Vocabulary L-R

Question 1

Laceration

Answer 1

Wound characterized by irregular tearing of tissue

Question 2

Lesion

Answer 2

Abnormal change involving any tissue or organ due to disease or injury

Question 3

Ligate

Answer 3

To tie off vessel or structure upon completion of embalming

Question 4

Linear Guide

Answer 4

Line drawn or visualized on the surface of the skin to represent the approximate location of some deeper-lying structure

Question 5

Lypolysis

Answer 5

Decomposition of fats

Question 6

Lumen

Answer 6

Cavity or opening of a hollow structure

Question 7

Lysin

Answer 7

hydrolytic enzyme that acts destructively upon cells and tissues

Question 8

Lysosome

Answer 8

Organelle within but separate from a cell containing hydrolytic enzymes that break down proteins and certain carbohydrates

Question 9

Masking Agent

Answer 9

Chemical found in arterial fluid having the capability of displacing an unpleasant odor or of altering an unpleasant odor so that it is converts to a more pleasant one

Question 10

Medical Examiner

Answer 10

Elected or appointed official of a local community, with a medical degree who holds inquests concerning sudden, violent, and unexplained deaths