The specific injury, trauma, or disease that directly caused the victim's death.
Cause of Death
An organ of the digestive system where the breaking down of food happens with very strong acid is ___?
The stomach
The smallest unit capable of carrying out life functions is called _____?
A cell
The blood cells that fight pathogens. They protect your body from getting infections and illnesses. These cells are called _____?
Leukocytes
Red blood cells that carry oxygen in the blood are called _____?
Erythrocytes
The killing of one human being by another is called ____?
Homicide
The branch of science concerned with the nature, effects, and detection of poisons and their effects on the human body is called ____?
Toxicology
The study of the microscopic anatomy of tissues is called _____?
Histology
The chamber that contains deoxygenated blood and will pump this blood into the right ventricle is ____?
Right Atrium
What happens physiologically (inside the body) to result in death is called _____?
Mechanism of death
The type of incision made as a first cut in internal examination during an autopsy is referred to as a ____?
Y-incision
A clear, yellow liquid made by the kidneys and often tested for drugs ___ is called?
Urine
A brain dysfunction caused by an outside force to the head is called _____?
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
The left side of the heart is has ______ blood.
Oxygenated
This process allows some leukocytes to "eat" bacteria and other harmful particles.
Phagocytes
What is it called when eyes turn white and milky after death?
Corneal Clouding
What bodily fluid is commonly tested for drugs, alcohol, and poisons in toxicology investigations?
Blood
An injury to the head that causes the brain to quickly move back and forth is called _____?
A concussion
Which blood vessel carries oxygenated blood to the body?
Aorta
Pumps deoxygenated blood to the lungs via the pulmonary artery
Right ventricle
The equation used to calculate the time of death knowing the rectal temperature is called ______?
The Glaister Equation
A laboratory method used to separate mixtures of DNA, RNA, or proteins according to molecular size is called ____?
Gel electrophoresis
Main pathway for information connecting to other nerves in the body is _____?
Spinal cord
Which valve prevents blood from flowing back from the right ventricle into the right atrium?
The muscular wall dividing the heart into right and left sides to prevent oxygenated and deoxygenated blood from mixing is called _____?
Septum