UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMAS

FACULTY OF MEDICINE AND SURGERY

DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL EDUCATION
MEDICAL BOARD REVIEW 2017
POST TEST: LEGAL MEDICINE
SATURDAY—_—‘L—‘_L3—_—_——,
A 5‘ "I A 1 a-”
August 5, 2017

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS: This questionnaire is composed of 100 items. On the box provided
in the front page of the Examination Answer Sheet, kindly write your W. All
final answers should be made on the back page of theW
provided for. SWOnly Mongol 1 may be used. Do not leave any blanks as this will be
considered incorrect. Do NOT detach the name stub. Submit your EAS only. Please be guided
accordingly.
TEST I: CHOOSE THE BEST ANSWER:

SELECT THE BESTT ANSWER: i

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1. Physical injury found opposite the site of application of force: w1r" "Sit-N (it!
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A. Coup-contre-coup injury a of" “as”;
B. Contre- coup injury “a”? wow“ . mt , 5,... f one
C. Coup injury (AM J," "NJ" , “,4 .' ,. "H pie-u
D. Locus minon's resistencia ” M won an h
2. It refers to pain on account of the involvement of the sensory nerve: “hms MM1‘44"“ 'r
A. Rub0r ..
B. Dolor ('3 ', :wjucul WM“
C. Calor ~ J
D. Loss of Function
3. Circumscn'be extravasation of blood in thesuKuutaneous tissue:
A. Contusion '
B. Petechiae "
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C. Hematoma u.‘h.."
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D. Ecchymosis x ‘ ’7

4. Extravasation or effusion of newly formed cavity underneath the skin:

A. Contusion a
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B. Petechiae ,.
C. Hematoma “1
D. Ecchymosik‘x” -‘." -
5. Depn'vindgg
a on‘either totally or partially, of some essential organs for reproduction

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C.
$0?tJ'lation
6. r duced by the spinning movement of the bullet:
. Muzzzle imprint
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. Tattooing w as" T."
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\b C. Smudging V .' v)
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D. Contusion Collar Sift: 5 ' CG" 5 "'“Pu’
7. The most reliable method of identification is:
A. Dental identification
8. DNA analysis ’ .‘ 'r '
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C. fingerprint - \\ _

D. Visual Identification
8. A term used to indicate wounds produced by explosions:
A. Lacerated wound
B. Shrapnel wound
C. Avulsion
D. Sharpnel wound

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 A 9. Medicine of the forum; or the law of courts:
A. Forensic Medicine
B. Medical Jurisprudence
C. Both a and b
D. None of the above
3), 10. Ill-treatment of another by deed without causing any injury like a slap on the face, or holding
j the arm tightly, is classified as:

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A. Slight Physical Injury .

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C. Serious Physical Injury - , 3-,.- 6-1,, _

D. Frustrated Homicide
D 11. A condition in which foreign matters are Introduced in the bloodstream causing sudden bjgck
of the blood flow: '
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A. Infection k.
B. Shock EM ‘-,
C. Hemorrhage I”.
., D. Embolism A V
D 12. Smudglng in gunshot wound of entrance, is usually seen up to a distance *-
U A. 3-6 inches away- I ‘ to) a r l c .1; ,. r*‘\."g\‘
B. 6-12 inches away- 5“ (it/2‘ { ‘ 34" ‘“
C. 24 inches away - ‘ s ‘ ' ,~ ,m ’3, L . 1.. ’ :v"!

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D. More than 36 inches away " ' ‘ V ‘ r J 1'
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13. A stellate gunshot wound is sometimes seen in:
A. Contact fire gunshot wound
B. Near fire gunshot wound ‘.

C. Distant fire gunshot wound ("“L ' n

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D. If it is within 24 inches \. “7

( 14. Peppen'ng in gunshot wound of entrance, is usuw‘wn up to a distance of:

A. 3-6 inches ' m ,i
B. 6-12 inches
C. 24 inches
D. more than 36 inches away
/- 15. An injury caused by sharp-edge imminent:
A. Stab wound “m
8. Chop wound
C. Incised wound
D. Punctured wound
16. Ar. injury caused by a Sharp-pointed instrument:
-’ A. Stab wound"
B. Chop wound
C. lIncisgd)’-wound , ,' ' , . l
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17. An a ' ' kwherein the wounding instrument is imprinted in the skin:
. A. assure abrasion .
V --_B. “Abrasion a La Signature” / 77m... n» N" (ow : e
C." Dragging Abrasion
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,i D. Graze Abrasion
LB, Occurs when there is irreversible coma, without possibility of resuscitation;
A. Cellular death
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B. Cardiorespiratory death
C. Brain death
D. Somatic death
19. Disease or injury that produces the physiological disruption in the body.
.’ A. Manner of death “m ‘ 1 ‘ 'V
B. Mechanism of death
C. Causes of death
D. Time of death

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 20. It is the rise of temperature of the body after death due to rapid and early putIefactive
changes. . v V , {I W
A. Postmortem lividity “W "I "1% 4w” “f. l ‘ bits J“ h
B. Postmortem contact flattening
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C. Postmortem calonc1ty ' tr
D. Postmortem rigidity
21. The whole body becomes stiff due to the contraction of the muscles.
A. Uvor mortis
B. Algor mortis
C. Rigor mortis
D. Putrefaction
22. The stiffening is due to the solidification of fats.
A. Putrefaction
B. Maceratlon
C. Saponification
D. cold stiffening
23. It is the accumulation of blood into the most dependent portions of the bodytdue m the pull
" of gravity. ;

L_ a A. Rigor mortis
B. Algor mortis
C. Livor mortis
D. Putrefaction

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IL J vessels. _ . . +7.
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B. Hypostatic lividity W41 “"1 u
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C. Diffusion lividity A' . w .‘L‘v t H “Ava—J (Lit
D. Postmortem contact flattening 9‘ rr-"— mm l'w MM 4 m:
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25. Condion wherein the fatty ssues of Wile transformed to soft brownish-white ‘3' .-- ..
substance known as “adipocere”. J
A. Putrefaction J
B. Maceratlon
C. Saponification
D. Mummification 5
.y' - 26. Laceration or rupture offlje‘bfinehn as a result of sexual intercourse.
‘ A. Carnal knowleg‘e',
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3:; Pymalionism
r‘ L 2,&33 to a truly virgin woman who has not borne a child.
~’ ‘ \_ A. Moral Virginity
‘ _ Q B. Physical Virginity
C. Virgo-intacta
D. Demi-virginity
29. The sexual act was done through abuse of authority or confidence:
A. Simple Seduction
B. Qualified Seduction
C. Abduction
D. Acts of Lasciviousness
30. A type of hymen wherein there are multiple hymenal openings.
A. Septate C. Imperforate
B. Cribn'forrn D. Crescentic

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C .\ 31. Sexual intercourse in the form of interlabial or interfemoral intercourse.
/. j A. Moral
/ ' 8. Physical Virginity
C. Demi-virginity
D. Virgo-intacta
‘ 32. An instrument used in examination of sexual abused like Rape.
( A. Electron Microscope
B. Colonoscopy
C. Colposcope
D. Endoscope
" 33. Molecular death is:
.5 A. Complete and irreversible cessation of brain, heart and lungs function A
8. Death of individual tissues and cells after somatic death " 7
C. Total loss of EEG Activity, but heart is functioning —— g a: w vol " K
D. Vitals functions are at low pitch that cannot be detected by clinical Q “y
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34. All are tests associated with cessation of circulation, except:

L” A. Winslow’s test
B. Magnus test
C. Diaphanous test
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35. Postmortem Calon'city is: . s,»- '
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A A. Increased temperature of the body within 2 haunl’gaf‘glealh
B. Rapid fail in temperature after death ”‘
C. Increased temperature after 6-8 hOUAi‘SNeaU'I
D. Decrease in temperature followed by
\ 36. Statement NOT true about n'gor mortis is: »_ , .
' r" A. Appears immediately after «Math
B. Affects both voluntary and in muscles
C. Indicates time since death We "‘ W“
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D. Results from fusion of actind myosin filaments

37. What is post mortem lividity? . "
A. The stiffening of aim after death. 4 hours.
B. Discoloration of the 4 hours.
C. Discolorab'on of thewbo'fly. Minutes to about an hour.
D. None of me cho‘ioes is correct
1 38. The following are classified as Gaseous poisons except:
A. Carbon, m‘onn'xide
B. Cam 'diox’ide . I
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.Cyanogen and cyanides
39. Which 'wing findings significantly point to drowning as a cause of death?
,chloride in the left ventn'cle is the same as in the right ventricle
’ heiwom'an’s hand and feet
‘_ "C. physical injun'es indicative of a struggle
, . D“. marked congestion of the trachea and bronchi which are filled with foreign bodies
_40. Accidental death of young children by suffocation either from the pressure of the
beddings and pillows or from the pressure of the unconscious or drunk mother is called
A. battering
B. overlaying
C. burking
D. mugging
y ' 41. Caused by mechanical occlusion of the air passages from the outside, by hand or any
if ‘3 ,_ object.
A. traumatic asphyxia
B. asphyxia by smothen'ng —
C. asphyxia choking a
D. asphyxia by mugging

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 42. Asphyxia by smothering with application of the materials usually handkerchiefs, linen or

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other cloth maten'ais to prevent air to have access to the mouth 0r nostrils is called:
A. gagging
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B. garroting
C. burking
D. mugging

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43. Medical knowledge for the purpose of law and administration of justice is studied in:
A. Legal medicine
B. Ethical medicine
C. Medical jurisprudence
D. Litigation Medicine
44. Characten'stic of contact gunshot wound seen when the muzzle is within a distance of 3-6
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rt inches away:
A. Singeing of hairs, smudging, tattooing
B. Smudging and tattooing
C. Singeing and tattooing
D. Tattooing or peppering only

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45. Rulings based on laws that affect or deal with the practice of medicine arddy‘ered‘ in:
A. Legal medicine I -
B. Forensic medicine
C. Litigation Medicine
D. Medical jurisprudence

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46. This condition is observed underwater scuba divers, salvage divers and pleasure swimmers:
A. Hypoban'sm
B. Hyperbarism
C. Bends
D. Chokes
47. An abrasion commonly seen in hanging and strWhon:
A. Scratch abrasion M" ‘
B. Brush burn abrasion '3..v4
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C. Fn’ction abrasion ‘3'

D. Impact abrasion \ ’
48. Sum total of all the reactions of W‘organ to trauma:
A. Physical Injury K"
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B. Wound -
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C. Hemorrh .
D. Vital r age
49. Abortion wherein Wis-Hemorrhage with dilatation, of the In'tema/ as and presence of
rhythmical pain. "’ ‘ "
Acigakned A.
\"table A.
issed A.,.
fl. Cn'minai A.
50. Kp lis under this section of Code of Sanitation:
y A. PD. 586, Sec. 95
B. PD. 658, Sec. 95
C. PD. 856, Sec. 85‘
D. PD. 856, Sec. 95

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