Misc. Vocab
Elected public offer who may or may not be a doctor.
Coroner
What is the first thing that must be done when performing an autopsy?
An external examination of the body
Systematic external and internal examination of a dead body.
Autopsy
Study of the nature, effects, and detection of chemicals (poisons or drugs) in organisms.
Toxicology
What section are Ms. Bell's season tickets in at William's Brice Stadium?
the process or action by which one thing absorbs or is absorbed by another.
Absorption
Why is the table that an autopsy is performed on slanted?
To help with drainage.
Conducted in a hospital for educational or explanation purposes. Family must say yes.
Medical Autopsy
Made from the chest to the abdomen
Y - Incision
What part of your blood helps with your immune system?
White blood cells
Cooling of the body that follows death at about 1.5 degrees F.
Algor Mortis
Which shoulder does a Y-Incision start on? Right or Left?
Left
Hypostasis or pooling of the blood following death that causes a purplish-red discoloration of the skin.
Livor Mortis
the chemical processes that occur within a living organism in order to maintain life.
Metabolism
What is the agent in blood that helps it clot?
Platelets
a scientist who has a strong understanding of many scientific disciplines, such as biology and chemistry, and typically works with chemicals and other substances
Toxicologist
What type of stitch is used to close a body after an autopsy?
Baseball
Place in which the bodies of the deceased are kept until identified and claimed.
Morgue
Doctor who is qualified in the study of anatomy and diseases and are in charge of performing autopsies.
Pathologist
What does DNA stand for?
Deoxyribonucleic Acid
Name the 8 organs that are removed during an autopsy.
Brain, stomach, liver, small intestine, large intestine, kidney, heart, lungs
1500 g
a 37% solution of formaldehyde in water which is used as a fixative to preserve tissue.
Formalin
Microscopic examination of tissue samples taken during the autopsy.
Histology
What is the hip bone called?
Illium