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Which of the following is NOT a focus of forensic pathology?
Which of the following is NOT a focus of forensic pathology?
- The effects of unnatural diseases on the human body
- The effects of injury on the human body
- The effects of natural diseases on the human body (correct)
- The effects of trauma on the human body
What types of deaths are considered natural?
What types of deaths are considered natural?
- Deaths due to violence
- Deaths due to accidents
- Deaths due to poisoning
- Deaths due to Covid-19 (correct)
Which circumstances may result in an unnatural death?
Which circumstances may result in an unnatural death?
- Deaths due to violence (correct)
- Deaths due to natural diseases
- Deaths due to accidents
- Deaths due to lung infections
Which of the following is NOT a category of death that requires a post mortem examination?
Which of the following is NOT a category of death that requires a post mortem examination?
What is the role of a forensic pathologist at the scene of death?
What is the role of a forensic pathologist at the scene of death?
What is the purpose of documenting signs of a struggle at the scene of death?
What is the purpose of documenting signs of a struggle at the scene of death?
What examinations are necessary to reveal the real cause of death?
What examinations are necessary to reveal the real cause of death?
Which of the following is NOT a possible sign that a death scene has been staged to look like a suicide?
Which of the following is NOT a possible sign that a death scene has been staged to look like a suicide?
What should be noted about the position of the body at a death scene?
What should be noted about the position of the body at a death scene?
Which post mortem change is used to determine the time of death within the first 48 hours?
Which post mortem change is used to determine the time of death within the first 48 hours?
What causes the body to stiffen and limbs to be locked 'in place' after death?
What causes the body to stiffen and limbs to be locked 'in place' after death?
Which of the following is a function of a beating heart in a living person?
Which of the following is a function of a beating heart in a living person?
What happens to the blood in the blood vessels of a deceased person if the heart is not circulating the blood?
What happens to the blood in the blood vessels of a deceased person if the heart is not circulating the blood?
What causes the purplish-red discoloration in hypostasis?
What causes the purplish-red discoloration in hypostasis?
What is the purpose of the blanching test in determining if hypostasis is fixed?
What is the purpose of the blanching test in determining if hypostasis is fixed?
Which of the following factors may influence the period of development of rigor mortis (onset and persistence) other than environmental temperature?
Which of the following factors may influence the period of development of rigor mortis (onset and persistence) other than environmental temperature?
When does rigor mortis typically reach its maximum peak and how long does it persist in the body?
When does rigor mortis typically reach its maximum peak and how long does it persist in the body?
In what order does rigor mortis disappear in the body?
In what order does rigor mortis disappear in the body?
What is the criminalistic value of rigor mortis?
What is the criminalistic value of rigor mortis?
Which one of these statements about rigor mortis and cadaveric spasm is true?
Which one of these statements about rigor mortis and cadaveric spasm is true?
Which one of these is a characteristic of cadaveric spasm?
Which one of these is a characteristic of cadaveric spasm?
Which one of these is NOT a circumstance under which cadaveric spasm has been documented?
Which one of these is NOT a circumstance under which cadaveric spasm has been documented?
Which one of these is true about rigor mortis and cadaveric spasm?
Which one of these is true about rigor mortis and cadaveric spasm?
