PLTW Biomedical Science EXAM HIGHLY RATED
What are the key components of completing an autopsy? - (ANSWER)1. Take measurements
2. Identify person
3. Document different aspects
4. Get your tools ready
5. Internal exam
6. Digestion Exam
7. Sample Collection
8. Brain Examination
What is cause of death - (ANSWER)Death directly caused by injury, trauma, or disease
What is manner of death - (ANSWER)Cause of death by accident
What is mechanism of death - (ANSWER)What happens inside the body to cause death
What aspect most often requires data and information collected outside of the autopsy -
(ANSWER)Mechanism of death
What is the integumentary system - (ANSWER)Hair, skin, nails
Forms the bodies external coverings, protects deeper tissue from injury, helps regulate body
temperature
What is the skeletal system - (ANSWER)Bones, joints
Protects and supports body organs, provides a framework for muscles can years to move, stores
minerals
What is the muscular system - (ANSWER)Skeletal muscle, cardiac muscle, smooth muscle
Moves the body and moves substances around the body, maintain posture, produce heat
What is the nervous system - (ANSWER)Brain, spinal cord, nerves, sensory receptors
Response to internal and external changes by acting an appropriate response, processes info
What is the cardiovascular system - (ANSWER)Heart, blood vessels (veins, arteries, capillaries)
Pumps blood around the body, transports oxygen, carbon dioxide, nutrients, and waste
What is the respiratory system - (ANSWER)Nasal cavity, trachea, lungs, bronchus
Assist with gas exchange with the X ternal environment, keeps blood supplied with oxygen and
removes carbon dioxide
What is the lymphatic and immune system - (ANSWER)Lymph nodes, spleen, thymus, bone
marrow
Filter fluid in the body, Mounts the attack against foreign substances in the body
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, What is the digestive system - (ANSWER)Oral cavity, esophagus, small/large intestines,
stomach
Breaks down food into nutrients molecules, absorbs nutrients, rids body of waste
What is the urinary system - (ANSWER)Kidney, bladder, ureter, uretha
Eliminate waste from the body, regulate water balance of the blood
What is the Endocrine system - (ANSWER)Testis, adrenal gland, pituitary gland, ovary
Secretes hormones that regulate processes such as growth, reproduction, and metabolism by
body cells
What is the reproductive system - (ANSWER)Female: vagina, ovaries, uterus
Male: penis, testes, prostate
To produce transport and sustain sperm and egg cells, to nurture the developing offspring
Why does an autopsy include an examination of all the body systems and not just a suspected
cause of death - (ANSWER)They need to perform aunt has sent out information of how they
died is left out. If the victim is in an accident and has had, a toxicology report could be important
because alcohol could've played a role in the head trauma and how the accident occurred.
What are two reasons why determining the cause of death could be difficult -
(ANSWER)Multiple cause of death can I have the same effect on a person
Not now I'm back on information on the person can make it easy to miss something important
since I don't know anything specific to look for.
Why is the turning the physiological time of death often difficult - (ANSWER)The body will
start decomposing after it dies and it's hard to determine if the body died without a witness.
What is liver Mortis - (ANSWER)Blood pooling or settling in the body after death
What are changes after death in a body - (ANSWER)Changes in temperature
Clouding of the corneas
River Mortis (muscles contract and stiffen)
Liver mortis (pooling of blood due to gravity)
Decomposition
Insect activity
What is rigor mortis? - (ANSWER)Muscles contract and stiffen after death
What is 0°C in Fahrenheit - (ANSWER)0°F
What is 20°C in Fahrenheit - (ANSWER)68°F
What is 50°C in Fahrenheit - (ANSWER)122°F
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What are the key components of completing an autopsy? - (ANSWER)1. Take measurements
2. Identify person
3. Document different aspects
4. Get your tools ready
5. Internal exam
6. Digestion Exam
7. Sample Collection
8. Brain Examination
What is cause of death - (ANSWER)Death directly caused by injury, trauma, or disease
What is manner of death - (ANSWER)Cause of death by accident
What is mechanism of death - (ANSWER)What happens inside the body to cause death
What aspect most often requires data and information collected outside of the autopsy -
(ANSWER)Mechanism of death
What is the integumentary system - (ANSWER)Hair, skin, nails
Forms the bodies external coverings, protects deeper tissue from injury, helps regulate body
temperature
What is the skeletal system - (ANSWER)Bones, joints
Protects and supports body organs, provides a framework for muscles can years to move, stores
minerals
What is the muscular system - (ANSWER)Skeletal muscle, cardiac muscle, smooth muscle
Moves the body and moves substances around the body, maintain posture, produce heat
What is the nervous system - (ANSWER)Brain, spinal cord, nerves, sensory receptors
Response to internal and external changes by acting an appropriate response, processes info
What is the cardiovascular system - (ANSWER)Heart, blood vessels (veins, arteries, capillaries)
Pumps blood around the body, transports oxygen, carbon dioxide, nutrients, and waste
What is the respiratory system - (ANSWER)Nasal cavity, trachea, lungs, bronchus
Assist with gas exchange with the X ternal environment, keeps blood supplied with oxygen and
removes carbon dioxide
What is the lymphatic and immune system - (ANSWER)Lymph nodes, spleen, thymus, bone
marrow
Filter fluid in the body, Mounts the attack against foreign substances in the body
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, What is the digestive system - (ANSWER)Oral cavity, esophagus, small/large intestines,
stomach
Breaks down food into nutrients molecules, absorbs nutrients, rids body of waste
What is the urinary system - (ANSWER)Kidney, bladder, ureter, uretha
Eliminate waste from the body, regulate water balance of the blood
What is the Endocrine system - (ANSWER)Testis, adrenal gland, pituitary gland, ovary
Secretes hormones that regulate processes such as growth, reproduction, and metabolism by
body cells
What is the reproductive system - (ANSWER)Female: vagina, ovaries, uterus
Male: penis, testes, prostate
To produce transport and sustain sperm and egg cells, to nurture the developing offspring
Why does an autopsy include an examination of all the body systems and not just a suspected
cause of death - (ANSWER)They need to perform aunt has sent out information of how they
died is left out. If the victim is in an accident and has had, a toxicology report could be important
because alcohol could've played a role in the head trauma and how the accident occurred.
What are two reasons why determining the cause of death could be difficult -
(ANSWER)Multiple cause of death can I have the same effect on a person
Not now I'm back on information on the person can make it easy to miss something important
since I don't know anything specific to look for.
Why is the turning the physiological time of death often difficult - (ANSWER)The body will
start decomposing after it dies and it's hard to determine if the body died without a witness.
What is liver Mortis - (ANSWER)Blood pooling or settling in the body after death
What are changes after death in a body - (ANSWER)Changes in temperature
Clouding of the corneas
River Mortis (muscles contract and stiffen)
Liver mortis (pooling of blood due to gravity)
Decomposition
Insect activity
What is rigor mortis? - (ANSWER)Muscles contract and stiffen after death
What is 0°C in Fahrenheit - (ANSWER)0°F
What is 20°C in Fahrenheit - (ANSWER)68°F
What is 50°C in Fahrenheit - (ANSWER)122°F
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