FIS 201 - Pathology and Trauma
correctly answered to pass
A bachelor's degree is sufficient to practice some kind of pathology. - correct answer ✔✔False
Dr. Kermit Frogg, attended WVU. He has a bachelor's degree and a PhD in forensic and
investigative science and did an internship in Emergency Medicine. Which of the following jobs
does he seem qualified to hold? - correct answer ✔✔-Coroner
-Medicolegal Death Investigator
Cancer survivor Wade Wilson runs a marathon, and celebrates by eating 18 chimichangas*. He
then has a heart attack and dies. What is his case of death? - correct answer ✔✔Heart attack
Vlad Taltos is found dead at home lying on his couch. Which evidence would be most strongly
associated with a homicidal manner of death? - correct answer ✔✔He had multiple stab
wounds to the abdomen
A man burns his hand on a hot stove on Monday. He dies in an automobile accident on
Wednesday, and is autopsied on Thursday. What would the pathologists do in response to the
burn? - correct answer ✔✔They would observe and photograph it during the external
examination phase
Which stage of decomposition does this pig appear to be in? - correct answer ✔✔Bloat
A nude body is found on the ground. Livor mortis is strongly developed on the lower legs,
hands, arms, and sides of the hips. The buttocks, back of thighs, and middle back are very pale,
as are the soles of the feet. What does this tell us about the likely circumstances of death? -
correct answer ✔✔They were seated in a chair
correctly answered to pass
A bachelor's degree is sufficient to practice some kind of pathology. - correct answer ✔✔False
Dr. Kermit Frogg, attended WVU. He has a bachelor's degree and a PhD in forensic and
investigative science and did an internship in Emergency Medicine. Which of the following jobs
does he seem qualified to hold? - correct answer ✔✔-Coroner
-Medicolegal Death Investigator
Cancer survivor Wade Wilson runs a marathon, and celebrates by eating 18 chimichangas*. He
then has a heart attack and dies. What is his case of death? - correct answer ✔✔Heart attack
Vlad Taltos is found dead at home lying on his couch. Which evidence would be most strongly
associated with a homicidal manner of death? - correct answer ✔✔He had multiple stab
wounds to the abdomen
A man burns his hand on a hot stove on Monday. He dies in an automobile accident on
Wednesday, and is autopsied on Thursday. What would the pathologists do in response to the
burn? - correct answer ✔✔They would observe and photograph it during the external
examination phase
Which stage of decomposition does this pig appear to be in? - correct answer ✔✔Bloat
A nude body is found on the ground. Livor mortis is strongly developed on the lower legs,
hands, arms, and sides of the hips. The buttocks, back of thighs, and middle back are very pale,
as are the soles of the feet. What does this tell us about the likely circumstances of death? -
correct answer ✔✔They were seated in a chair
