ABMDI Study Test Questions and
Complete Solutions Graded A+
A 32-year-old male dies of AIDS; 30 days after the decedent's funeral, it is permissible for the death
investigator to:
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 - Answer: b. Disclose info about the death to interested parties as permissible by
statute
Abrasion - Answer: Superficial loss of skin by the process of friction
Additional info that should be sought in cases of suspected child abuse includes:
a. Whether one parent was absent at the time of injury
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 - Answer: e. All of the above
Affect - Answer: The conscious, subjective aspect of an emotion, typically considered apart from bodily
changes
Automatic Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS) - Answer: A comprehensive method of identifying
fingerprints
AIDS - Answer: An infectious disease caused by the HIV
All of the following items are useful in estimating the time of death EXCEPT:
,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 - Answer: d. The amount of blood present at the scene
Ambient - Answer: A condition that completely surrounds or encompasses something
Anecephalic - Answer: An infant born without a brain
Anemia - Answer: Deficiency of red blood cells
Aneurysm - Answer: An abnormal, permanent dilation of an artery, usually caused by infection or
atherosclerosis
Angiography - Answer: The radiographic visualization of blood vessels after they are filled with contrast
media
Anomaly - Answer: A marked deviation from normal; for example, congenital defects
Anoxia - Answer: A lack of oxygen typically incompatible with life
Antemortem - Answer: Occurring before death
Antemortem Blood Sample - Answer: An initial blood sample that usually is obtained when the subject
arrives at the hospital ER, before additional diagnostic or therapeutic treatment is initiated
Antibody - Answer: A protein that attaches to or inactivates a specific antigen
Anticoagulant - Answer: A chemical that prevents blood from clotting
, Antigen - Answer: A protein that stimulates the production of a specific antibody
Arthropod - Answer: Any of the phylum of the invertebrate animals that have a jointed body and limbs
Artifact - Answer: Artificially produced injury to a body
As an investigator, which of the following injuries would make you MOST suspect child battering?:
a. Fracture of long bones
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 - Answer: b. Injuries inconsistent with the explained mode of injury
Asphyxia - Answer: Lack of oxygen in the tissues of the body and interference with the oxygenation of
the blood
Authorization - Answer: Official permission granted by a superior
Authorization for organ/tissue procurement is considered valid if:
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 - Answer: d. The decedent's NOK or rep has given consent
Authorization to conduct a medicolegal autopsy must be provided by:
a. The decedent's NOK
b. The coroner or ME when jurisdiction is established
Complete Solutions Graded A+
A 32-year-old male dies of AIDS; 30 days after the decedent's funeral, it is permissible for the death
investigator to:
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 - Answer: b. Disclose info about the death to interested parties as permissible by
statute
Abrasion - Answer: Superficial loss of skin by the process of friction
Additional info that should be sought in cases of suspected child abuse includes:
a. Whether one parent was absent at the time of injury
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 - Answer: e. All of the above
Affect - Answer: The conscious, subjective aspect of an emotion, typically considered apart from bodily
changes
Automatic Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS) - Answer: A comprehensive method of identifying
fingerprints
AIDS - Answer: An infectious disease caused by the HIV
All of the following items are useful in estimating the time of death EXCEPT:
,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 - Answer: d. The amount of blood present at the scene
Ambient - Answer: A condition that completely surrounds or encompasses something
Anecephalic - Answer: An infant born without a brain
Anemia - Answer: Deficiency of red blood cells
Aneurysm - Answer: An abnormal, permanent dilation of an artery, usually caused by infection or
atherosclerosis
Angiography - Answer: The radiographic visualization of blood vessels after they are filled with contrast
media
Anomaly - Answer: A marked deviation from normal; for example, congenital defects
Anoxia - Answer: A lack of oxygen typically incompatible with life
Antemortem - Answer: Occurring before death
Antemortem Blood Sample - Answer: An initial blood sample that usually is obtained when the subject
arrives at the hospital ER, before additional diagnostic or therapeutic treatment is initiated
Antibody - Answer: A protein that attaches to or inactivates a specific antigen
Anticoagulant - Answer: A chemical that prevents blood from clotting
, Antigen - Answer: A protein that stimulates the production of a specific antibody
Arthropod - Answer: Any of the phylum of the invertebrate animals that have a jointed body and limbs
Artifact - Answer: Artificially produced injury to a body
As an investigator, which of the following injuries would make you MOST suspect child battering?:
a. Fracture of long bones
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 - Answer: b. Injuries inconsistent with the explained mode of injury
Asphyxia - Answer: Lack of oxygen in the tissues of the body and interference with the oxygenation of
the blood
Authorization - Answer: Official permission granted by a superior
Authorization for organ/tissue procurement is considered valid if:
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 - Answer: d. The decedent's NOK or rep has given consent
Authorization to conduct a medicolegal autopsy must be provided by:
a. The decedent's NOK
b. The coroner or ME when jurisdiction is established
