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Exam 1 Study Index
Flashcards over Pathology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Meningeal layers | The delicate inner layer is the pia mater. The middle layer is the arachnoid, a web-like structure filled with fluid that cushions the brain. The tough outer layer is called the dura mater. |
| Bones of the human body | |
| Decomposition timeline | fresh (aka autolysis), bloat, active decay, advanced decay, and dry/skeletonized |
| Mummification | |
| Putrefaction | |
| Saponification | |
| Adipocere | |
| Sublimation | |
| Tardieu spots | Blood Settling |
| Tache noir | |
| Autolysis/Putrefaction | |
| Blanching | |
| Anatomical directions | |
| Prone/Spine | |
| Anterior/Posterior | |
| Superior/Inferior | |
| Media/Lateral | |
| Proximal/Distal | |
| Planes of the Body | |
| Sagittal/Coronal/Transverse | |
| Axial skeleton | |
| Appendicular skeleton | |
| Abrasion | |
| Laceration | |
| Contusion | |
| Avulsion | |
| Chopping Injury | |
| Livor mortis | Settling of blood in the body due to gravity. |
| Pallor mortis | |
| Rigor mortis | |
| Death- difinition | |
| Post- mortem cooling | Cooling of the human body at the skin surface. |
| Conduction | Transfer of heat by direct contact to another object. |
| Radiation | Transfer of heat to the surrounding air by inferred rays. |
| Convection | Transfer of heat through moving air currents adjacent of body. |
| Cooling rate- times | |
| Fractures | |
| Transverse/Displaced/Compression/Spiral | |
| Blunt Trama | |
| Tissue bridges | |
| Peritonitis | |
| Exsanguination |