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Biomed Unit 1 Autopsy Flashcards

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autopsy

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systematic examination of the entire body following suspicious or unexpected deaths, public health concerns, family requests performed by a medical examiner or coroner

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gross examination

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a visual examination or inspection of organs and tissues before microscopic testing

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cause of death

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the disease or injury which caused trauma

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mechanism of death

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the exact physiological event that led to death

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manner of death

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whether the death was natural or unnatural (homicide, accident, undetermined)

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physiological time of death

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vital functions stop

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estimated time of death

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medical examiner's estimate

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legal time of death

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time of death on certificate (when the body is found or pronounced dead)

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postmortem

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after death

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algor mortis

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change in body temperature that begins immediately after death, reaches environmental temperature within 24 hours

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rigor mortis

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stiffening of the body muscles that occurs 2-4 hours after death, going from head to neck to arms to legs

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When does full rigor occur?

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8-12 hours after death, fixes position

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livor mortis

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blood pools at part of body facing ground because of gravity, leads to bluish skin with early signs in the first 2 hours and full signs in 5

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When does fixed lividity occur?

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8-12 hours after death

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When do the corneas cloud after death?

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3 to 4 hours

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decomposition

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turns green, bloats, bacteria breaks tissues and release gas in putrefaction 36-48 hours after death

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What halts rigor mortis?

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decomposition

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insect activity

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insect eggs, larva, bugs 1-145 hours

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scene marker

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clues left at the scene used to establish a timeline

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ambient temperature

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air temperature of environment; can affect algor mortis and rate of temperature change

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analog thermometer

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liquid expands and rises when warm and contracts and falls when cool