Fetal Pig Autopsy Report

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Autopsy Report “Fetal Pig” Michael Reyes Hodges University BSC 1122 Professor Shoff, PhD. April 10, 2014 SUMMARY OF CLINICAL HISTORY: The autopsy commenced at approximately 1:00 PM EST, March 18, 2014, led by the Dream team: Michael Reyes, James Curtis, Theodore Cliser, and Ryan Parker. The examination in question will be exercised on the cadaver of a fetal pig (male), presented in a transparent, vacuum sealed bag to determine the specific cause of death. Information disclosed indicates the presence of suspicious and/or criminal circumstances. In turn, an extensive analysis program will be implemented concerning external, internal, and testing of tissues and bodily fluids for the presence of chemicals (drugs, toxins, etc.). DESCRIPTION OF GROSS LESIONS: EXTERNAL EXAMINATION: The cadaver (body) was well preserve at 25ºC, intact, and in full gestation weighing in at 1.6 kg (3.52 lbs.) with a length of 32 cm. The determination of age was approximately one hundred and fifteen days. Legal documentation and history for the subject was non-existent; therefore, age was assessed by examining the erupted lateral and central incisors, and canines. The complexion (overall skin coloration) appeared pinkish-white indicating that (1) the subject was well nourished and (2) physical development appeared average. Rigor mortis and livor mortis were absent. There were negative signs of peripheral edema; swelling of tissues, usually in the lower limbs, due to the accumulation of fluids. The conjunctival surface of the eyes presented no signs of petechial hemorrhaging; capillary hemorrhage into the skin, forming petechiae. Ears appeared normal, no sign of abnormality or foul play. Along the anterior cranial fossa; a depression in the floor of the cranial vault which houses the projecting frontal lobes of the brain, possessed a contusion (discolored and purple).

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