59. Death Flashcards
1
Q
Latin: “Mors”
A
death
2
Q
Death can be either…
A
- Natural
- Pathological
3
Q
Natural death :
A
Without lesions, usually not possible
4
Q
Pathological death:
A
- usually all dies a pathological death , by the leasions
- results from diseases
5
Q
Atria mortis
A
Death caused by a defect of either: if 1 shuts down the other follows
- Brain
- Heart
- Lungs
6
Q
Sudden death
A
Mors subita
- Loss of senses
- Constrictions
- Convulsions
- Final relaxation of muscles
7
Q
Clinical death
A
- No breathing
- No heartbeat
- Tissues and organs survive for a while
8
Q
Give the course of clinical death
A
- Clinical death
- Pathological agony
- Pathological/absolute death
9
Q
Recognition of death
A
- No heartbeat
- No response to sensory or sensitive stimuli
- No reflexes (Pupil etc.)
- Post mortem changes
