The Autopsy -- A Brief Glimpse

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

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 ? Z-shaped X-shaped Y-shaped W-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 Scalpel Groot Vaal

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

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

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

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

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

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