Tutorial 93 -- POSTMORTEM EXAMINATION PART 2

Postmortem Examination 1) External examination Clothes Built of body Marks of identification State of natural openings State of limbs Genitalia Rigor mortis Post mortem staining Ligature around neck Back Decomposition changes Postmortem artifact Detail Examination of external injuries In Suspended sexual assault case 2) Internal examination A) Head and Neck Scalp, skull bones Membranes Brain Base of skull Vertebrae Spinal cord Neck structures B) Thorax Walls, Ribs, cartilages Pleura, diaphragm Larynx, trachea, bronchi Right lungLeft lung Pericardium Heart Large vessels C) Abdomen Walls Peritoneum Peritoneal cavity Buccal cavity Oesophagus Stomach Small intestine Large intestine Liver and gall bladder Pancreas Spleen Kidney Urinary baldder Organ of generation 3)Viscera Preservation 4)Opinion