Trauma
An abrasion, contusion or laceration would be considered what type of trauma?
Blunt Force Trauma
What are the 5 categories of manner of death?
Natural, accidental, suicidal, homicide, undetermined
What is the cooling of the body temperature after death?
Algor Mortis
Who carries out an autopsy?
ME or coroner
During which stage of decomposition would it be impossible to identify skin color?
Stage 5
Stab, Incised, and chop wounds are examples of what type of Trauma?
Sharp Force Trauma
There are two types of causes of death: Final and what?
Proximate
After death, stiffness occurs throughout the body. This is called?
Rigor Mortis
Name a situation where an autopsy would not be required.
A natural death with a doctor or medial official present
Which stage of decomposition would you expect to find fly larvae on the body?
Stage 3
Asphyxia deals with the interference with what?
Oxygen
What describes the specific change in the body that ultimately caused death?
The mechanism of death
Name a factor that would increase the rate of rigor mortis?
Higher temperature, low weight, no clothing
Name two requirements when doing an internal examination of an autopsy.
Stomach contents are analyzed, organs are photographed and weighed, body fluids are sampled
Male
If a stab wound stabs into the body and doesn't go all the way through or doesn't hit any major organs it would be classified as what type of wound?
Puncture
The ME makes a statement on the death certificate that reads: “John died from massive trauma to the body leading to respiratory arrest.” What would be the manner of death?
Undetermined
Which aspect of changes after death would be affected by high pressure contact areas to the body?
Liver Mortis
A body is found in a local park. Upon examination, the only food found in the digestive system was found in the stomach. How long has it been since their final meal?
2-6 hours
Very large growth plates indicate what?
The bones found were from someone under the age of 30
Why would there be bruising above or below a knife stab wound?
Hilt Abrasion
The ME makes a statement on the death certificate that reads: “John died from massive trauma to the body leading to respiratory arrest.” What would be the cause of death?
Massive Trauma
A body is found with rigor from the waist up only. How long have they been dead?
6 hours
The same victim’s stomach contents were then tested in the lab. A positive test occurred during the biuret’s, iodine, and benedict’s solution tests. Which macromolecule was not a part of their final meal?
Fats or lipids
What skeletal structures are used to identify ancestry or race?
Shape of skull and eye sockets