Medical and Dental Professionals in Forensics

Adults still having all their teeth would have a total of _____ permanent teeth. 32 20 42 28

32

Forensic odontologist services are not frequently used because _____. DNA analysis is a more accurate means of identification and has replaced it they are very busy with high profile forensic cases it is very time consuming they do not have credentials which allow them to give expert witness testimony

DNA analysis is a more accurate means of identification and has replaced it

The first American to use odontology as a means of identification was _____. Ted Bundy Paul Revere George Washington Dr. J. Warren

Paul Revere

Which of the following boards offers accreditation for the Office of a Medical Examiner? The National Association of Medical Doctors The National Association of Autopsy Standards The Checklist of Accreditation The National Association of Medical Examiners

The National Association of Medical Examiners

Which of the following signs the death certificate, documenting the cause of death in case of sudden death or a crime? the first responding officer CSI head investigator a judge hearing the case a Medical Examiner

a Medical Examiner

medical examiner

a licensed, trained medical doctor working in forensic medicine

forensic pathologist

a medical doctor, board certified to give legal consultation related to death and diseases

coroner

a representative of the state, licensed to hold inquests and autopsies to determine cause of death

Pathologists need good _____ skills in order to answer questions and relate empathetically in cases of wrongful death. communication dissecting legal forensic

communication

Which of the following is not an actual medicolegal career? forensic pathologist medical examiner coroner forensic pathology lab technician

coroner

An autopsy is required in cases of sudden death. Which one of the following would NOT necessitate an autopsy? death of a person dying of cancer death of a teenager in an automobile crash death of a 40-year-old man at the scene of a robbery death of the victim at the Willow Lane scene

death of a person dying of cancer

The _____ system, which includes the teeth, supplies energy for the body by digesting the food eaten every day. respiratory circulatory digestive nervous

digestive

_____ is known as the hardest substance in the human body, making teeth a very good means of identification of even very badly decomposed bodies. bone hair enamel dentin

enamel

A person called to assist in odontology identification at the scene of mass disasters needs to have which of the following traits? ethical, able to withstand gore and odors, attention for detail, quick responder attention to detail, follows instructions accurately, likes CSI dramas attention to detail, enjoys gore and strong odors, likes police dramas ethical, able to withstand gore and odors, attention for detail, follows instructions accurately

ethical, able to withstand gore and odors, attention for detail, follows instructions accurately

Forensic pathology lab workers, who are required to have a minimum of a high school education, often provide specialty skills in the lab and are called _____. forensic pathology assistants forensic pathology technicians forensic pathologists forensic coroners

forensic pathology technicians

forensic psychologist

holding a doctorate in criminal behavioral studies but is not a medical doctor

Forensic odontology would NOT be useful for _____. identification of victims of the 9/11 attacks on the Twin Towers identification of individuals buried in a mass grave discovered after a war identification of victims found after a huge house fire identification of a perpetrator who left behind his car keys

identification of a perpetrator who left behind his car keys

A fired worker who fakes mental harassment by his boss in order to explain his unfair treatment _____. is malingering is insane is psychotic has a mental illness

is malingering

forensic odontologist

minimum education is dental post graduate and forensic training

dental assistant

minimum education of high school and training in a dental office

Which of the following is an example of what a personal dentist could do in a civil case? offer expert testimony offer dental facts about personal injury caused by malpractice convict the attacker and identifying the perpetrator submit the results of a dental identity study of an unknown victim

offer dental facts about personal injury caused by malpractice

Mass disaster victim identification often uses _____ if available from the family. victim DNA samples personal dental records bite marks left on the victim a microscope

personal dental records

A mental illness causing one to think falsely that there is a conspiracy and that somebody is out to kill them is called _____. psychosis schizophrenia depression malingering

psychosis

Permission for an autopsy must be given by _____ except in the case of a crime-related death. the next of kin a judge a coroner a forensic pathologist

the next of kin

Forensic health care hospitals' workers usually work in _____. wards which are secured with locks and security systems the courts of law the daytime secured wards where a patient has absolutely no rights at all

wards which are secured with locks and security systems