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 Specialized Crime Investigation with Legal Medicine Review Questions 1

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1. The post-mortem examination of a dead body performed to determine the cause, manner, and mechanism of death, as well as to identify the deceased, is legally termed as what?

A. Autopsy

B. Toxicology

C. Biopsy

D. Exhumation


Answer: A


2. If a medical examiner suspects that a victim died due to a lethal dose of arsenic or cyanide, what specific branch of forensic science must analyze the post-mortem blood, vitreous humor, and liver tissue samples?

A. Forensic Serology

B. Forensic Ballistics

C. Forensic Toxicology

D. Forensic Pathology


Answer: C


3. During the external post-mortem examination of a body found at a crime scene, the investigator notes a distinct reddish-purple discoloration on the dependent portions of the body due to the gravitational pooling of blood. What is this post-mortem condition called?

A. Rigor mortis

B. Livor mortis

C. Algor mortis

D. Putrefaction


Answer: B


4. A responding criminologist finds a cadaver whose muscles have completely stiffened, chemical changes making the joints rigid. What is this post-mortem indicator used to estimate the time of death?

A. Algor mortis

B. Post-mortem lividity

C. Rigor mortis

D. Cadaveric spasm


Answer: C


5. When a body has already been buried, but a supervening court order demands that it be dug up out of the grave for a new post-mortem examination or autopsy to gather hidden evidence, what is this process called?

A. Cremation

B. Interdiction

C. Exhumation

D. Entombment


Answer: C


6. Which term refers to the bluish discoloration of the lips, nail beds, and skin caused by reduced oxygen in the blood?

A. Apnea

B. Asphyxia

C. Cyanosis

D. Hypoxia


Answer: C


7. A victim suffocates after a plastic bag is placed over the head. Which condition refers specifically to insufficient oxygen reaching the body's tissues?

A. Apnea

B. Asphyxia

C. Cyanosis

D. Hypoxia


Answer: D


8. What is the general term for oxygen deprivation caused by interference with normal breathing?

A. Apnea

B. Asphyxia

C. Cyanosis

D. Hypoxia


Answer: B


9. Which term means the temporary or complete cessation of breathing?

A. Apnea

B. Asphyxia

C. Cyanosis

D. Hypoxia


Answer: A


10. During manual strangulation, apnea, hypoxia, and cyanosis are commonly associated with which condition?

A. Apnea

B. Asphyxia

C. Cyanosis

D. Hypoxia 


Answer: B



11. Which term refers to the bluish discoloration of the lips, nail beds, and skin caused by reduced oxygen in the blood?

A. Apnea

B. Asphyxia

C. Cyanosis

D. Hypoxia


Answer: C. Cyanosis


12. A victim suffocates after a plastic bag is placed over the head. Which condition refers specifically to insufficient oxygen reaching the body's tissues?

A. Apnea

B. Asphyxia

C. Cyanosis

D. Hypoxia


Answer: D. Hypoxia


13. What is the general term for oxygen deprivation caused by interference with normal breathing?

A. Apnea

B. Asphyxia

C. Cyanosis

D. Hypoxia


Answer: B. Asphyxia


14. Which term means the temporary or complete cessation of breathing?


A. Apnea

B. Asphyxia

C. Cyanosis

D. Hypoxia


Answer: A. Apnea


15. During manual strangulation, apnea, hypoxia, and cyanosis are commonly associated with which condition?

A. Apnea

B. Asphyxia

C. Cyanosis

D. Hypoxia


Answer: B. Asphyxia



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