Entomology & Autopsy Quiz Study Guide

Who can request an autopsy?

A family member/close friend.

All types of insect species arrive at the body almost immediately after it dies.

False

What does PMI stand for?

Post Mortem Interval

What keeps the brain in the cranial cavity once the skull has been removed?

The spinal cord.

Some species will get to the body first because they feed on the fresh corpse while others are attracted to one that has been dead longer.

True

A forensic entomologist is...

a person who studies insects to gain clues about a crime.

Which is/are not one of the two major types of insects entomologists observe?

bees

Which of the following is the correct order of the life cycle of a blow fly?

egg- 1st instar- 2nd instar- 3rd instar- larva- pupa- adult

Prior to 72 hours after death, livor Morris, rigor Morris, and algor Morris are used to determine the time of death instead of *blank* evidence.

entomological

How does temperature have an effect on insect evidence?

high temperatures speed up an insect's life cycle

The major variable in a fly's life cycle is.

mositure

What can entomologists know by studying the insects at a crime scene?

the PMI

Which of the following is not a common factor that could have an effect on insect evidence?

the age the person was when they died

What does postmortem interval mean?

the time that has passed since the victim died.