FSC100 Final Exam UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT Answers
1. Methods of investi- - Visual
gation after death - Photographic
- Clothing and personal effects
- Fingerprinting
- Dental records
- DNA
2. constitutio criminals - issued by emperor charles V
carolina - stressed the significance of forensic pathology by stating that in legal cases,
it is crucial to have doctors provide testimony. This testimony is especially
important when determining how someone died, like in cases of infanticide,
homicide, abortion, or poisoning.
3. When does a foren- - When the coroner is unable to satisfactorily answer any of the five questions
sic pathologist get - When there is the possibility of involvement of the criminal justice system
involved?
4. why does the - Discovery
pathologist perform - Documentation
an autopsy?
5. what is a forensic - A medical doctor with specialist certification in anatomical pathology and
pathologist additional training in forensic pathology
- Typical training to become a forensic pathologist requires at least 14 years
of university and postgraduate training. Most forensic pathologists also hold
master's degrees and/or PhD
- Has knowledge of the effects of disease and injury on the body in the context
of the law
6. category A pathol- - Can perform autopsies on all types of medicolegal cases including homi-
ogists (forensic cide/criminally suspicious adult and pediatric cases
pathologists)
,7. category B pathol- - Can perform autopsies on non-homicide/non-criminally suspicious adult
ogists (anatomical and paediatric cases
pathologists)
8. cause of death - The actual trauma, event, disease or illness that triggers the physiological
processes resulting in death
9. immediate cause of - The disease, injury, or complication that directly process death, and which
death is the ultimate consequence of the underlying cause of death
10. Underlying (proxi- - The disease, or injury which initiates the chain of events ultimately leading
mate) cause of to the cessation of life
death
11. mechanism of - Defined as the physiological or functional derangement resulting in failure
death of one or more vital organs
- Usually does not require mention in the certificate of death
12. manner of death - Defined as the means by which death occurred
13. In ontario, there are - Accident
5 manners of death: - Suicide
- Homicide
- Natural
- Undetermined
14. the pending cause - A pathologist may choose to give the COD as "pending" after the autopsy if
of death the COD remain unknown, and if there is a possibility that further information
may permit his/her determination of the COD
- The "pending" COD indicates that additional studies or investigations are
needed
15. what are the addi- - Toxicology (in possible drug of alcohol-related deaths)
tional studies/inves- - Histology (microscopic examination)
, tigations needed ac- - Medial charts (if there was a complex medical component to the death)
cording to pending - Police investigation scene information, biochemical analysis, anthropologic
COD examination, etc..
16. medical autopsy - Medical investigation on behalf of greater society to determine how and
why its citizens die
- Performed under legislation of the coroner's act and not family consent
- Once a coroner takes a jurisdiction over a body, the family essentially has
no rights to the remains until the body is released
17. Goals of the - Determine the cause of death
medicolegal autop- - Determine the mechanism of death
sy - Estimate the time of death and/or timing of injuries
- Give opinions as to the nature of instruments or weapons that may have
involved in creating the observed injuries
- Trace evidence collection, etc
18. triangle of death in- - natural disease
cludes - injury
- toxicity
19. Five parts of a 1. Assessment of the scene and circumstances surrounding the death
medicolegal autop- 2. External examination of the body
sy 3. Internal examination of the body
4. Interpretation of additional studies in the context of the case
5. Synthesis of a medicolegal opinion
20. examination of the - Dependent on initial police investigation
scene and circum- - Coroner's warrant
stances Police report
- Scene photographs
- Scene visit
- Medical records/ambulance call report
, 21. external examina- - General nutrition and development
tion - Hair color, eye color, facial hair, etc.
- Documentation of tattoos, scars, other identifying features
- Examine all body surfaces
- Documentation of injuries, petechiae, etc
- Collection of trace evidence
- Consider alternate light source examination
- Consider radiographic examination
- Description of deceased
- Clothing and artifacts described
- marks , tattoos, previous medical treatments, wounds assessed and docu-
mented
- Trace evidence such as bodily fluids from other persons, entomological
evidence, fibers
22. internal examina- - Follows external examination
tion - Areas of major organs given most attention: head, chest, abdominal area
- Macroscopic examination, followed by tissue samples for microscopic ex-
amination
- Organs removed, examined, weighed and measured
- Tissue samples sent to the appropriate forensic laboratory (toxicology,
biology, etc.)
23. Rokitansky proce- - opening skull, y-incision, cutting ribs (chest plate), exposing heart and lungs
dure
24. the mortems - Antemortem: before death
- Perimortem: around the time of death
- Postmortem: after death
25. Antemortem
1. Methods of investi- - Visual
gation after death - Photographic
- Clothing and personal effects
- Fingerprinting
- Dental records
- DNA
2. constitutio criminals - issued by emperor charles V
carolina - stressed the significance of forensic pathology by stating that in legal cases,
it is crucial to have doctors provide testimony. This testimony is especially
important when determining how someone died, like in cases of infanticide,
homicide, abortion, or poisoning.
3. When does a foren- - When the coroner is unable to satisfactorily answer any of the five questions
sic pathologist get - When there is the possibility of involvement of the criminal justice system
involved?
4. why does the - Discovery
pathologist perform - Documentation
an autopsy?
5. what is a forensic - A medical doctor with specialist certification in anatomical pathology and
pathologist additional training in forensic pathology
- Typical training to become a forensic pathologist requires at least 14 years
of university and postgraduate training. Most forensic pathologists also hold
master's degrees and/or PhD
- Has knowledge of the effects of disease and injury on the body in the context
of the law
6. category A pathol- - Can perform autopsies on all types of medicolegal cases including homi-
ogists (forensic cide/criminally suspicious adult and pediatric cases
pathologists)
,7. category B pathol- - Can perform autopsies on non-homicide/non-criminally suspicious adult
ogists (anatomical and paediatric cases
pathologists)
8. cause of death - The actual trauma, event, disease or illness that triggers the physiological
processes resulting in death
9. immediate cause of - The disease, injury, or complication that directly process death, and which
death is the ultimate consequence of the underlying cause of death
10. Underlying (proxi- - The disease, or injury which initiates the chain of events ultimately leading
mate) cause of to the cessation of life
death
11. mechanism of - Defined as the physiological or functional derangement resulting in failure
death of one or more vital organs
- Usually does not require mention in the certificate of death
12. manner of death - Defined as the means by which death occurred
13. In ontario, there are - Accident
5 manners of death: - Suicide
- Homicide
- Natural
- Undetermined
14. the pending cause - A pathologist may choose to give the COD as "pending" after the autopsy if
of death the COD remain unknown, and if there is a possibility that further information
may permit his/her determination of the COD
- The "pending" COD indicates that additional studies or investigations are
needed
15. what are the addi- - Toxicology (in possible drug of alcohol-related deaths)
tional studies/inves- - Histology (microscopic examination)
, tigations needed ac- - Medial charts (if there was a complex medical component to the death)
cording to pending - Police investigation scene information, biochemical analysis, anthropologic
COD examination, etc..
16. medical autopsy - Medical investigation on behalf of greater society to determine how and
why its citizens die
- Performed under legislation of the coroner's act and not family consent
- Once a coroner takes a jurisdiction over a body, the family essentially has
no rights to the remains until the body is released
17. Goals of the - Determine the cause of death
medicolegal autop- - Determine the mechanism of death
sy - Estimate the time of death and/or timing of injuries
- Give opinions as to the nature of instruments or weapons that may have
involved in creating the observed injuries
- Trace evidence collection, etc
18. triangle of death in- - natural disease
cludes - injury
- toxicity
19. Five parts of a 1. Assessment of the scene and circumstances surrounding the death
medicolegal autop- 2. External examination of the body
sy 3. Internal examination of the body
4. Interpretation of additional studies in the context of the case
5. Synthesis of a medicolegal opinion
20. examination of the - Dependent on initial police investigation
scene and circum- - Coroner's warrant
stances Police report
- Scene photographs
- Scene visit
- Medical records/ambulance call report
, 21. external examina- - General nutrition and development
tion - Hair color, eye color, facial hair, etc.
- Documentation of tattoos, scars, other identifying features
- Examine all body surfaces
- Documentation of injuries, petechiae, etc
- Collection of trace evidence
- Consider alternate light source examination
- Consider radiographic examination
- Description of deceased
- Clothing and artifacts described
- marks , tattoos, previous medical treatments, wounds assessed and docu-
mented
- Trace evidence such as bodily fluids from other persons, entomological
evidence, fibers
22. internal examina- - Follows external examination
tion - Areas of major organs given most attention: head, chest, abdominal area
- Macroscopic examination, followed by tissue samples for microscopic ex-
amination
- Organs removed, examined, weighed and measured
- Tissue samples sent to the appropriate forensic laboratory (toxicology,
biology, etc.)
23. Rokitansky proce- - opening skull, y-incision, cutting ribs (chest plate), exposing heart and lungs
dure
24. the mortems - Antemortem: before death
- Perimortem: around the time of death
- Postmortem: after death
25. Antemortem
