| Front | what is rigor mortis & what is the mechanism? |
| Back | post-mortem contraction & stiffening of musclesdue to ATP depletion which is required for actin-myosin disengagement |
| Tags | forensics |
| Front | 4 indications for doing x-rays at autopsy |
| Back | 1. gunshot wounds - to find bullet fragments2. infants & young children (can assess both skeletal maturity and screen for skeletal injuries3. unidentified, decomposed, charred bodies (where skeletal features and/or teeth may help with identification)4. explosion victims5. documentation of skeletal injuries |
| Tags | forensics |
| Front | summarize steps of vitamin D metabolism |
| Back | 1. vitamin D absorption from gut and photochemical synthesis in skin2. transport to liver3. conversion to 25-OH-D in liver4. converstion to 1,25-OH-D in kidney |
| Tags | env |