WorksheetsDeath: Manner, Mechanism & Cause
Total questions: 33
Worksheet time: 18mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Stiffening of the body is also known as
a)
Decomposition
b)
Mummification
c)
Rigor mortis
d)
None of the above
2.
Rate of cooling helps in determining
a)
Manner of death
b)
Time of death
c)
Place of death
d)
Cause of death
3.
Experts cannot agree on a single definition for death.
a)
true
b)
false
4.
There are three ways a person can die, referred to in official terms as the manner of death: natural death, accidental death, and homicidal death.
a)
true
b)
false
5.
An elderly woman dies after being kept from receiving proper health care by her children. The manner of her death would be:
a)
accident.
b)
natural death.
c)
suicide.
d)
homicide.
6.
The specific change in the body that brought about the cessation of life is called the:
a)
manner of death.
b)
mechanism of death.
c)
cause of death.
d)
proximate cause of death.
7.
Dual lividity could occur if the body was kept in one position:
a)
two hours after death, and then moved to a second position before the lividity became permanent.
b)
ten hours after death, and then moved to a second position before the lividity became permanent.
c)
nine hours after death, and then moved to a second position before the lividity became permanent.
d)
None of these choices.
8.
Rigor mortis is:
a)
permanent
b)
temporary
c)
one cause of death
d)
one matter of death
9.
Factors affecting rigor include:
a)
temperature
b)
body weight
c)
activity before death
d)
all of these choices
10.
Algor mortis means roughly:
a)
death heat and describes the temperature gain in a corpse.
b)
death heat and describes the temperature loss in a corpse.
c)
death chill and describes the temperature loss in a corpse.
d)
None of these choices.
11.
To take a corpse’s temperature, forensic investigators insert a thermometer into the:
a)
liver
b)
mouth
c)
stomach
d)
underarm
12.
Medical examiners help determine the time of death by studying the stomach contents. In general, it takes:
a)
six to eight hours for the stomach to empty its contents into the small intestine and another twelve hours for the food to leave the small intestine.
b)
four to six hours for the stomach to empty its contents into the small intestine and another eighteen hours for the food to leave the small intestine.
c)
four to six hours for the stomach to empty its contents into the small intestine and another twelve hours for the food to leave the small intestine.
d)
None of these choices.
13.
Which muscles experience rigor FIRST?
a)
Small
b)
Large
c)
All muscles start rigor at the same time
14.
At what hour does the body reach peak rigor?
a)
3 hours
b)
12 hours
c)
36 hours
d)
48 hours
15.
post-mortem examination
a)
adipocere
b)
autolysis
c)
autopsy
d)
entomology
16.
A body is recovered from a river. You see bruising around the neck and upper chest. You also see what appears to be defensive wounds on the forearms. What is the probable manner of death for this victim?
a)
Exsanguination
b)
Suicide
c)
Blunt force trauma
d)
Homicide
17.
Which of the following best describes a homicide?
a)
When one person causes the death of a minimum of 2 or more people
b)
When a person dies due to natural causes
c)
When the manner of death cannot be determined
d)
When one person causes the death of another person(s)
18.
The specific change in the body that brought about the body's inner workings to stop is called the:
a)
manner of death
b)
cause of death
c)
mechanism of death
d)
type of death
19.
A victim was running away from her captor before she was killed. How does this affect the rate of rigor mortis? ( her body will be depleted of ATP faster)
a)
increases
b)
decreases
c)
does not affect
20.
During the external autopsy the Medical Examiner is looking for .....
a)
trace evidence
b)
external damage- wound etc.
c)
clothing, scars, tattoos, unusual marks
d)
all of them
21.
The best indication that a body has been moved is:
a)
livor mortis
b)
rigor mortis
c)
algor mortis
d)
cannot be determined
22.
Which of the following best describes an accidental death?
a)
Death that was purposely caused by the individual
b)
Death that was not purposely caused by the individual or another person
c)
Death that was purposely caused by another person
d)
Death resulting from natural reasons
23.
What is the MOST common manner of death?
a)
homicide
b)
accidental
c)
undetermined
d)
natural
24.
After the last meal, it takes approximately_____hours for food to exit the large intestine.
a)
0-4 hours
b)
4-12 hours
c)
12-24 hours
d)
cannot be determined
25.
Just after death, initial decay begins. What is true about this stage?
a)
blowfly lays eggs in orifices/wounds
b)
cells destroy themselves
c)
average time is 0-3 days for this stage
d)
all of these
26.
PMI is:
a)
uses info from algor, rigor, and livor mortis to determine
b)
post mortem interval
c)
time since death
d)
all of these
27.
the process of rotting and break down
a)
rigor mortis
b)
decomposition
c)
livor mortis
d)
autolysis
28.
The reason someone dies is called the:
a)
type of death
b)
manner of death
c)
cause of death
d)
mechanism of death
29.
What is a general definition of death?
a)
the cessation of all life
b)
brain activity has stopped
c)
the heart has stopped
d)
only when you bleed out
30.
Which body will show lividity faster?
a)
In SC in July outside
b)
In Antarctica outside
c)
In Northern Russia outside
d)
In our classroom
31.
Which person will have faster onset of rigor mortis?
a)
sunbathing
b)
inside
32.
A body is found that is so badly decomposed that how the person died cannot be determined. What is the manner of death?
a)
Homocide
b)
Accidental
c)
Natural
d)
Undetermined
33.
During an autopsy, when the digestive system is examined, where would food be found if the body had been dead for 4 to 6 hours after a meal?
a)
stomach
b)
small intestine
c)
large intestine
d)
mouth
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