Body Systems & Organization
This system protects and supports organs, stores minerals, and provides a framework for movement.
skeletal system
The left side of the heart contains this type of blood
oxygenated
This lobe is responsible for planning, organizing, and controlling behavior.
frontal lobe
This is an examination of the body after death to determine cause of death.
autopsy
Homicide, natural, and accidental are examples of this.
manner of death
This system moves the body, maintains posture, and produces heat.
muscular system
The wall of this heart chamber is the thickest because it pumps blood to the entire body.
Left Ventricle
This lobe processes language and long-term memories.
Temporal Lobe
This incision is used to open the chest during an autopsy.
Y-incision
This describes the specific injury or disease that caused death.
cause of death
This system processes information and activates responses to internal and external changes.
nervous system
Arteries carry blood ___ the heart; veins carry blood ___ the heart.
away from; to
This lobe integrates sensory and visual information.
parietal lobe
This process involves weighing and examining each organ during an autopsy.
internal examination
This describes the physiological reason the body stopped working (like cardiac arrest).
mechanism of death
Put these in order from smallest to largest: cell, organ, organ system, tissue.
cell → tissue → organ → organ system
This valve controls blood flow between the left atrium and left ventricle.
bicuspid (mitral) valve
This lobe receives sensory impulses from the eyes.
Occipital Lobe
This career studies thin slices of tissue to identify disease or injury.
histologist
When estimating time of death, investigators often measure this to see how close it is to the surrounding environment.
body temperature (algor mortis)
The body breaks down food both physically and chemically in this system.
digestive system
All arteries carry oxygenated blood except this one.
pulmonary artery
During a concussion, these structures are stretched, sheared, or torn.
Neurons
After death, muscles stiffen in a process known as this.
rigor mortis
A mysterious white powder reacts like cocaine in all indicator tests. Can it be confirmed?
no, because indicator tests are presumptive