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WorksheetsChapter 12 Review
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Adipocere is a waxy material formed from the breakdown of fat during decomposition under very dry conditions
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false
A person who was running away from someone before he or she died will go into rigor mortis sooner than a person who was sitting quietly.
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false
An autopsy is performed after an unexplained death to help explain the cause and manner of death.
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false
Usually, children will lose body heat more slowly than adults
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false
Body heat loss speeds up after 12 hours following death
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false
Cloudiness of the eyes occurs usually after 2 hours if the eyelids are open.
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false
Once skin slippage begins, it is impossible to obtain fingerprints
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false
The body of a person known to have eaten Mexican food at 12 noon was found dead at 11pm. During autopsy, the medical examiner found no food in the stomach but did find evidence of Mexican food in the first half of the small intestine. Based on the postmortem interval estimate from the stomach contents only, which of the following times would be the best estimate of a postmortem interval?
noon - 1pm
1-2 pm
2-5 pm
4-11 pm
Which method of estimating postmortem interval is least reliable if a person has been dead less than 12 hours?
rigor mortis
livor mortis
potassium levels in the eye
algor mortis
Which can issue death certificates but cannot perform autopsies?
coroner
pathologist
medical examiner
coroner and pathologist
Marbling occurs as a result of _____.
fats being broken down by bacteria
chemical reactions of sulfur and hemoglobin
lactic acid formation as a result of reduced oxygen
muscles contracting after death
Which statement about the rate of decomposition is generally true?
an overweight person will decompose faster
decomposition occurs faster if body is submerged in water
a buried body decomposes more slowly
ambient temperature does not affect decomposition
