Forensic Pathology — Flashcards

Flashcard 41: Only voluntary muscles contract in cadaveric _____

Answer: spasm

Flashcard 42: _____ minutes of heat application is required for the skull to crack

Answer: 20

Flashcard 43: Warm and humid weather is a favourable condition for _____ formation.

Answer: adipocere (post-mortem change)

Flashcard 44: Time since death (PMI) can be calculated using which formula (based on rectal temperature in °F)?

Answer: (98.4 - Rectal Temperature) / 1.5

Extra: The rate of cooling of the body (Algor mortis) is used to estimate the post-mortem interval (PMI). - **In Fahrenheit (°F):** (98.4 - Rectal Temp) / 1.5 - **In Celsius (°C):** (37 - Rectal Temp) / 0.67 The denominator represents the average rate of fall of temperature per hour.

Flashcard 45: Early signs of death denote which type of death?

Answer: Cellular (Molecular) death

Flashcard 46: The conditions favorable for mummification include _____ weather and shallow graves

Answer: hot

Flashcard 47: Fixation of hypostasis occurs _____ hours after death.

Answer: 6-12 hours

Flashcard 48: Immediate signs of death denote _____ death

Answer: somatic

Flashcard 49: No vital reaction is seen in a(n) _____-mortem wound

Answer: Post (Ante/Post)

Flashcard 50: IOP reaches zero at the end of _____ hours after death

Answer: 2