Deck 12: The Legal Aspects of Dying

Question 1

The "Living Will" is an instrument which reflects a passive euthanasia perspective.True

Answer 1

True

Question 2

In recent years, there has been a sharp increase in the number of autopsies performed in the United States.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Autopsies are not covered by health insurance.True

Answer 3

True

Question 4

A coroner may, or may not, be trained in medical science, but is responsible for making inquiries into questionable deaths in order to determine if a death was due to foul play.

Question 5

If one makes a statement in one's will regarding funeral arrangements, the statement is legally binding upon one's survivors.

Question 6

Federal laws regulate the disposition of a person's body and property upon death..

Question 7

The majority of doctors in the United States have very little training in completing death certificates.

Question 8

According to English law, no one owns a dead body.

Question 9

More than half of all adult Americans have durable powers of attorney for health care and living wills.

Question 10

According to the World Health Organization, most of the countries of the world require death certificates.

Question 11

An autopsy is a dissection and examination of a just-deceased patient.

Question 12

A death certificate must be completed before the final disposition of the body can be made.True

Question 13

An autopsy occurs in over 90 percent of deaths in the United States today.

Question 14

In the United States the decedent's body is "property" off the decedent's estate.False

Question 15

If you have a living will, you should keep it a secret and not tell your family physician or family members.

Question 16

Durable power of attorney for health care and living wills are know as Medical Directives (MD).

Question 17

A durable power of attorney for health care is a document that states that an individual does not want medical intervention if there is not a reasonable hope for recovery.

Question 18

If an infant is younger that 1 year of age and no cause of death can be found, then the death can be reported as SIDS.

Question 19

In is unlawful to dispose of a corpse until the cause of death has been satisfactorily ascertained.True

Question 20

A durable power of attorney for health care will be recognized in a court of law and implemented.True

Question 21

A pathologist's medical examination of the organs of the body after death to determine the cause of death is a(n):

A)cryonics
B)norm
C)autopsy
D)cremation
E)none of the above

Question 22

The "Living Will" would be supported by:

A)people who adopt a "quality of life" philosophy
B)people who adopt a "sanctity of life" philosophy
C)people who favor passive euthanasia
D)all of the above
E)only b and c

Question 23

To die without a will is called:

A)intestate
B)decedent
C)escheat
D)codicil
E)holographic

Question 24

A document that states one does not want medical intervention to be kept alive if the quality of life is not good or hope for recovery is dismal is called a _________.

A)holographic will
B)legal will
C)living will
D)durable power of attorney
E)none of the above

Question 25

A holographic will must have two witnesses.

Question 26

Which of the following is FALSE regarding the death certificate and the cause of death?

A)A death certificate must be completed before the final disposition of the body can be made.
B)If an infant is younger that 1 year of age and no cause of death can be found, then the death can be reported as SIDS.
C)The majority of doctors in the United States have very little training in completing death certificates.
D)According to the World Health Organization, most of the countries of the world require death certificates.

Question 27

If an individual dies without a will, the state will determine inheritance and the disposition of minor children.

Question 28

Which of the following is TRUE regarding the disposition of a person's body?

A)Federal laws regulates the disposition of a person's body and property upon death.
B)According to English law, no one owns a dead body.
C)In the United States the decedent's body is "property" off the decedent's estate.
D)If one makes a statement in one's will regarding funeral arrangements, the statement is legally binding upon one's survivors.

Question 29

A dead human body used in medical schools for the purpose of dissection to learn the body parts and systems is properly called a(n):

A)stiff
B)corpse
C)cadaver
D)autopsy
E)none of the above

Question 30

Which is not an accepted purpose of an autopsy?

A)clarifies real or potential medicolegal deaths
B)obtains information beneficial to the deceased's family
C)a check on the accuracy of the clinical diagnoses and historical data
D)can provide practical experience for young physicians and medical students
E)a check on the appropriateness of medical and surgical therapy

Question 31

Which of the following is FALSE regarding wills?

A)A holographic will must have two witnesses.
B)A testator is one who makes a will.
C)If an individual dies without a will, the state will determine inheritance and the disposition of minor children.
D)If one has no heirs and no legal will, the decedent's property escheats to the state.

Question 32

A will can be changed by adding an amendment called an intestate.False

Question 33

The specialty of the physician who performs an autopsy is a(n):

A)oncologist
B)radiologist
C)pathologist
D)psychiatrist
E)none of the above

Question 34

A testator is one who makes a will.

Question 35

Which of the following is TRUE regarding attorney for health care and living wills?

A)A durable power of attorney for health care will be recognized in a court of law and implemented.
B)The "Living Will" is an instrument which reflects an passive euthanasia perspective.
C)If you have a living will, you should tell your family physician or family members.
D)All of the above

Question 36

If one has heirs but no legal will, the decedent's property escheats to the state.False.

Question 37

Trusts are established for the expressed purpose of minimizing estate tax liabilities.
Multiple-Choice Questions