Forensic Division

• Manila Medico-Legal Office

An investigator requests an autopsy, but the request comes from a Barangay Chairman. Under PD 856, is this authorized?

• Yes, with family consent

• No, only health officers or court orders

• Yes, in suspicious deaths

• No, unless the Mayor co-signs