The Autopsy -- A Brief Glimpse

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1. Generally, an autopsy is performed by a specialized medical doctor called a(n) ? Pathologist Undertaker Coroner Mortician

2. The morgue attendant who assists with the autopsy, is also known as a ? Dehner Deener Diener Deaner

3. The body is usually opened using an incision that is ? X-shaped Y-shaped W-shaped Z-shaped

4. One of the next steps consists of peeling the muscle, skin and soft tissues off the chest wall using an instrument called a(n) ? Oueme Vaal Groot Scalpel

5. Opening the rib cage and removing the chest plate can be accomplished with the use of a tool called a(n) ? Armored gurnard Knifejaw Burrowing goby Rib cutter

6. What tool is used to open the intestines? Enterotome scissors Zeigler's knife Tookes' knife Enucleation scissors

7. The Rokitansky method pertains to ? Embalming methods Cremation techniques The actual Autopsy Report Organ removal

8. The term 'normocephalic' refers to the ? Cardiovascular system Internal organs Head Genitourinary system

9. What tool is used to close the body at the conclusion of the autopsy? Hagedorn needle Crawford needle Tuohy needle Husted needle

10. Finally, a Post Mortem Examination Report is prepared. What is the correct term referring to the deceased? Decedent Descendent Decadent Descendant