Webquest+Autopsy

=**Introduction**= //**Who does the autopsy, and what happens during an autopsy? You will find out by doing this WebQuest.**//

=**The Task**= //**Upon completing this WebQuest you will be able to:**//
 * define //**forensic pathology**// and other terms;
 * describe the //**coroner**// and //**medical examiner**// systems and describe their differences and similarities;
 * distinguish between the **//cause of death//** and the //**manner of death**//;
 * describe //**medicolegal autopsy**// and explain when a coroner or medical examiner must perform an autopsy.

You will work independently and report your findings as instructed. Use the sources listed after each step in the process.

Your writing should be grammatically correct with correct sentence and paragraph structure.

=**The Process**= //**You may need to click on the "back" arrow at the top of the browser after viewing each of the websites provided.

If the number of headphones is limited in a classroom situation, part of the class can # 1-3 first, and the rest can start with #4 and 5.**//


 * 1) Use the resources listed to find the **forensic definitions** of the following terms: //**forensic pathology,**// //**coroner,**////**medical examiner**//**//, cause of death//**, //**manner of death**//, and //**medicolegal autopsy**// . Rewrite the definitions in your own words into a Word document. Save the file on the desktop as "yourname-autopsy". Your sources: **[|Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary]** or **[|Forensic Glossary]**
 * //**Time budget: 10 minutes**//
 * 1) In your Word document, below your terms, write a paragraph describing the difference between the **//coroner system//** and the //**medical examiner system**//. When is each system used? What type of education is required for each? How do they get their jobs (elected, appointed, etc.)? What are their duties? **[|Source 1] [|Source 2] [|Source 3] [|Source 4]**
 * //**Time budget: 10 minutes**//
 * 1) Write another paragraph describing the term "**//manner of death//**." How many manners of death are there? What are they? How does each happen? There are two additional manners of death sometimes listed. What are they and when are they used? How is manner of death different from "**//cause of death//**?" **[|Source 1] [|Source 2] [|Source 3]**
 * **//Time budget: 10 minutes//**

5. When done, go to a **second [|interactive autopsy]** and work through the entire sequence, including the video. Answer the following questions as you work through the autopsy (cut and paste the list into the Word document and then answer them in your own words):


 * **//Time budget: 30 minutes//**


 * 1) //**Describe an autopsy table.**//
 * 2) //**What parts of the body are tested for rigor mortis?**//
 * 3) //**What is lividity and what does it tell the pathologist?**//
 * 4) //**Describe a Y incision.**//
 * 5) //**How are the internal organs exposed?**//
 * 6) //**Describe the Rokitansky Method.**//
 * 7) //**List the organs that can be removed from the chest cavity, and their masses (you will weigh them in a later part of the autopsy).**//
 * 8) //**What is the main problem with examining a fresh brain?**//
 * 9) //**Who sews the body flaps back together?**//
 * 10) //**What is a Stryker saw? How does it work?**//

6. Now write a final paragraph summarizing an autopsy procedure. Who does it? When is it necessary? What does it involve? Save your file and leave it on the computer desktop (or other location determined by the computer lab technician).