MEDICOLEGAL INVESTIGATION
FINAL EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
The primary responsibility of the UW medicolegal death investigation system is to
____________. - ANS - Certify the cause and manner of unnatural and unexplained deaths.
______________ is/are responsible for legal statutes defining what deaths must be
investigated and who must be responsible for that investigation. - ANS - Each state
ABMDI - ANS American Board of Medicolegal Death Investigators
A forensic ______________ is the specialist responsible for conducting forensic autopsies. -
ANS - Pathologist
In 1918, the first modern ME system in the US was established in _____________. - ANS -
New York City
A mixed medicolegal system can best described as one where _______________. - ANS - The
state has both medical examiners and coroners in different areas
Although what deaths must be investigated varies, certain types of deaths almost always
require a medicolegal investigation. Read the following list of deaths and select ALL that are
likely to require a medicolegal investigation. - ANS - A high-school student dies after being
admitted to the hospital with pox-like lesions
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, - A young adult male with no known health problems dies in a state penitentiary
- A 2 month old infant is found cold and unresponsive in their crib.
- A woman is found dead in her bathtub with slits on both wrists
- A middle age woman is found dead on a park bench
Forensic specialty boards were created to establish training standards for each specialty and
__________. - ANS - Offer examinations to demonstrate that practitioners have attained
some level competency in the field
Forensic Toxicologist - ANS - Analysis of blood to estimate blood alcohol levels at the time of
death.
Forensic chemist/drug analyst - ANS - Identification of a white powder from a bag found on a
decedent
Questioned Document Examiner - ANS - Analysis of handwriting on a suicide note
Firearm and Toolmark Examiner - ANS - Analysis of bullet found inside a decedent's body
Forensic Anthropologist - ANS - Analysis of trauma on skeletonized human remains
Forensic Botanist - ANS - Identification of sees and pollen recovered from a suspect's
clothing
DNA analyst - ANS - Skin cells found under the victim's fingernails
Forensic Odontologist - ANS - Comparison of the teeth from an unidentified skull with
antemortem (living) records of a missing person
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FINAL EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
The primary responsibility of the UW medicolegal death investigation system is to
____________. - ANS - Certify the cause and manner of unnatural and unexplained deaths.
______________ is/are responsible for legal statutes defining what deaths must be
investigated and who must be responsible for that investigation. - ANS - Each state
ABMDI - ANS American Board of Medicolegal Death Investigators
A forensic ______________ is the specialist responsible for conducting forensic autopsies. -
ANS - Pathologist
In 1918, the first modern ME system in the US was established in _____________. - ANS -
New York City
A mixed medicolegal system can best described as one where _______________. - ANS - The
state has both medical examiners and coroners in different areas
Although what deaths must be investigated varies, certain types of deaths almost always
require a medicolegal investigation. Read the following list of deaths and select ALL that are
likely to require a medicolegal investigation. - ANS - A high-school student dies after being
admitted to the hospital with pox-like lesions
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, - A young adult male with no known health problems dies in a state penitentiary
- A 2 month old infant is found cold and unresponsive in their crib.
- A woman is found dead in her bathtub with slits on both wrists
- A middle age woman is found dead on a park bench
Forensic specialty boards were created to establish training standards for each specialty and
__________. - ANS - Offer examinations to demonstrate that practitioners have attained
some level competency in the field
Forensic Toxicologist - ANS - Analysis of blood to estimate blood alcohol levels at the time of
death.
Forensic chemist/drug analyst - ANS - Identification of a white powder from a bag found on a
decedent
Questioned Document Examiner - ANS - Analysis of handwriting on a suicide note
Firearm and Toolmark Examiner - ANS - Analysis of bullet found inside a decedent's body
Forensic Anthropologist - ANS - Analysis of trauma on skeletonized human remains
Forensic Botanist - ANS - Identification of sees and pollen recovered from a suspect's
clothing
DNA analyst - ANS - Skin cells found under the victim's fingernails
Forensic Odontologist - ANS - Comparison of the teeth from an unidentified skull with
antemortem (living) records of a missing person
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