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Exam 1 Study Index
Flashcards over Pathology
Term | Definition |
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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 |