Mastering the Morgue
Across
- 2. Visually inspecting the organs or tissues and describing what is seen.
- 4. A group of atoms held together by chemical bonds.
- 9. What happens physiologically (inside the body) to result in death
- 12. the front side of the body
- 15. A physician who performs an autopsy
- 16. A postmortem evaluation to determine cause of death.
- 17. A group of organs in a body that work together to perform a specific function.
- 19. A process where atoms and/or molecules are rearranged to transform matter.
- 21. An organ system that breaks down food to extract energy and nutrients and then evacuates remaining waste.
- 22. The circumstances that result in death, which are designated as natural or unnatural
- 23. The small molecules produced as byproducts during metabolism.
- 25. A naturally-occurring poison produced by living organisms
- 26. muscular sac which contains acids and enzymes and contracts rhythmically to break down food.
Down
- 1. Manufactured and extracted chemicals that are in our environment and produce adverse biological effects of any nature.
- 3. the change in body temperature after death
- 5. pooling of the body following death
- 6. Lies between the stomach and large intestine.
- 7. digestion by your body's use of acids and enzymes to break down foods into smaller molecules.
- 8. A muscular tube that transports food from mouth (oral cavity) to the stomach.
- 10. The chemical reaction processes of breaking down molecules and building up more complex molecules.
- 11. the stiffening of joints and muscles after death
- 13. A substance that the body needs to maintain life and health
- 14. A place where the bodies of dead persons are kept
- 18. digestion by the mechanical act of breaking down food into smaller parts.
- 20. The specific injury, trauma, or disease that directly caused the victim's death
- 24. the back side of the body