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Unit 2- Review
Unit 2- Review
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1
If a body is in full rigor, which part stiffens last?
Abdomen
Head/Face
Legs
Hands
2
What stage is the case in right now?
grand jury
evidence collection
indictment
witness interviews
3
When does an open eye begin to get cloudy after death?
within weeks
within minutes
within hours
within days
4
What causes livor mortis?
temperature reaching ambient temperature
settling of blood
decomposition
bacteria
5
Flies undergo ________ metamorphosis.
Complete
Partial
Duplicate
Incomplete
6
How long does a typical fly stay in this stage (in avg conditions)?
4-5 days
1 day
6-8 days
12-14 days
7
What is the cause of death?
gun shot wound
homicide
murder
damage to major organs
8
A man dies of bleeding out from an accidental GSW to the leg; what is the mechanism of death?
gun shot
accident
bleeding out
homicide
9
How many times was Michael Brown shot in the head?
6
8
4
2
10
Which stage of decomposition comes after the gases subside?
bloat
active decay
dry/skeletal
post decay
11
Which stage is characterized by only beetles eating off the corpse?
advanced decay
active decay
dry/skeletal
fresh
12
What is the manner of death?
Suicide
Accidental
Drowning
Undetermined from this amount of information
13
Which stage of development is this?
adult
larva
pupa
egg
14
What stage of decomposition is this?
Dry
Bloat
Active Decay
Fresh
15
When do flies appear on a corpse?
within minutes
within days
within hours
within weeks
16
Where is THE BODY FARM located?
Wisconsin
Georgia
California
Tennessee
17
Flies belong to the order
Coleoptera
Diptera
Melongaster
18
Which position is filled by an elected official?
Medical Examiner
Coroner
Forensic Pathologist
Pathologist
19
Which is the
least
important environmental factor in corpse decay?
temperature
humidity
depth of burial
access by insects
20
What is the process of the body stiffening called?
putrefaction
algor mortis
rigor mortis
livor mortis
21
Which is a manner of death?
drowning
natural
stabbing
blood loss
22
How long does it typically take for peripheral blood to dry on a corpse?
2-12 hours
8-36 hours
30 minutes-2 hours
5-10 minutes
23
When performing an autopsy, what is the second step?
remove skull cap
weigh organs
external examination
y- incision
24
A fly maggot represents which stage of development?
pupa
larva
egg
adult
25
What was Michael Brown Jr's manner of death?
Undetermined
Homicide
Accidental
Gun shot wound
26
How much did this record breaking pumpkin weigh?
2058 lbs
1290 lbs
1977 lbs
1067 lbs
27
What causes rigor mortis?
build up of bacteria
build up of gas
build up of lactic acid
decomposition of muscles
28
Approximately how much does a body drop in temperature per hour after death?
.5-1 degree
0-.5 degrees
2-5 degrees
1-1.5 degrees
29
When the body temperature drops after death, this is called?
livor mortis
algor mortis
rigor mortis
chilly willy
30
What is the main type of evidence in the Michael Brown Jr case?
all of the above
ballistics
autopsy
eyewitness
31
Which is not a manner of death?
suicide
accidental
homicide
murder
32
What type of incision is made to the thoracic-abdominal cavity?
long
T
Y
superficial
33
Which job is held by a medical doctor?
Pathologist
Medical Examiner
Forensic Investigator
Coroner
34
Judging on its state of decomposition in average conditions, which time fits a most likely PMI?
10 hours
20 hours
40 hours
30 hours
35
What is this?
Ebola
Rope
Insect
DNA
36
Which insect is the first at dead body?
Beetles
Mites
Blow Flies
Cheese Skippers
37
Which of the following is a forensic entomologist?
Dr. Henry Lee
Dr. Lee Goff
Dr. Neal Haskell
Dr. Michael Baden
38
A body in full rigor has been dead approximately ____ hours.
12
2
7
20
39
True/False: There is federal oversight to death investigation in the United States.
False
True
40
A body that is warm and stiff has been dead approximately _____ hours.
0-3
3-8
36+
8-36
