Forensic Pathology (Autopsy) Assessment Quiz
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The specific body failure that led to a person’s death.
A. manner of death
B. cause of death
C. mechanism of death
The odor from a corpse begins during Active Decay
A. TRUE
B. FALSE
What is sawn off to expose the internal organs?
A. Ribs
B. Chestbone
C. Sternum
D. Skin
__________causes include disease, cancer, physical injury, stroke, heart attack etc.
A. Natural death
B. accidental death
C. homicidal death
D. Undetermined death
_________________ Insects are so useful in crime investigation that there is a whole branch devoted to it.
A. Forensic Entomology
B. Forensic Scientist
C. Forensic anthropologist
D. Pathologist
Healthy people decompose slower than sick people
A. TRUE
B. FALSE
During an autopsy, what information can a PA get from the hands of a corpse?
A. Livor Mortis
B. Rigor Mortis
C. Skin for tattoos, bruises, & abrasions.
D. DNA under nails
Lightest internal organ removed during an autopsy is the
A. liver
B. kidney
C. intestines
D. heart
When the heart stops beating, oxygen is deprived from body cells and they begin to die, a process known
A. autolysis
B. death
Young decompose slower than the elderly.
A. TRUE
B. FALSE
__________ performs autopsy.
A. Physician Assistant
B. PA
C. Forensic anthropologist
D. Pathologist
The examination table of a pathologist is very specialized. What special feature does an autopsy table have that assists the examiner during the process?
A. A wifi router and cup holders at the corners for the examiner’s coffee or water.
B. The table is translucent with upward lighting from underneath.
C. It is a metal table that is heated to preserve the body during examination.
D. Electrical outlets on the side for the bone saw and other mechanicals.
E. Running water with a slanted tray for drainage and raised edges to keep blood and fluids from flowing over.
Heaviest internal organ removed during an autopsy is the
A. liver
B. kidney
C. intestines
D. heart
Which organs are not weighed during an autopsy?
A. Stomach and kidneys
B. Intestines and stomach
C. Kidneys and liver
D. Liver and heart
E. Heart and lungs
During an autopsy, what information can a PA get from the shoulders of a corpse?
A. Livor Mortis
B. Rigor Mortis
C. Skin for tattoos, bruises, & abrasions.
D. DNA