UNIT 2 History Flashcards

1
Q

in a case where _____________, a medical examiner or coroner can order an autopsy without consent from next of kin

A

suspicious circumstances surround the death

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2
Q

realized the importance of the microscope when conducting
pathological research to uncover minute details

A

Rudolf Virchow

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3
Q

1247

A

Song Ci wrote “His Yuan Lu,” or “The Washing Away of Wrongs”

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4
Q

Considered the ultimate medical audit

A

AUTOPSY

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5
Q

Can be categorized by 5 different rulings for manner/cause of death

A

o Natural
o Accident
o Homicide
o Suicide
o Undetermined

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6
Q

An instruction manual on how to conduct medico-legal investigations,
examine corpses, and determine the time and cause of death

A

“His Yuan Lu,” or “The Washing Away of Wrongs”

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7
Q

erformed a number of “autopsies,”
dissecting corpses and observing the anatomy unseen by the naked eye

A

Leonardo da Vinci and Michaelangelo

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8
Q

accurate illustrations of human anatomy

A

Leonardo da Vinci

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9
Q

Renaissance

A

lay dissector”

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10
Q

Influenced by The Washing Away of Wrongs, he conducted the first known legal autopsy where the death was investigated explicitly to determine if there was fault (medico-legal autopsy)

A

Bartolomeo da Varignana; the first known medico-legal autopsy

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11
Q

Anatomy teachers and students in medical schools did not perform
dissections themselves; they would congregate in an operating theatre and watch as a cadaver was opened by a

A

“lay dissector”

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12
Q

Before the advent of the microscope, his observations were limited by the
power of the human eye and his tools

A

Bartolomeo da Varignana; the first known medico-legal autopsy

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13
Q

The investigation was requested by a magistrate in Bologna

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Bartolomeo da Varignana; the first known medico-legal autopsy

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14
Q

Through his examinations, he characterized a case of leukemia, and his resulting report is one of the earliest formal reports on this cancer

A

Rudolf Virchow

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15
Q

44 B.C

A

.The first recorded autopsy

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16
Q

1870s

A

Rudolf Ludwig Karl Virchow; the Father of Modern Pathology

17
Q

Established cellular pathology – there is a correlation between
the gross findings and the microscopic findings

A

Rudolf Virchow

18
Q

Other forward-thinking forensic issues were illustrated, such as poisoning, decomposition, wounds from various weapons, strangulation, and fake wounds

A

His Yuan Lu,” or “The Washing Away of Wrongs”

19
Q

1302

A

Bartolomeo da Varignana; the first known medico-legal autopsy

20
Q

______ examines Julius Caesar’s body after his assassination, determining which of the 23 stab wounds proved fatal

A

Antistius