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WorksheetsQuiz Review: 1.2.1 "Anatomy of an Autopsy"
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 12mins
The specific injury, trauma, or disease that directly caused the victim's death is called:
Mechanism of death
Manner of death
Mode of death
Cause of death
The definition of MANNER of Death is:
The exact thing that happened in the body to cause death.
Being pushed.
The circumstances that result in death, which are designated as natural or unnatural
Homicide.
A physician who performs an autopsy when a death might have been caused accidentally or intentionally is called:
General Practitioner
Medical Examiner
Respiratory Therapist
Cardiac Surgeon
Visually inspecting the organs or tissues and describing what is seen is referred to as:
Visualizing
Examining
Grossing
Observing
During an autopsy, The stomach contents are examined. The identity and degree of DIGESTION of foods (or other items such as pills) is determined. This analysis may help determine:
The time of death.
What kind of food the person liked.
Whether they ate healthy or not.
What kind of medications they took.
This system is composed of the skin, hair, and nails and functions in protection, absorption, secretion, regulation, and sensation:
Digestive system
integumentary system
Respiratory system
Skeletal System
What system pumps blood from the heart to the lungs, where it picks up oxygen, through the kidneys, which remove toxic waste, and the to liver, which processes blood from the digestive tract?
The heart system.
The blood system.
The artery/vein system
The cardiovascular system
Which part of the Immune system has clear fluid that contains a high concentration of white blood cells and plays an important role in the immune response.
(a)
What is another name for the urinary system?
adrenal system
endocrine system
renal system
waste system
Identify the sex chromosomes that you would typically expect to have gonads that make testosterone in high amounts to develop secondary sex characteristics and sperm.
xx
xy
Which system contains the organs and glands that produce hormones?
Hormone system
Cardiovascular system
Endocrine system
Which of the following systems is responsible for mounting an attack foreign substances such as bacteria, viruses and toxins in the body and filtering fluid in the body?
urinary
lymphatic/immune
cardiovascular
digestive
The pituitary gland is an example of:
part of the digestive system
an organ for the nervous system
endocrine gland
supports the urinary system
Autopsies are classified as “forensic” if they seek to:
diagnose a disease or for research
find the cause and manner of death or to ID the decedent.
Which two organs produce digestive enzymes? (Check 2)
adrenal glands
pancreas
spleen
gallbladder
Lymph is a clear fluid that contains a high concentration of _________________ and plays an important role in the immune response.
red blood cells
white blood cells
digestive enzymes
hormones
The nervous system contains the brain, brainstem, and nerves. It can be divided into two structural systems:
distal
central
proximal
peripheral
The brain and spinal cord are part of the __________ nervous system.
peripheral
central
To gain strength and stability, bones and teeth must absorb nutrients, such as calcium and phosphorus, in a process called (a) .
The respiratory system contains two zones: the __________ zone and the _____________ zone.
conducting
facilitating
filtering
respiratory
An alternate name for the urinary system is the (a) system.
Which type of autopsy report relates to the analysis of tissue samples?
toxicology
histology
lab
Why does an autopsy include an examination of all the body systems and not just the suspected cause of death? (Check all that apply).
Investigators want to make sure they explore all potential factors that contribute to injury, illness, or accident.
systems are often interconnected
internal damage is often more extensive than external damage and more investigation is needed.
The medical examiner gets more practice and can charge more.
Identification of a deceased person may include: (Check all that apply)
tattoos
birthmarks
personal documents
confirmation from family/friends
