Autopsy ~ PLTW 1.2.1 Vocabulary Words (Questions and Answers)2024/2025 Verified
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Autopsy ~ PLTW 1.2.1 Vocabulary Words
autopsy - ANSWER A postmortem evaluation to determine the cause of death.
Cause of Death - ANSWER The specific injury, trauma, or disease that directly caused the victims death
Mechanism of Death - ANSWER What happens physiologically to result in death.
Autopsy ~ PLTW 1.2.1 Vocabulary Words
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autopsy - ANSWER A postmortem evaluation to determine the cause of death.
Cause of Death - ANSWER The specific injury, trauma, or disease that directly caused
the victims death
Mechanism of Death - ANSWER What happens physiologically to result in death.
Manner of Death - ANSWER The circumstances that result in death, which are
designated as natural or unnatural. (Unnatural deaths are split into 3 categories;
accidental, homicide, or undetermined)
Gunshot Wound - ANSWER Categorized as a cause of death
Homicide - ANSWER Categorized as a manner of death.
Exsanguination - ANSWER Categorized as a mechanism of death
Medical Examiner - ANSWER The physician that performs autopsies when a death is
assumed to be accidental or intentional.
Systems - ANSWER A group of organs that work together to perform a specific
function.
Examination of the Brain - ANSWER The brain is checked for signs of an injury, it is
then removed from the skull, weighed, and examined.
Tools - ANSWER Various saws, scissors, needles, and other tools are available to
complete the internal examination as well as stich the body up after the autopsy is
concluded.
Internal Examination - ANSWER The first cut extends from shoulder to the center of
the chest and down the center of the body. These cuts are known as the "Y-incision"
Organs are examined in their place and then extracted for examination and to be
weighed.
External Examination - ANSWER A description of the body is recorded (h/c, e/c, sex,
etc.) and it is measured and weighed. Evidence of external injury is noted.
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