Death Investigation Final Exam Questions with Correct Answers
Forensics refers to the application of various field of science and medicine in the resolution of legal
proceedings and is derived from the word.... - Answers A) Formalin
B) Formula
C) Formidable
D) Forum
The local _______ department is the governing body that filters all death certificates to the National
Bureau of Vital Statistics - Answers A) Police
B) Fire
C) Health
D) Magistrate
Medications with the name of the decedent or ones in their possession need to be: - Answers A) Flushed
down the toilet
B)Collected and removed from the location where the body was found
C)Taken back to the pharmacy where they were filled
D)Left at the scene
In the case of scattered remains that can occur during a traffic, airplane, or train accident, it is best to: -
Answers A) Photograph the area and pick up all the remains and place them in one bag
B) Make a diagram and label the tissues in separate bags
C) Photograph the area and place a bright sticker on each part of the remains to easily identify the
remains
D) Only collect the largest pieces of the remains
Death certification is a(n): - Answers A) Official pronouncement of death of a decedent
B) Process of establishing a cause of death for official purposes
C) Document to allow the family to receive life insurance
D) The only proof that someone is deceased
Community-treating physicians may sign death certificates on their patients if they die of: - Answers A)
Homicide
, B) Drug overdose
C) Suicide
D) Natural death
A cause of death is: - Answers A) A medical description or diagnosis describing why someone is dead
B) A vital statistic collected from law enforcement
C) Not needed if the person dies after the age of 70
D) Documented by the funeral home director
The investigator is largely responsible for supplying what information on the death certificate? - Answers
A) Cause and manner of death
B) How the death-related injury occurred
C) Name, date, time, and location of death
D) Medical history
Rigor Mortis is: - Answers A) The part of the brain where critical thinking and awareness are centered
B) The part of the respiratory system that ceases at death
C) The postmortem stiffening of the body
D) The system of muscle bundles that contract to allow a person's limbs to move
Full Rigor Mortis: - Answers A) Is seen at the height of the muscle rigidty and at average household
temperature it occurs about 6 to 8 hours after death
B) Only occurs if the body is frozen
C) Occurs after decomposition
D) Is the postmortem settling of the blood
Livor Mortis: - Answers A) Is seen at the height of muscle rigidity and at average household
temperatures it occurs about 6 to 9 hours after death
B) Is only found on the back of the decedent
C) Is the postmortem settling of the blood
D) Is the organ in the body that creates insulin
The liquid condition of blood remains for: - Answers A) Approximately three days
Forensics refers to the application of various field of science and medicine in the resolution of legal
proceedings and is derived from the word.... - Answers A) Formalin
B) Formula
C) Formidable
D) Forum
The local _______ department is the governing body that filters all death certificates to the National
Bureau of Vital Statistics - Answers A) Police
B) Fire
C) Health
D) Magistrate
Medications with the name of the decedent or ones in their possession need to be: - Answers A) Flushed
down the toilet
B)Collected and removed from the location where the body was found
C)Taken back to the pharmacy where they were filled
D)Left at the scene
In the case of scattered remains that can occur during a traffic, airplane, or train accident, it is best to: -
Answers A) Photograph the area and pick up all the remains and place them in one bag
B) Make a diagram and label the tissues in separate bags
C) Photograph the area and place a bright sticker on each part of the remains to easily identify the
remains
D) Only collect the largest pieces of the remains
Death certification is a(n): - Answers A) Official pronouncement of death of a decedent
B) Process of establishing a cause of death for official purposes
C) Document to allow the family to receive life insurance
D) The only proof that someone is deceased
Community-treating physicians may sign death certificates on their patients if they die of: - Answers A)
Homicide
, B) Drug overdose
C) Suicide
D) Natural death
A cause of death is: - Answers A) A medical description or diagnosis describing why someone is dead
B) A vital statistic collected from law enforcement
C) Not needed if the person dies after the age of 70
D) Documented by the funeral home director
The investigator is largely responsible for supplying what information on the death certificate? - Answers
A) Cause and manner of death
B) How the death-related injury occurred
C) Name, date, time, and location of death
D) Medical history
Rigor Mortis is: - Answers A) The part of the brain where critical thinking and awareness are centered
B) The part of the respiratory system that ceases at death
C) The postmortem stiffening of the body
D) The system of muscle bundles that contract to allow a person's limbs to move
Full Rigor Mortis: - Answers A) Is seen at the height of the muscle rigidty and at average household
temperature it occurs about 6 to 8 hours after death
B) Only occurs if the body is frozen
C) Occurs after decomposition
D) Is the postmortem settling of the blood
Livor Mortis: - Answers A) Is seen at the height of muscle rigidity and at average household
temperatures it occurs about 6 to 9 hours after death
B) Is only found on the back of the decedent
C) Is the postmortem settling of the blood
D) Is the organ in the body that creates insulin
The liquid condition of blood remains for: - Answers A) Approximately three days
