Forensic Pathology Quiz
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One of five means by which someone dies.
A. Mechanism of death
B. Cause of death
C. Manner of death
What is the difference between cause of death and manner of death?
A. Cause refers to the medical or forensic cause of death, while manner is the way death was accomplished
B. Cause refers to the way death was accomplished, while manner is the medical or forensic cause of death
C. Cause and manner of death are the same thing
D. Cause and manner of death are unrelated
The spontaneous break-down of cells as they self-digest.
A. Decomposition
B. Algor Mortis
C. Autolysis
What is rigor mortis?
A. Discoloration of skin after death
B. Stiffening of the body
C. Loosening of the body
D. Production of ammonia
Who can perform autopsies?
A. Forensic pathologist
B. Medical examiner
C. Coroner
D. Elected official
death from a lack of oxygen
A. decomposition
B. exsanguinations
C. putrefaction
D. asphyxiation
What is the second stage of the decaying process?
A. initial stage
B. growth stage
C. decay stage
D. mature stage
What is the role of a forensic pathologist?
A. Perform autopsies
B. Supervise medical examinations
C. Investigate cause and manner of death
D. Elected official
Who can be a coroner?
A. Medical examiner
B. Forensic pathologist
C. Elected official
D. MD specializing in pathology
The specific body failure that leads to death.
A. Manner of death
B. Mechanism of death
C. Cause of death
What is the fourth stage of the decaying process?
A. advanced decay
B. initial decay
C. partial decay
D. final decay
refers to an underlying cause of death, as opposed to the final cause.
A. pupa
B. adipocere
C. proximate cause of death
D. pulmonary arrest
How quickly does pallor mortis set in?
A. 5-10 minutes
B. 1-3 hours
C. 15-120 minutes
D. 1-2 days
The cooling of the body after death.
A. Autolysis
B. Algor Mortis
C. Liver Mortis
The immediate reason for a person’s death.
A. Forensic Entomology
B. Cause of death
C. Manner of death
When does livor mortis become fixed?
A. Within 4 hours after death
B. Within 6-8 hours after death
C. Within 12 hours after death
D. Within 24 hours after death
What is the third stage of the decaying process?
A. active decay
B. intermediate decay
C. final decay
D. initial decay
Which stage of death describes the paleness of the skin?
A. rigor mortis
B. livor mortis
C. rigor mortis
D. pallor mortis
bleeding to death
A. decomposition
B. autopsy
C. asphyxiation
D. exsanguinations
Who is responsible for determining the cause and manner of death?
A. funeral director
B. police officer
C. forensic scientist
D. medical examiner or coroner
Is every town required to have a medical examiner?
A. Yes, or else crimes would go unsolved
B. No, but coroners will have to make sure a body is sent to a medical examiner
C. No, the coroner can do everything a medical examiner can do
D. yes, because they have a medical degree
What is the purpose of the Body Farm?
A. To measure the rate of decomposition
B. To perform autopsies
C. To investigate cause and manner of death
D. To supervise medical examinations
What is the first stage of the decaying process?
A. Initial decay
B. Putrefaction
C. Black putrefaction
D. Butyric fermentation
What is the purpose of studying forensic entomology?
A. To provide evidence in criminal investigations.
B. To understand the impact of insects on the environment.
C. To identify new species of insects.
D. To study the behavior of insects in their natural habitats.
Which mechanism of death means that the victim had an infection in their bloodstream?
A. exsanguination
B. sepsis
C. brain trauma
D. asphyxia
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