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1 Question 1 Scenario 1 A 20 year old John Doe was found hanging from a pipe attached to the ceiling in his apartment. a. What physical signs would you look for in an autopsy in this victim to prove a death by hanging? b. What type of incision would you make in this autopsy? c. After performing an autopsy, the victim was found to be strangled. What evidence would suggest that this was the method of death and not death by hanging? d. What indicator proves whether the person was alive or dead during a hanging? e. What would you look for on the back of the victims neck? Question 2 Scenario 2 A 56 year old Caucasian female was found outside of a local convenience store with a gunshot wound to the left side of the neck. a. What physical evidence would you look for on the body to prove that a gun was used in the murder? b. Assuming that the bullet entered and exited the body, which wound would be larger, the entry or the exit? c. How would you prove if the victim was dead or alive during the time of the shooting? d. What evidence would you look for to show whether the bullet wound was from a distance or touching the body? e. Assuming the bullet hit the carotid artery located in the neck, what type of blood splatter would we look for? Question 3 Scenario 3: A 36 year old African American male was found face down in a local forested area. The approximate time of death was 14 hours ago. a. What signs of rigor mortis would you expect? b. What would the livor mortis look like on this victim? c. What is the algor mortis of this victim assuming normal environmental factors? Question 4 1 SmithAndrew of 7 Tuesday, March 20, :04:43 AM ET

2 Outline and explain the process of an autopsy. Question 5 Explain the differences between puncture, abrasion, laceration, and bruising. Question 6 Explain the differences between accidental, suicidal, homicidal, and natural deaths. Question 7 A death of someone by occurring disease process is considered what type of death? Suicidal Natural Homicidal Accidental Question 8 Which type of death is often the most investigated type of death? Homicidal Accidental Natural Suicidal Question 9 2 SmithAndrew of 7 Tuesday, March 20, :04:43 AM ET

3 Which of the following is the correct protocol for performing a forensic autopsy? Place body in body bag, photographed, measured, incision Measured, place body in body bag, photographed, incision Place body in body bag, incision, photographed, measured Place body in body bag, measured, photographed, incision Question 10 Which type of cut is used to create a cut that gives a better finished product? T Y U C Question 11 What is looked for in the eye to determine time of death? Blood Temperature Calcium Potassium Question 12 Which of the following examines the temperature of the body after death? Algor Mortis Livor Mortis Rigor Mortis Pallor Mortis Question 13 If a body has been dead for 14 hours what would be the approximate core temperature? Question 14 What is pallor mortis? Coolness of Death Temperature of Death Stiffness of Death 3 SmithAndrew of 7 Tuesday, March 20, :04:43 AM ET

4 Paleness of Death Question 15 After dying blood pools on one side of the body. What effect is responsible for this? Pallor Mortis Algor Mortis Livor Mortis Rigor Mortis Question 16 What is the peak time for Rigor Mortis to set in? 18 Hours 2 Hours 12 Hours 24 Hours Question 17 Which of the following is the largest chamber on the heart? Left Atrium Right Ventricle Right Atrium Left Ventricle Question 18 Which circuit is responsible for pumping blood to the lungs? Bronchial Systemic Pulmonary Digestive Question 19 Which of the following moves blood away from the heart? Capillaries Arteries Lungs Veins Question 20 4 SmithAndrew of 7 Tuesday, March 20, :04:43 AM ET

5 Which of the following parts of blood contains clotting factors and hormones? White Blood Cells Red Blood Cells Anemia Plasma Question 21 Which part of the blood contains hemoglobin Erythrocytes Leukocytes Hemophilia Plasma Question 22 What part of the body would you examine to determine if a victim died from arson? Neural Cardiovascular Respiratory Digestive Question 23 Which of the following is not a way to examine a body found lying face down dead in pool? Look for water in stomach Look for skin discoloration Look for diatoms in lungs that match water Examine the larynx Question 24 What enzyme breaks down starch in the mouth? Amylase Synthease Saliva Protease Question 25 Peristalsis is the process of what? Digestion of food in the small intestine 5 SmithAndrew of 7 Tuesday, March 20, :04:43 AM ET

6 Moving food down the esophagus by segmenting the food Moving food down the large intestine in one large piece The churning motion of food in the stomach Question 26 True or false The ph of the stomach is about 5. True False Question 27 In which organ does digestion end? Small Intestine Stomach Liver Large Intestine Question 28 True or false The pancreas is responsible for making enzymes that break down fat and carbohydrates. True False Question 29 Which organ in the body produces bile that is stored in the gallbladder? Stomach Liver Small Intestine Pancreas Question 30 True or false The major use of the large intestine is to absorb water. True False Question 31 Matching Match the following to the picture on the board. Stomach Liver SmithAndrew of 7 Tuesday, March 20, :04:43 AM ET

7 Esophogus Small Intestine Large Intestine Gallbladder Question 32 Matching Match the correct case study with its criminal. BTK Killer Lindergh Kidnapping The Night Stalker Machine Gun Kelly John Joubert Atlanta Child Murders The Green River Killer Howard Hughs Hoax Ted Bundy Jeffery MacDonald Involved forged handwritting and a fake biography. 2. Took part in bootlegging, armed robbery and kidnapping. 3. Case was solved by circulating dollar bills, involved the son of a famous aviator. 4. Known for killing college girls, was married in court and had a child while on death row. 5. Killed wife and two daughters. 6. This killer broke into victims homes and killed them while they slept. 7. Wayne Williams commited this crime killing 29 people. 8. Was found guilty by forensics on a floppy disk he sent police. 9. Killed prostitutes and dumped their bodies. 10. Killed two schoolboys, found guilty by rope used choke the children. 7 SmithAndrew of 7 Tuesday, March 20, :04:43 AM ET