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Sunday 9 August 2015

FORENSIC MEDICINE AND TOXICOLOGY- 2ND MBBS KUHS - FEBRUARY 2015

O.P. Code: 207001              Reg.no.:.
Second Professional MBBS Degree Examinations, March 2014
Forensic Medicine & Toxicology
Time: 2 Hours                         Total Marks: 40


  • Answer all questions
  • Draw diagrams wherever necessary


Essay: (7)

1. A forty years old mans body is brought for post mortem. An oblique ligature main is present over the neck. Dried salivary stain over right angle of mouth. Hyoid bone is intact.
Answer the following:

  • What is your probable opinion regarding cause of death.
  • Difference between hanging and strangulation
  • How will you differentiate ante mortem hanging from post mortem hanging.

(1 +3+3=7)

Short Notes (5x3=15)

2. Color changes in contusion
3. Procedure in admission of an insane person in a mental asylum
4. Changes of body in putrefaction
5. Mercuria lentis
6. lntra cranial hemorrhage
Answer briefly: (5X2=10)

7. Carboluria
8. Burtonian line
9. Calibre of a fire arm
10. Cadaveric spasm
11.Disputed paternity
Differentiate between: (2X2=4)
12.Ante mortem and post mortem bruise
13.Arsenic poisoning and cholera
Draw and label: (2X2=4)
14. Different types of finger prints
15. Ligature mark pattern in strangulation