The Autopsy -- Meet Morgana the Diener

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

1. Mo is a Diener. Dieners are also called Morgue Attendants or Autopsy Assistants. I'm sure you get the point. Mo enters the office at 6:49 a.m. and grabs a cup of coffee, then picks up her messages. Multiple vehicle accident 3:11 a.m. with the victim pronounced dead at the scene. The impact was driver point to driver point. Emergency responders report that the victim was not wearing seatbelts. No skid marks from decedent's vehicle prior to impact indicates ________? She copies to the ME, as this information will be included in the final report. decedent may have been asleep prior to impact any of these decedent may have had a medical condition decedent may have died prior to impact

2. At 9:39 a.m. Mo receives the body which is in a white plastic body bag with a zipper that ________? runs straight, up and down the middle is in the shape of a "D" is in the shape of a "J" any of these

3. At 10:25 a.m., Mo begins setting up for the autopsy on last night's auto accident victim. Which of the following would not be a tool used during the autopsy? Two foot pruning shears Twelve inch kitchen knife Eight inch steak knife All of these tools could be used

4. At 10:50 a.m., Mo lays out the clothing and safety supplies that will be worn during the autopsy; scrub suits, gowns, gloves, shoe covers and face masks/shields. Mo pops on the soundtrack from the movie "Bedrooms and Hallways," and double checks to make sure the new gloves are made of ________ instead of vinyl or latex. Nitrile Bataan Leyte Oriskany

5. At 11:25 a.m., Mo moves the body to the autopsy table. She removes the body from the white body bag and the external examination is begun under the direction of the ME. Clothing and personal possessions are removed and catalogued. The head is normocephalic and the scalp is covered by long (up to 73 cm) light blonde hair. Prominent light brown sideburns are noted which extend below the level of the ear lobe, bilaterally. The ________ are blue, the pupils are round and measure 6 mm and 5 mm, respectively, left to right. Ivasiuk Ibert Irides Imbrie

6. The ME reports that no evidence of therapeutic intervention is noted over the surface of the body. No scars, tattoos or identifying marks are noted over the surface of the body. The right femur shows mobility and ________, consistent with right femoral fractures. crenellation crepitance cretonne creosote

7. Mo opens the body using the standard Y-shaped incision, which reveals approximately 5 cm of ________ fat overlying unremarkable red-brown musculature. subcutaneous subaltern subduction suborbital

8. What is wrong with the following sentence? Mo uses a scalpel to cut from ear to ear over the crown of the head. She then takes a Stryker saw and makes her skillful cut(s) in order to remove the calvarium. Nothing is wrong with this statement. The calvarium is not located in the head. By law, a Diener is not allowed to perform this task. Stryker saws are only used for metal cutting.

9. The left pleural space is remarkable for the presence of 1,800 ml of predominantly liquid blood within which small fragments of ________ are observed. uncinus fibratus spissatus coagulum

10. At 1:57 p.m. Mo has finished closing and washing the body and still has to contact the funeral home. Another Diener is cleaning up the autopsy suite while the ME finishes his dictation of the ________ autopsy just performed. "Hey," the ME yells. "How about lunch? I'll buy, YOU fly?" "Sure!" Mo yells back. "And you can pick up those other two bodies on the way back?" "Oy vey!" Mo mutters. "There is just no rest for the weary!" vile disgusting gross atrocious