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Unit 3 - Medicolegal Death Test
H Forensic Science - Spring 2020
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Death stiffness is roughly defined as
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cause of death
manner of death
livor mortis
rigor mortis
The specific change in the body that brought about death is called
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manner of death
cause of death
mechanism of death
time of death
Livor mortis roughly means
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moment of death
day of death
death color
time of death
A body has been found, it is only rigid in the legs. What is the post mortem interval (PMI)?
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1 - 4 hours
about 8 hours
about 24 hours
30 - 32 hours
An elderly woman dies after being kept from receiving proper health care by her children. The manner of death would be
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accidental
natural
homicide
suicide
When the head of a long bond, like the femur or humerus has totally fused to its shaft, this is an indication of
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proportionality
weight
height
age
The reason someone dies is
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cause of death
manner of death
type of death
mechanism of death
Details that would indicate that a skull was female would include all the following EXCEPT:
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squared eye sockets
prominent occipital protuberance
rounded chin
vertical forehead
A young woman is visiting Stone Mountain with her friends when she accidentally falls off the mountain and is found at the bottom with a broken neck. The manner of death is
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accidental
homicide
natural
suicide
The stage of decomposition in which all of the fluids have left the body is
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putrefaction
dry decay
advanced decomposition (butyric fermentation)
black putrefaction
A high school student is kidnapped and strangled to death. What is the cause of death?
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exsanguination
exhumation
asphyxiation
myocardial infarction
An elderly woman has a heart attack during a bank robbery. What is the manner of death?
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natural
homicide
accidental
suicide
Option 4
A person dies outside in Atlanta in August, and the body was discovered without clothing. The average high each day has been over 90 degrees. What affect would these conditions have on the decomposition rate of the body?
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the body would decay slower than normal
they would have no effect on the body
the body would decay much quicker than normal
The body would not decay
A body was found with a temperature of 25.9 degrees Celsius. Estimate the PMI (time of death)? Write your answer in #hours #minutes
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Your answer
Pooling of blood in the body, shown as a reddish-purple coloring, provides a clue as to how long a person has been dead. This begins
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two hours after death
four hours after death
six hours after death
eight hours after death
Algor mortis roughly means
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death heat and describes the temperature gain in a corpse
death heat and describes the temperature loss in a corpse
death chill and describes the temperature loss in a corpse
death chill and describes the temperature gain in a corpse
The lack of any visible suture lines on the skull indicates that this person was
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less than 21 years old
between 26 - 30 years old
between 31 - 49 years old
50 years old or older
During an autopsy, a medical examiner finds food the the deceased person's small intestine but not their stomach. Approximately how long ago did the person die?
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0 - 2 hours
4 - 6 hours
more than 12 hours
you cannot tell how long the person has been dead.
A man's skull is usually smoother than a woman's skull
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True
False
The stage of death in which the body begins to bloat and turn green is
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initial decay
putrefaction
dry decay
advanced decomposition (butyric fermentation)
To distinguish between the male and female pelvis, the sub pubic angle is:
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greater than 90 degrees in a female and less than 90 degrees in a male
less than 90 degrees in a female and more than 90 degrees in a male
greater than 90 degrees in both females and males
none of the above
Factors affecting rigor mortis include
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activity before death
body weight
temperature
all of the above
The scientific study of the origin, behavior, as well as the physical, social, and cultural development of humans is:
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osteobiology
anthropology
osteoporosis
sociology
After all the bones have become fully developed, an adult has 206 bones. A baby has
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206
401
450
305
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Rigor mortis is
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permanent
one cause of death
temporary
one manner of death
If a body shows no visible signs of rigor, the person has probably been dead:
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less than 2 hours or more than 48 hours
less than 10 hours or more than 72 hours
less than 24 hours or more than 72 hours
more than 2 hours or less than 48n hours
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