ABMDI

Anacephalic correct answer: An infant born without a brain. Coronal plane correct answer: The plane that divides the body into front and back (e.g, anterior [ventral] and posterior [dorsal]) halves Mid-sagittal plane correct answer: The plane that divides the body into right and left halves Transverse correct answer: The plane that divides the body into top and bottom (e.g. superior [cephalad] and inferior [caudal]) halves Lateral correct answer: Surface or portion of the body t...

ANECEPHALIC correct answer: An infant born without a brain BEREAVEMENT correct answer: Sorrow following the death of a loved one BRAIN DEATH correct answer: Final cessation of activity in the central nervous system, as indicated by a flat EEG or absence of cerebral blood flow for a predetermined period of time CARDIAC DEATH correct answer: Final cessation of activity in the cardiovascular system involving the heart and blood vessels CESSATION correct answer: The final stoppage o...

When a decedent is discovered in a public place and a crowd has gathered, the investigator should... correct answer: ...have the body shielded from view (by using a clean sheet, line of officers, automobile, etc.) and conduct a death scene investigation A 32 year-old male dies of AIDS; 30 days after the decedent's funeral , it is permissible for the death investigator to... correct answer: ...disclose information about the death to interested parties as permissible by statute The invest...

State Statues correct answer: Laws passed by the individual state government (Secretary of the State assembles) that governs the state Federal Statutes correct answer: Laws passed by the U.S. Congress and signed by the president. Statutes correct answer: Laws enacted by the legislative branch of government Vital Statistics correct answer: official records of births, marriages, divorces, and deaths Armed Forces Medical Examiner correct answer: Who conducts the forensic pathology ...