Question 1

Organ donors are declared dead by the criteria of

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A)   cardiac or brain death rules.
B)   presumed consent rules.
C)   directed donation rules.
D)   organ transplant center rules.E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 2

Death certificates aid in crime detection.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

What is the coroner or medical examiner also known as?

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A)   A death investigator
B)   The bondsman
C)   U.S. Standards officer
D)   DeputyE) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 4

In the text, what are "ick" and "jinx" factors related to?

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A)   Organ donation
B)   Autopsies
C)   Japan's brain death debate
D)   Cemeteries in your neighborhoodE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 5

The Uniform Determination of Death Act was proposed by the

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A)   American Bar Association.
B)   President's Commission for the Study of Ethical Problems in Medicine.
C)   Harvard Medical School Ad Hoc Committee to Examine Brain Death.
D)   American Medical Association.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 6

In a study of more than 300 homicides in a major American city, it was found that

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A)   the more affluent the victim, the more likely the killer would be punished.
B)   the more violent the method of killing, the more likely the killer would be punished.
C)   the more intimate the relationship between killer and victim, the less likely the killer would be punished.
D)   the more affluent the killer, the less likely the killer would be punished.E) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 7

What accounts for the reluctance to actively pursue organ transplantation in Japan?

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A)   Japanese physicians' practice "open door" medicine.
B)   Japanese are concerned about keeping the body intact.
C)   The criteria for brain death are applied too strictly.
D)   Death is viewed as a medically determined phenomenon.E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 8

What are the different modes of death on a typical death certificate?

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A)   Accidental, suspicious, homicidal, and natural
B)   Intentional, suspicious, homicidal, and natural
C)   Accidental, suicidal, homicidal, and natural
D)   Suicidal, unintentional, homicidal, and naturalE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 9

Where and when was the first 'breathing lung' transplant performed?

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A)   South Africa, 1967
B)   United States, 2012
C)   Japan, 2001
D)   United Kingdom, 1989E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 10

Historically, death has been ascertained by the absence of

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A)   heartbeat and breathing.
B)   consciousness.
C)   brain waves.
D)   heartbeat and brain waves.E) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 11

According to the Uniform Anatomical Gift Act, organ donation can be made by

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A)   the United Network for Organ Sharing.
B)   the Centers for Rare Diseases to further research.
C)   a decision made by the hospital ethics committee.
D)   the next of kin unless there was a known objection by the deceased.E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 12

The Uniform Anatomical Gift Act was revised in what year to simplify organ donation?

Accepted Answer

A)   1968
B)   1984
C)   1998
D)   2006E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 13

State laws differ in how they distinguish categories of manslaughter.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The most important legal procedure following a death is considered to be the

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A)   official registration of the death.
B)   publishing of the death notice.
C)   reading of the will of the deceased.
D)   distribution of property of the deceased.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 15

Which of the following are included in Veatch's four approaches to defining and determining death?
1)  Irreversible loss of flow of vital fluids
2)  Irreversible loss of the soul from the body
3)  Irreversible loss of communication with a higher spirit
4)  Irreversible loss of the capacity for bodily integration

Accepted Answer

A)   1, 2, and 3
B)   1, 2, and 4
C)   2, 3, and 4
D)   1, 3, and 4E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Exam 4: Death Systems: Mortality and Society

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What accounts for the reluctance to actively pursue organ transplantation in Japan?

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Where and when was the first 'breathing lung' transplant performed?

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The Uniform Anatomical Gift Act was revised in what year to simplify organ donation?

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What are the different modes of death on a typical death certificate?

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What is the coroner or medical examiner also known as?

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In a study of more than 300 homicides in a major American city, it was found that

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Organ donors are declared dead by the criteria of

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In the text, what are "ick" and "jinx" factors related to?

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Death certificates aid in crime detection.

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