Death Investigation Final Exam Study Questions Solved 100% Correct

main systems involved in natural deaths? - Answer Cardiovascular (coronary artery disease) and vasular Aneurysm - Answer bulging of artery wall from structural weakening Dissection - Answer rupture of vessel CNS most common? - Answer intracerebral hemorrhage, which is a stroke pneumonia - Answer respiratory causes which is the inflammation of lungs, affects airways Most accurate post mortem intervel - Answer last known alive-----found dead corneal clouding - Answer Tache Noire, dark bands in eyes from drying. seen for few hours after death post mortem interval (livor morits) - Answer settling of blood in vessels in the most dependent areas of the body due to gravity; onset 30 mins-4 hours. will not settle where there is pressure to body surface.