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Review postmortem changes and heart anatomy

Total questions: 51

Worksheet time: 51mins

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Class
Date
1.

A body is found that shows no signs of rigor mortis. The body has been dead for ....

a)

less than 2 hours or more than 24 hours

b)

less than 2 hours or more than 36 hours

c)

less than 24 hours or more than 48 hours

d)

more than 36 hours

2.
The cooling of body temperature after death is:
a)
algor mortis
b)
livor mortis
c)
rigor mortis
d)
pallor mortis
3.
The discoloration of a dead body caused by blood cells leaking hemoglobin is:
a)
putrefaction
b)
lividity
c)
autolysis
d)
sepsis
4.
Discoloration of skin from pooling of blood becomes permanent after how many hours?
a)
2 hours
b)
8 hours
c)
16 hours
d)
32 hours
5.
Rigor mortis means
a)
Death stiffness
b)
Death color
c)
Death bloat
d)
Death heat
6.
the specific body failure that leads to a person's death
a)
mechanism of death
b)
decomposition
c)
manner of death
d)
cause of death
7.
the stiffening of the skeletal muscles shortly after death
a)
livor mortis
b)
autolysis
c)
rigor mortis
d)
algor mortis
8.
the process of rotting and break down
a)
rigor mortis
b)
decomposition
c)
livor mortis
d)
putrefaction
9.
the immediate reason for a person's death
a)
death
b)
mechanism of death
c)
cause of death 
d)
manner of death
10.
is the time that has elapsed since a person has died.
a)
algor mortis
b)
livor mortis
c)
post mortem interval
d)
rigor mortis
11.
rigor mortis peaks how many hours after death?
a)
36
b)
18
c)
8
d)
12
12.
 Which system is the stomach in?
a)
respiratory
b)
digestive
c)
nervous
d)
excretory
13.
 What is the main job of the digestive system? 
a)
break down foods into nutrients that can be used by the body
b)
take in oxygen and exhale waste like carbon dioxide
c)
pump blood throughout the body
d)
makes the body hungry
14.
Which representation would show the organization of life from simplest to the most complex?
a)
Heart muscle tissue, cardiovascular system, heart muscle tissue
b)
cardiovascular system, heart muscle cells, heart muscle tissue
c)
cardiovascular system, heart tissue, heart cells
d)
Heart muscle cells - heart muscle tisse, heart, cardiovascular system
15.
The hamstrings are anterior or posterior?
a)
anterior
b)
posterior
16.
The bicep is anterior or posterior?
a)
anterior
b)
posterior
17.
The trapezius muscle is anterior or posterior?
a)
anterior
b)
posterior
18.
The rectus abdominus is anterior or posterior?
a)
anterior
b)
posterior
19.
What are the main parts of the Central Nervous System?
a)
Brain & Chest
b)
Spinal Cord & Spinal Nerves
c)
Brain & Spinal Cord
d)
Heart & Brain
20.
What are the two main parts of the Peripheral Nervous System?
a)
Spinal Nerves & Receptors
b)
Arms & Legs
c)
Brain & Spinal Cord
d)
Optic Nerves & Receptors
21.

Identify the lobe of the brain highlighted.

a)

Frontal lobe

b)

Parietal lobe

c)

Occipital lobe

d)

Temporal lobe

22.

Identify the lobe of the brain highlighted.

a)

Frontal lobe

b)

Parietal lobe

c)

Occipital lobe

d)

Temporal lobe

23.

Identify the area of the brain highlighted.

a)

Frontal lobe

b)

Parietal lobe

c)

Cerebellum

d)

Cerebrum

24.

Identify the area of the brain highlighted.

a)

Cerebellum

b)

Parietal lobe

c)

Brain stem

d)

Temporal lobe

25.

Responsible for integrating sensory information, including touch, temperature, pressure and pain.

a)

Frontal lobe

b)

Parietal lobe

c)

Occipital lobe

d)

Temporal lobe

26.

Which part of our brain do we rely on for problem solving?

a)

Parietal

b)

Temporal

c)

Occipital

d)

Frontal

27.

Which part of the brain allows us to recall or remember information?

a)

Frontal

b)

Parietal

c)

Temporal

d)

Occipital

28.

Damage to the brain at the ____ lobe may cause visual problems.

a)

Parietal

b)

Frontal

c)

Temporal

d)

Occipital

29.

What is insect succession?

a)

The sequence in which an egg becomes an adult fly.

b)

A sequence of changing species that inhabit a decomposing body.

c)

The depositing of eggs.

d)

When the alpha fly is overthrown by his son.

30.

Toxicology is the study of what?

a)

Disease

b)

poisons

c)

parasites

d)

death

31.

What is histology?

a)

Study of poisons

b)

Study of body tissues

c)

Study of histamines

d)

Study of blood

32.

Letter D is pointing to

a)

Aorta

b)

Right Pulmonary Artery

c)

Superior Vena Cava

d)

Pulmonary Trunk

33.

Letter G is pointing to

a)

Right atrium

b)

Left Atrium

c)

Right ventricle

d)

Left ventricle

34.

Which letter is pointing to the Apex?

a)

H

b)

I

c)

E

d)

B

35.

Of the four chambers, which one carries deoxygenated blood?

a)

F and J

b)

F and A

c)

A and G

d)

J and G

36.

Which letter is pointing to the tricuspid valve?

a)

M

b)

N

c)

L

d)

O

37.

Which of the following carries blood TO the lungs?

a)

pulmonary veins

b)

pulmonary arteries

c)

aorta

d)

superior vena cava

38.

Which of the following brings blood back to the heart from the lungs?

a)

C

b)

D and K

c)

E

d)

B

39.

Prevention of backflow is the function of the

a)

pulmonary arteries

b)

valves

c)

septums

d)

vena cava

40.

After dropping off oxygen to the body, blood will re-enter the heart through the

a)

pulmonary veins

b)

aorta

c)

superior and inferior vena cava

d)

pulmonary arteries

41.

percentage of RBC in whole blood; "blood fraction"

a)

hematocrit

b)

histamine

c)

albumin

d)

erythrocytes

42.

iron-bearing proein which transports oxygen in blood

a)

albumin

b)

histamine

c)

hematocrit

d)

hemoglobin

43.

WBC's

a)

leukocytes

b)

erythrocytes

c)

thrombocytes

d)

platelets

44.

RBC

a)

leukocytes

b)

monocytes

c)

granulocytes

d)

erythrocytes

45.

What does PHI stand for regarding HIPAA?

a)

Protected Health Information

b)

Personal Health Information

c)

Public Heath Institute

d)

Permanent Health Insurance

46.

Every agency must do all of the following for HIPAA, EXCEPT:

a)

appoint a privacy officer

b)

provide education on HIPAA and organizational policies and procedures

c)

develop a process for handling privacy related complaints

d)

terminating the employment of violators

47.

What is produced by your body in response to foreign antigens, such as the wrong type of blood?

a)

agglutinates

b)

clotting factors

c)

phagocytes

d)

antibodies

48.

What is the reaction between antigens and antibodies that allow you to determine blood type?

a)

clotting

b)

agglutination

c)

aggregation

d)

antibody production

49.

Laney is the universal donor, what blood type does she have?

a)

O-

b)

O+

c)

AB+

d)

AB-

50.

Destiny has blood type B, what antigen is present?

a)

None

b)

A

c)

B

d)

A and B

51.

Which sample is B-

a)
b)
c)
d)