The Modes of Death Recognized by Law Include All of the Following

question 37

Multiple Choice

The modes of death recognized by law include all of the following categories EXCEPT

• A) accident.
• B) homicide.
• C) mature death.
• D) suicide.

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Definitions:

Diffusion Coefficient

Measure of how easily a gas diffuses through a liquid or tissue.

Surface Tension

The elastic tendency of a fluid surface which makes it acquire the least surface area possible.

Lung Recoil

Decrease in the size of an expanded lung as a result of a decrease in the size (volume) of its alveoli; due to elastic recoil of elastic fibers surrounding alveoli and water surface tension of a thin film of water within alveoli.

Respiratory Muscles

The muscles involved in the process of breathing, including the diaphragm and intercostal muscles.