1.2 Anatomy

Question 1

A place where the body of a dead person is kept temporarily pending ID or release for burial or autopsy

Answer 1

Morgue

Question 2

A postmortem evaluation to determine cause of death

Answer 2

Autopsy

Question 3

Autopsy

Answer 3

A postmortem evaluation to determine cause of death

Question 4

Three challenges of the Medical Examiner Job

Answer 4

1. Maintaining full staff of forensic pathologist
2. Maintaining a strong demeanor
3. Being sympathetic when talking to families

Question 5

Brain

Answer 5

*Checked for injury
*Removed from skull
*Weighed and Examined

Question 6

External Exam and ID

Answer 6

*Description recorded (hair and eye color, gender, etc…)
*Body Measured and Weighed
*Evidence of external injury noted

Question 7

Y Incision

Answer 7

Cut extending from each should to the center of the chest and the center of the body

Question 8

Internal Exam

Answer 8

*Organs are examined in place
*Organs are removed, examined and weighed

Question 9

Stomach Contents Exam

Answer 9

*ID the degree of digestion
*What is in the stomach (Food, Pills, etc…)
*This can help determine time of death.

Question 10

Gross Exam (definition)

Answer 10

Visual inspection of organs and tissues and describing what is observed.

Question 11

Documentation Photos

Answer 11

*Document injuries
*Features of ID
*State of Decomposition

Question 12

What samples are collected?

Answer 12

*Blood
*Urine
*Tissue
^Sent away for testing, to determine ID and Cause of Death

Question 13

Cause of Death

Answer 13

The specific injury, trauma, or disease that directly caused the victim’s death

Question 14

The specific injury, trauma, or disease that directly caused a victim’s death

Answer 14

Cause of Death

Question 15

Mechanism of Death

Answer 15

What happed physiologically inside the body to result in death

Question 16

What happed physiologically inside the body to result in death

Answer 16

Mechanism of Death

Question 17

Manner of Death

Answer 17

The circumstances that result in death (natural or unnatural)

Question 18

The circumstances that result in death (natural or unnatural)

Answer 18

Manner of Death

Question 19

Is it Cause, Mechanism, or Manner of Death
1. Gunshot
2. Homicide
3. Exsanguination (Blood Lose)

Answer 19

1. Cause
2. Manner
3. Mechanism

Question 20

Natural, Accident, and Homicide are all:
A. Cause of Death
B. Mechanism of Death
C. Manner of Death

Answer 20

C. Manner of Death

Question 21

Lymphatic and Immune System (4 Key Structures)

Answer 21

1. Lymph Nodes
2. Spleen
3. Thymus
4. Bone Marrow

Question 22

Lymphatic and Immune System Function

Answer 22

Filters fluid in the body and mounts the attack against foreign substances in the body

Question 23

System that filters fluid in the body and mounts the attack against foreign substances in the body

Answer 23

Lymphatic and Immune System

Question 24

What system?
Lymph Nodes

Answer 24

Lymphatic and Immune System

Question 25

What system? Thymus

Question 26

What system? Bone Marrow

Answer 26

Lymphatic and Immune System

Question 27

What system? Spleen

Answer 27

Lymphatic and Immune System

Question 28

Body System (def)

Answer 28

A group of organs/muscles that work together to do a specific function

Question 29

A group of organs/muscles that work together to do a specific function

Answer 29

Body System

Question 30

Role of Muscular System

Answer 30

*Moves the body *Moves substances around the body * Maintains Posture *Produces heat

Question 31

Muscular System 3 Structures Types of Muscles

Answer 31

1. Skeletal Muscles 2. Cardiac Muscles 3. Smooth Muscles

Question 32

Role of Nervous System

Answer 32

*Responds to internal and external changes by acting in an appropriate response *Processes information

Question 33

What system responds to internal and external changes by actin in an appropriate way and processes information

Answer 33

Nervous System

Question 34

Structures of the Nervous System (4)

Answer 34

1. Brain 2. Spinal Cord 3. Nerves 4. Sensory Receptors

Question 35

Role of the Cardiovascular System

Answer 35

*Pumps blood in the body *Transports Oxygen (O) and Carbon Dioxide (CO2) *Transports nutrients and waste

Question 36

Key structures of the Cardiovascular System (2)

Answer 36

1. Heart 2. Blood Vessels (veins, arteries, capillaries)

Question 37

Roles of Integumentary System (3)

Answer 37

1. Forms body's external covering 2. protects deeper tissue 3. helps regulate body temperature

Question 38

Three key structures of the Integumentary System

Answer 38

1. Hair 2. Skin 3. Nails

Question 39

Two main roles of the Reproductive System

Answer 39

1. Produce, transport, and sustain the sperm and egg cells 2. Nurture the development of offspring

Question 40

Three key structures of the female Reproductive System

Answer 40

1. Vagina 2. Ovaries 3. Uterus

Question 41

Three key structures of the male Reproductive System

Answer 41

1. Penis 2. Testes 3. Prostate

Question 42

Roles of the Endocrine System

Answer 42

Secretes hormones that regulate processes such as growth, reproduction and metabolism by the cells

Question 43

What System Secretes hormones that regulate processes such as growth, reproduction and metabolism by the cells

Answer 43

Endocrine System

Question 44

Five Key structures of the Endocrine System

Answer 44

1. Testes 2. Ovaries 3. Adrenal Glands 4. Pituitary Glands 5. Pancreas

Question 45

Two roles of the Respiratory System

Answer 45

1. Assists with the gas exchange with the external environment 2. Keeps the blood supplies with Oxygen (O) and removes Carbon Dioxide (CO2)

Question 46

Four Key Structures of the Respiratory System

Answer 46

1. Nasal Cavity 2. Trachea 3. Lungs 4. Bronchus

Question 47

Two roles of the Lymphatic and Immune System

Answer 47

1. Filters fluid in the body 2. Mounts attach against foreign substances in the body

Question 48

What system in the body filters fluid and mounts attach against foreign substances in the body

Answer 48

Lymphatic and Immune System

Question 49

Four Key structures of the Lymphatic and Immune System

Answer 49

1. Lymph Nodes 2. Spleen 3. Thymus 4. Bone Marrow

Question 50

Two Role of the Urinary System

Answer 50

1. Eliminates waste 2. Regulates water balance of the blood

Question 51

What system eliminates waste and regulates water balance in the blood

Answer 51

Urinary System

Question 52

Four Key structures in the Urinary System

Answer 52

1. Kidney 2. Bladder 3. Ureter 4 Urethra

Question 53

Three key roles of the Digestive System

Answer 53

1. Breaks down food into nutrient molecules 2. absorbs nutrients 3. Rids the body of waste

Question 54

What System breaks down food into nutrient molecules, absorbs nutrients, and rids the body of waste

Answer 54

Digestive System

Question 55

Five key structures of the Digestive System

Answer 55

1. Oral Cavity 2. Esophagus 3. Small Intestine 4. Large Intestine 5. Stomach

Question 56

Three Roles of the Skeletal System

Answer 56

1. Protects and supports the body and organs 2. Framework for the muscles to use to create movement 3. Stores minerals

Question 57

Two Key Structures of the Skeletal System

Answer 57

1. Bones 2. Joints