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Read the following and identify the manner, mechanism, and cause of death:
Hector Garcia was a 49 year old male confirmed dead after a severe car accident. During the autopsy the coroner reported server damage to his spinal cord.

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Glaister Equation: (98.4 – measured rectal temp)/1.5 = approximate hours since death Use the Glaister equation to estimate the time of death. The medical examiner measured rectal temperature to be 95.4˚ F at 11:00am. Therefore, the approximate time of death is

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Read the following information and then open up the diagram and add any information necessary to the exterior examination sketch:
34 year old female was brought into the morgue she had a broken left wrist, vertical cut on left bicep, heart tattoo on the inside of her right wrist, scar on the front of her right knee, bruising on the back of her left shoulder, and evidence of a severe concussion.

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Select the brain image for a person suffering from CTE

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Explain the difference between a CTE and a concussion and how we can identify them on either an MRI or cross section

Question 20
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Look at the histology slide of a person's brain. Identify if they are normal or if they have a concussion and explain why.

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What issues would the heart defect from the last question cause a person?

Match the Organ System to their function
creation of antibodies and fluid movement
integumentary
breaks down food into nutrient molecules
urinary
cite of gas exchange
digestive
forms external coverings
pulmonary/respiratory
eliminates waste from the body and maintains blood/water balance
lymphatic/immune
Gunshot wound is an example of
Mechanism of death
Notion of death
Manner of death
Cause of death
What part of the autopsy would tattoos be noted
external examination
documentation
internal examination
identification
The body core temperature can be measured in all of the following ways except
with a hypodermic probe of the heart
with a hypodermic probe of the liver
with a hypodermic probe of the brain
rectally
If the decedent shows signs of stiffening of joints and muscles, that is referred to as
Rigor mortis
Livor mortis
Algor mortis
Corneal mortis
The time when the decedent’s vital functions actually ceased is know as
legal time of death
estimated time of death
physical time of death
medical time of death
If Anna's body had cloudy eyes, what is the minimum time she can be dead?
0-2 hours
3-4 hours
6-8 hours
12+ hours
look at the picture below as a forensic entamologist, what is the time period you would give for time of death?

0-24 hours
24-48 hours
2-3 days
3-4 days
5 days
6 days
All are examples of chemical digestion, except
Saliva in the mouth breaks carbohydrates into sugars
Chewing within the mouth breaks down food.
Pepsin in the stomach breaks down proteins.
Bile in the stomach and small intestine breaks down fats.
According to the image, the unknown substances is

Ecstasy
Oxycodone
Aspirin
Acetaminophen
The division of the nervous system that is composed of the brain and spinal cord is the
autonomic nervous system
Central nervous system
Peripheral nervous system
Efferent nervous system
After suffering a blow to the back of the head, Margot loses her vision. The blow probably caused damage to the
Frontal lobe
Parietal lobe
Occipital lobe
Temporal lobe
Helps process sensory information
Frontal lobe
Temporal lobe
Parietal lobe
Occipital lobe
After suffering a blow to the head, Ayden shows symptoms where he cannot focus, stumbles and stares off into space, he is most likely suffering from
CTE
A Concussion
Nothing, he’s fine
A stroke
Match the correct label to the labels on the heart diagram. This is a ventral (front) view.

right atrium
right ventricle
left atrium
left ventricle
aortic valve
pulmonary valve
tricuspid valve
bicuspid/mitral valve
aorta
inferior vena cava
pulmonary arteries
pulmonary veins
superior vena cava
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The wall of the ______ is thicker because it has to pump blood to the whole body.
left ventricle
left atrium
right atrium
right ventricle
The left side of the heart contains _______ blood and the right side contains _______ blood.
oxygenated, oxygenated
deoxygenated, oxygenated
oxygenated, deoxygenated
deoxygenated, deoxygenated
All arteries carry oxygenated blood except the _______.
femoral artery
coronary artery
pulmonary artery
Aorta
While observing the gross anatomy of a heart you notice something off. What is wrong with this heart?

Bacterial endocarditis
Ventricular septal defect
Congestive heart failure
myocardial infarction