FRSC 2600- PATHOLOGY EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED LATEST UPDATE
Pathos
suffering or diseases
logos
word or writing
T or F
A Medical examiner is a medical doctor.
True
How do coroners come to be?
A coroner is an elected official and does not need to go through schooling to become
one.
in how many states are coroners considered medical doctors?
4
What is a pathologist?
A physician (MD/DO) who studies the cause and development of disease.
What is the schooling required to become a forensic pathologist?
4 years of undergraduate school, 4 years of medical school, 4-5 years of residency, 1
year of residency in forensic pathology, and must also be board certified.
what does autopsy stand for?
, Autopsy means to look at one self ( a better term would be necropsy which means
looking at the dead.)
What is the Rokitansky procedure?
the process where all organs come out at once
What is the Virchow procedure?
the process where each organ is removed separately and immediately.
Antemortem v. Postmortem
Before death and after death
organs are ______ and ______ for signs of injury and disease.
weighted and dissected
Testing consist of:
Toxicology, Microscopic Examination, and DNA
Examples of Toxicology
Urine, blood, etc.
Microscopic Examination
Tissues obtained from thin slices of internal organs
DNA
blood, hair, etc.
What are the additional steps to autopsies?
Photography of the autopsy, preparation of report, and testimony
Rigor Mortis
death caused by a build up of lactic acid
Temp: Warm, Stiffness: Not stiff, then body has been dead for __ hours
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED LATEST UPDATE
Pathos
suffering or diseases
logos
word or writing
T or F
A Medical examiner is a medical doctor.
True
How do coroners come to be?
A coroner is an elected official and does not need to go through schooling to become
one.
in how many states are coroners considered medical doctors?
4
What is a pathologist?
A physician (MD/DO) who studies the cause and development of disease.
What is the schooling required to become a forensic pathologist?
4 years of undergraduate school, 4 years of medical school, 4-5 years of residency, 1
year of residency in forensic pathology, and must also be board certified.
what does autopsy stand for?
, Autopsy means to look at one self ( a better term would be necropsy which means
looking at the dead.)
What is the Rokitansky procedure?
the process where all organs come out at once
What is the Virchow procedure?
the process where each organ is removed separately and immediately.
Antemortem v. Postmortem
Before death and after death
organs are ______ and ______ for signs of injury and disease.
weighted and dissected
Testing consist of:
Toxicology, Microscopic Examination, and DNA
Examples of Toxicology
Urine, blood, etc.
Microscopic Examination
Tissues obtained from thin slices of internal organs
DNA
blood, hair, etc.
What are the additional steps to autopsies?
Photography of the autopsy, preparation of report, and testimony
Rigor Mortis
death caused by a build up of lactic acid
Temp: Warm, Stiffness: Not stiff, then body has been dead for __ hours
