Forensic medicine Flashcards
Legal time period for MTP
20 weeks
Weakest part of the skull
Pterion , MMA running underneath
when a group of muscle undergoes immense physical activity or stress during death it cases what
Cadavaric spasm
Plea of mental insanity stems from what rule
Mcnaughtens rule
Barberio’s test is to detect what after death
Spermine
the most sensitive for testing blood is
Spectroscopy
Bluish green post mortem lividity is seen in
H2S poisoning
death by starvation is indicated by
Distended Gall bladder
test for blood that shows pink feathery crystals
Takayama test
gender assessment is done by which aprt of the body
Pelvis
Gustafson method of age estimation by teeth utilizes:
Transperancy of the root
structure of the eye that is used for biometric evaluation
IRIS
Permanent dentition starts at what age
6 ( 21st teeth)
age estimation by teeth in dead infant is by which method
Boyde’s method ( cross lines at the enamel)
Breslau’s second life test is based on which organ
Stomach and small intestine
Raygat’s test is used for testing function maturity of
Lungs
The Indian counterpart of McNaughton’s rule is IPC
sec 84
IPC of medical negligence
304-A
IPC for causing abortion without womens consent
313
minimum age of consent
12
Gettlers test
to check if drowned
During autopsy, the doctor tied the bronchus and immersed th lung in
water to check whether it floats , this test is
Hydrostatic test
Snake that causes repitayory failure
Kraits , cobras (neurotoxic )
Kevorkian sign is seen in:
Retinal vessels
Fixation of hypostasis occurs
6- 12hrs
How to calculate crown heel length
Months x 5
Olive green urine is seen in which poisoning
Carbolic acid
Winslow’s test
cessation of respiration
The least common fingerprint pattern is
Composite
- In organophosphorus poisoning, clinical manifestations occur when pseudocholinesterase levels fall below:
50%
physiological antidote for scorpion venom.
Prazosin
Prazosin can counteract the alpha-adrenergic effects of autonomic stimulation, such as hypertension.
Gustafson’s method of estimating the age of an individual is based on
root transparency
