What is another term for Exhumination?

disinterment

What is the willful deliberate and painless acceleration of death of a person called?

Euthanasia

What does Cutis Galina signify?

This signifies that the corpse has been in water for sometime

What manner of death is NOT autopsied?

death occurring in a natural manner

What is Post-mortem lividity?

This happens when blood accumulates in the most dependent portions of a dead body

What does Algor Mortis refer to?

cooling of the body

What is Adioocere formation?

In a cadaver, this is the soft brownish white substance that results from the chemical change of body fat which takes place in wet conditions

What is Marbolization?

The prominence and coloration of superficial veins more visible among people with fair complexion during decomposition.

What is the first stage of muscular changes after death?

Muscular irritability

What is post-mortem caloricity due to?

Early putretactive changes

What type of asphyxial death may be caused by living in very high altitude?

Anoxic

What is the average time required for death in drowning?

2 to 5 minutes

Which part of the body should be tested in suspected cases of lead poisoning?

Liver

What is the most prominent sign of death?

progressive fall of body temperature

What is the biological test of farnum used for?

To determine whether semen is of human origin or not

What is Gettler's test?

It is a quantitative determination of the chloride content of the blood in the right and left ventricle of the heart

Which bone can be most informative regarding the sex of the owner of the skeleton?

Pelvis

What characteristic of the face is indicative of approaching death?

Hippocratic facies

What method can be used to approximate the height of a cadaver with the extremities missing?

measure the length of the head and multiply by 8

How can one determine whether hair is of human or animal origin?

by determination of medullary index

How long do undisturbed fingerprints last in a crime scene?

Years

What characterizes the hair of an old person?

• fine
• deficient of pigments
• devoid of medulla

What chemical test can be used to determine if a stain is of blood origin?

Benzidine test

Which characteristics of a person are not easily changed?

gait, mannerisms and speech

What is Dactylography?

It is the art and study of recording fingerprints as a means of identification

What is the DNA typing method where a small sample size is chemically amplified to produce large amounts?

Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) Method

Which test is used to determine whether or not semen is of human origin?

Precipitin

Which test is positive to any substance containing hemoglobin?

The Takayama test

How is diaphanus test done to determine peripheral circulation?

Spread fingers wide and view through strong light

When are fingerprints formed?

They are formed in the fetus during the fourth week of pregnancy.