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1. A 32-year-old male dies of AIDS; 30 days after the b. Disclose info about the
decedent's funeral, it is permissible for the death in- death to interested parties
vestigator to: as permissible by statute
a. Release pictures taken at the scene to the media
b. Disclose info about the death to interested parties
as permissible by statute
c. Inform the media as to the COD
d. Release info to the NOK
e. None of the above
2. Abrasion Superficial loss of skin by
the process of friction
3. Additional info that should be sought in cases of sus- e. All of the above
pected child abuse includes:
a. Whether one parent was absent at the time of in-
jury
b. Whether a non-natural parent or paramour was the
caregiver of the victim at the time of injury
c. Photographs of the object causing injury or the
place of injury
d. Previous injures suffered by the child
e. All of the above
4. Affect The conscious, subjective
aspect of an emotion,
typically considered apart
from bodily changes
5. Automatic Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS) A comprehensive method
of identifying fingerprints
6. AIDS
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An infectious disease
caused by the HIV
7. All of the following items are useful in estimating the d. The amount of blood
time of death EXCEPT: present at the scene
a. Rigor mortis
b. Maggot infection
c. Newspapers accumulated at the scene
d. The amount of blood present at the scene
e. Blanching of lividity
8. Ambient A condition that complete-
ly surrounds or encom-
passes something
9. Anecephalic An infant born without a
brain
10. Anemia Deficiency of red blood
cells
11. Aneurysm An abnormal, permanent
dilation of an artery, usu-
ally caused by infection or
atherosclerosis
12. Angiography The radiographic visual-
ization of blood vessels af-
ter they are filled with con-
trast media
13. Anomaly
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A marked deviation from
normal; for example, con-
genital defects
14. Anoxia A lack of oxygen typically
incompatible with life
15. Antemortem Occurring before death
16. Antemortem Blood Sample An initial blood sample
that usually is obtained
when the subject arrives
at the hospital ER, be-
fore additional diagnostic
or therapeutic treatment is
initiated
17. Antibody A protein that attaches to
or inactivates a specific
antigen
18. Anticoagulant A chemical that prevents
blood from clotting
19. Antigen A protein that stimulates
the production of a specif-
ic antibody
20. Arthropod Any of the phylum of the
invertebrate animals that
have a jointed body and
limbs
21. Artifact
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Artificially produced injury
to a body
22. As an investigator, which of the following injuries b. Injuries inconsistent
would make you MOST suspect child battering?: with the explained mode
a. Fracture of long bones of injury
b. Injuries inconsistent with the explained mode of
injury
c. A history of a fall
d. Thermal burns of the body
e. Bruises to the body
23. Asphyxia Lack of oxygen in the tis-
sues of the body and in-
terference with the oxy-
genation of the blood
24. Authorization Official permission grant-
ed by a superior
25. Authorization for organ/tissue procurement is consid- d. The decedent's NOK or
ered valid if: rep has given consent
a. A donor designation appears on the decedent's
drivers license
b. A donor card with the decedent's name is found in
his/her wallet or purse
c. An emergency room physician gives permission
d. The decedent's NOK or rep has given consent
e. No NOK can be located
26. Authorization to conduct a medicolegal autopsy must b. The coroner or ME
be provided by: when jurisdiction is estab-
a. The decedent's NOK lished
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1. A 32-year-old male dies of AIDS; 30 days after the b. Disclose info about the
decedent's funeral, it is permissible for the death in- death to interested parties
vestigator to: as permissible by statute
a. Release pictures taken at the scene to the media
b. Disclose info about the death to interested parties
as permissible by statute
c. Inform the media as to the COD
d. Release info to the NOK
e. None of the above
2. Abrasion Superficial loss of skin by
the process of friction
3. Additional info that should be sought in cases of sus- e. All of the above
pected child abuse includes:
a. Whether one parent was absent at the time of in-
jury
b. Whether a non-natural parent or paramour was the
caregiver of the victim at the time of injury
c. Photographs of the object causing injury or the
place of injury
d. Previous injures suffered by the child
e. All of the above
4. Affect The conscious, subjective
aspect of an emotion,
typically considered apart
from bodily changes
5. Automatic Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS) A comprehensive method
of identifying fingerprints
6. AIDS
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An infectious disease
caused by the HIV
7. All of the following items are useful in estimating the d. The amount of blood
time of death EXCEPT: present at the scene
a. Rigor mortis
b. Maggot infection
c. Newspapers accumulated at the scene
d. The amount of blood present at the scene
e. Blanching of lividity
8. Ambient A condition that complete-
ly surrounds or encom-
passes something
9. Anecephalic An infant born without a
brain
10. Anemia Deficiency of red blood
cells
11. Aneurysm An abnormal, permanent
dilation of an artery, usu-
ally caused by infection or
atherosclerosis
12. Angiography The radiographic visual-
ization of blood vessels af-
ter they are filled with con-
trast media
13. Anomaly
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A marked deviation from
normal; for example, con-
genital defects
14. Anoxia A lack of oxygen typically
incompatible with life
15. Antemortem Occurring before death
16. Antemortem Blood Sample An initial blood sample
that usually is obtained
when the subject arrives
at the hospital ER, be-
fore additional diagnostic
or therapeutic treatment is
initiated
17. Antibody A protein that attaches to
or inactivates a specific
antigen
18. Anticoagulant A chemical that prevents
blood from clotting
19. Antigen A protein that stimulates
the production of a specif-
ic antibody
20. Arthropod Any of the phylum of the
invertebrate animals that
have a jointed body and
limbs
21. Artifact
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Artificially produced injury
to a body
22. As an investigator, which of the following injuries b. Injuries inconsistent
would make you MOST suspect child battering?: with the explained mode
a. Fracture of long bones of injury
b. Injuries inconsistent with the explained mode of
injury
c. A history of a fall
d. Thermal burns of the body
e. Bruises to the body
23. Asphyxia Lack of oxygen in the tis-
sues of the body and in-
terference with the oxy-
genation of the blood
24. Authorization Official permission grant-
ed by a superior
25. Authorization for organ/tissue procurement is consid- d. The decedent's NOK or
ered valid if: rep has given consent
a. A donor designation appears on the decedent's
drivers license
b. A donor card with the decedent's name is found in
his/her wallet or purse
c. An emergency room physician gives permission
d. The decedent's NOK or rep has given consent
e. No NOK can be located
26. Authorization to conduct a medicolegal autopsy must b. The coroner or ME
be provided by: when jurisdiction is estab-
a. The decedent's NOK lished
