WorksheetsPathology Playlist Warm Up
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 11mins
Which of the following statements is false?
Coroner is an elected official
Medical examiner is an appointed medical doctor
Coroner can be a medical doctor
Medical examiner is an elected official
________________ is the redistribution of drugs after death.
Decompositon
Asphyxia
Postmortem Redistribution
Toxicology
The term "postmortem" means
before death
after death
during life
after illness
Autopsies must be conducted in all of the following EXCEPT
Suspicious deaths
Suicides
Homicides
Known Natural Causes
Coroners are required to have a medical degree
True
False
During the autopsy, what kind of evidence can be collected and sent to the forensics lab?
fingernail scrapings
the victim's clothes
recovered bullets
all of these
Forensic pathology refers to
relying on dental records
using psychiatry and psychology in investigations
working with skeletal remains
determining the cause and manner of death
During the external autopsy the Medical Examiner is looking for .....
trace evidence
external damage- wound etc.
clothing, scars, tattoos, unusual marks
all of them
Which of the following would NOT require an autopsy?
Decedent found floating in a river
Death in a hospital with an attending physician able to render a cause of death as a heart attack
Death by suspected suicide
Decedent found deceased in their home
T or F - The organs are returned to the body after and autopsy.
True
False
