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he titles of ___ and __ are often used interchangeably, but there are significant differences in their job descriptions. |
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coroner and medical examiner |
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The medical examiner is an elected official and is not required to possess a medical degree. |
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Although both a coroner and a forensic pathologist are charged with investigating a suspicious death, only the ___ is trained to perform an autopsy. |
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If it appears that a victim did not shoot himself or herself or anyone else, the victim's hands should not be swabbed. |
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The primary objective of the autopsy is to determine the ___. |
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The manner of death is defined as that which initiates the series of events ending in death. |
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A ___ force injury can abrade and crush tissue. |
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The outward appearance of the injuries will always match the injuries sustained inside the body. |
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Wounds on a victim's forearms may be ___ wounds. |
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A lack of any defense wounds can lead a pathologist to believe that the victim was either unconscious or somehow tied up during the assault. |
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Aspyxia encompasses a variety of conditions that involve interference with the intake of ___. |
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Death at a fire scene is primarily caused by the extremely toxic gas carbon monoxide. |
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The protein in red blood cells that transports oxygen is known as ___ |
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High levels of carbon monoxide must be present for a victim to become disoriented and lose seriousness. |
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Carbon monoxide levels will continue to build up in the body after death. |
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Carbon monoxide levels and the presence of soot can be used to determine whether the individual was ___ at the time of the fire. |
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Victims of hangings show signs of ___ on the eyelids, cheeks, and forehead. |
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Petechiae are caused by the escaping of blood into the tissue as a result of ____ bursting.
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Petechiae are more common in hangings than strangulation deaths.
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Typically the hyoid bone and thyroid cartilage are not fractured in hanging cases. |
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For gunshot victims, the cause of death can be listed as a gunshot wound. |
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Because drug abuse is so common, the forensic pathologist will routinely test for the presence of drugs in nearly all investigations. |
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A ___ in its broadest definition is simply the examination of a body after death. |
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There are two types of autopsies: a forensic/medicolegal autopsy and a clinical/hospital autopsy. |
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The autopsy consists of a ___ examination and a ___ examination. |
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The discharge from a firearm will produce characteristic markings on the skin known as ___. |
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X-Ray examinations are most commonly performed in gunshot wound cases and stab wound cases. |
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Pulmonary __, or fluid accumulation in the lungs, is frequently found in victims of chronic cocaine and amphetamine abuse. |
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The liver can contain partially digested or dissolved pills. |
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The ideal location to take a blood sample is from the heart. |
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___ is the redistribution of drugs after death. |
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General testing for poisons is not a routine procedure carried out by the pathologist. |
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A body that displays a cherry-red discoloration often leads a pathologist to suspect poisoning by ___. |
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A pathologist can often give an exact time of death. |
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The process of the body's continually decreasing in temperature after death until it reaches the environmental temperature is known as ___. |
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The process of the blood settling is parts of the body closest to the ground after death is known as ____. |
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Different lividity patterns on a body may indicate that the body was moved after death but before livor mortis had fully fixed. |
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Levels of ____ in the ocular fluid can help indicate the time of death. |
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After death, two decomposition processes take place: ___ and ___. |
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The female bone structure differs from the male structure within the ___ area because of a woman's chold-bearing capabilities. |
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A definite identification of remains cannot be made through the analysis of the decedent's DNA profile, fingerprints, or medical records. |
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A site where human remains are found must be treated as a crime scene, and the site and surrounding area should be secured, searched, and carefully processed. |
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The field of ___ takes advantage of the durable nature of bones over a long period of time to examine and identify human skeletal remains through a multitude of individual characteristics. |
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The study of insects and their relation to a criminal investigation, known as _____, is commonly used to estimate the time of death when the circumstances surrounding the crime are unknown. |
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By determining the oldest stage of fly found on the body and taking environmental factors into consideration, entomologists can approximate the ___ interval. |
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Another method to determine PMI is by observing the schedule of arrival of different insects species on the body. |
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