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Presentation: Forensic Pathology/ Autopsies

Objective: Students will know what a forensic pathologist does, the meaning of a forensic pathologist. Students will also learn some of the differences between the real forensic pathologist and from the ones on t.v.  If more time is needed then the students will learn a bit of history about autopsies.


This lesson will be broken down into three sections:

What the words Forensic pathology and autopsy mean.
            * what Forensic Pathology is and what they do.
2.    What some of the differences are from the pathologists on t.v. and the real         pathologist is.        
3.    Some history of when autopsies began.


Section 1.    

I will start with asking the question is anyone knows what a forensic pathologist is.

*Define Forensic Pathology.
                     -Derived from Latin root word Forensis= forum
              - Pathology=

A Forensic Pathology is a branch of Pathology that determines the cause of a sudden or unexpected death. After the cause of death is discovered most pathologists are used aas witnesses to testify in courts. The way they determine the cause of death is by conducting a post mortem examination or an autopsy.

*Define Autopsy
                      - Comes from the ancient Greek word Autopsia
              -    Auto=One self        Opsis= Eye     Autopsia= see for oneself

Section 2.

Start talking about the crime scene shows on t.v. like C.S.I.  and others. Tell the students how the media shows people how pathologists are.

*name examples: One guy is most of the focus and he is the one that solves everything from  fingerprints to wounds and other things. Show them that a case  involves many people not just the detective or pathologist.


Section 3.

* A brief history of autopsies and forensic pathology will be taught.

    - Egyptians, Leonardo Davinci and others.
    - When forensic pathology came to be.



Presentation Concluded.

Students may be asked questions to check for understanding or as a little quiz. Maybe some candy will be given out to those that share.


I will have a board with a drawing of either the Egyptians or of Leonardo Davinci and his human body drawing. I may also have a ven-diagram as a visual to show the similarities and differences for section 2.