Anatomy of an Autopsy
Across
- 2. What happens physiologically (inside the body) to result in death
- 3. A group of organs in a body that work together to perform a specific function
- 5. The circumstances that result in death, which are designated as natural or unnatural
- 6. nSystem that enables the body to move using muscles.
- 7. System to absorb nutrients and remove waste via the gastrointestinal tract, including the mouth, esophagus, stomach and intestines.
- 10. system that circulates blood around the body via the heart, arteries and veins, delivering oxygen and nutrients to organs and cells and carrying their waste products away.
- 12. The specific injury, trauma, or disease that directly caused the victim's death
- 14. Collects and processes information from the senses via nerves and the brain and tells the muscles to contract to cause physical actions.
- 15. back
- 17. also known as the Exocrine system:Skin, hair, nails, sweat and other exocrine glands
- 20. after death
- 21. System of reproductive organs required for the production of offspring.
Down
- 1. waste from the body.
- 4. A place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy.
- 8. also known as lymphatic system: Defends the body against pathogens that may harm the body.
- 9. also known as the renal system where the kidneys filter blood to produce urine, and get rid of waste.
- 11. a systematic examination of the body following death
- 13. Influences the function of the body using hormones.
- 16. system of bones that maintain the structure of the body and its organs
- 18. front
- 19. system that brings air into and out of the lungs to absorb oxygen and release carbon dioxide