FSC100 Exam Review UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
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1. Methods of Identifica-
tion after Death
2. "Constitutio Criminalis
Carolina" (1530) issued
by Emperor Charles
V outlined the im-
portance of forensic
pathology in requir-
ing that medical tes-
timony in an integral
part of the proof and
trials involving deci-
sions about whether
the manner of death
was:
3. When does a foren-
sic pathologist get in-
volved?
4. What are the 2 mains
reasons a forensic
pathologist performs
an autopsy?
5. What is a forensic
pathologist?
6. Forensic pathologists
, Requires at least 14 years of university and most hold Master's degrees
Visual, photographic, clothing and
and/or PhD; Has knowledgeof the effects of disease and injury on the
personal effects, fingerprinting, den-tal
body in the context of the law
records, DNA
Can perform autopsies on ALL types of medicolegal cases including
Infanticide, homicide, abortion, or
poisoning homicide/criminally suspicious adult and pediatric cases
When the coroner is unable to
satisfactorily answer any of the 5 ques-
tions, when there is the possibility of
involvement of the criminal justice
system
Discovery, documentation
A medical doctor with specialist
certification in anatomical pathology and
additional training in forensic pathology;
, 7. Anatomical patholo- Can perform autopsies on non-homicide/non-criminally suspicious
gists can... adult cases
8. Pediatric pathologists Can perform autopsies on non-homicide/non-criminally suspicious pe-
can... diatric cases
9. Cause of death The actual trauma, event, disease or illness that triggers the physiological
processes resulting in death (ex. asphyxia)
10. Immediate cause of The disease, injury, or complication that directly precedes death, and
death which is the ultimate consequence of the underlying cause of death
11. Underlying (proximate) The disease or injury which initiates the chain of events ultimately leading
cause of death to the cessation of life
12. Mechanism of death Defined as the physiologic or functional derangement resulting in failure
of one or more vital organs; usually does not require mention in the
certificate of death (ex. cardiac arrhythmia, exsanguination, respiratory
arrest etc...)
13. Manner of death The means by which death occurred: accident, suicide, homicide, natural,
undetermined
14. The pending cause of If the autopsy of the COD remains unknown, a pathologist may choose to
death give the COD as "pending" to investigate toxicology, histology, medical
charts, police investigation
15. Goals of the medicole- Determine the cause of death, mechanism of death, time of death/timing
gal autopsy of injury, nature and mechanism of the injuries, give opinions, and trace
evidence collection
16. The triangle of death Natural disease; injury; toxicity
Answers
can...
1. Methods of Identifica-
tion after Death
2. "Constitutio Criminalis
Carolina" (1530) issued
by Emperor Charles
V outlined the im-
portance of forensic
pathology in requir-
ing that medical tes-
timony in an integral
part of the proof and
trials involving deci-
sions about whether
the manner of death
was:
3. When does a foren-
sic pathologist get in-
volved?
4. What are the 2 mains
reasons a forensic
pathologist performs
an autopsy?
5. What is a forensic
pathologist?
6. Forensic pathologists
, Requires at least 14 years of university and most hold Master's degrees
Visual, photographic, clothing and
and/or PhD; Has knowledgeof the effects of disease and injury on the
personal effects, fingerprinting, den-tal
body in the context of the law
records, DNA
Can perform autopsies on ALL types of medicolegal cases including
Infanticide, homicide, abortion, or
poisoning homicide/criminally suspicious adult and pediatric cases
When the coroner is unable to
satisfactorily answer any of the 5 ques-
tions, when there is the possibility of
involvement of the criminal justice
system
Discovery, documentation
A medical doctor with specialist
certification in anatomical pathology and
additional training in forensic pathology;
, 7. Anatomical patholo- Can perform autopsies on non-homicide/non-criminally suspicious
gists can... adult cases
8. Pediatric pathologists Can perform autopsies on non-homicide/non-criminally suspicious pe-
can... diatric cases
9. Cause of death The actual trauma, event, disease or illness that triggers the physiological
processes resulting in death (ex. asphyxia)
10. Immediate cause of The disease, injury, or complication that directly precedes death, and
death which is the ultimate consequence of the underlying cause of death
11. Underlying (proximate) The disease or injury which initiates the chain of events ultimately leading
cause of death to the cessation of life
12. Mechanism of death Defined as the physiologic or functional derangement resulting in failure
of one or more vital organs; usually does not require mention in the
certificate of death (ex. cardiac arrhythmia, exsanguination, respiratory
arrest etc...)
13. Manner of death The means by which death occurred: accident, suicide, homicide, natural,
undetermined
14. The pending cause of If the autopsy of the COD remains unknown, a pathologist may choose to
death give the COD as "pending" to investigate toxicology, histology, medical
charts, police investigation
15. Goals of the medicole- Determine the cause of death, mechanism of death, time of death/timing
gal autopsy of injury, nature and mechanism of the injuries, give opinions, and trace
evidence collection
16. The triangle of death Natural disease; injury; toxicity
