SAN BEDA UNIVERSITY

College of Law
LEGAL MEDICINE
Final Examinations, First Semester, 2022

General Instructions:
A. You only have 2 Hours to answer (4:30-6:30 PM)
B. Answers should be font 14 with at least 1.2
Space in between.
C. Convert answers to PDF before sending it to
[email protected].
D. I am giving you from ONLY up to 6:45 PM to send
your Answer Sheets to your Class Beadle.
E. Your Beadle will be the ones to send to me.
[email protected]
F. Please follow instructions.
PART I: Choose the BEST Answer (2 Points Each, 40 Points)

1. The bone which is most informative whether or not the

remains belong to a Male or Female is the:
A. Skull
B. Sternum
C. Femur
D. Pelvis
E. Tooth

2. A terminally ill patient with cancer (Stage 4) was given

MORPHINE for pain control with his and his families knowledge
and concurrence. The patient reacted to the drug, had difficulty
of breathing triggering a Heart Attack (Myocardial Infarction in
Medicine) leading to his demise. What CRIME was committed?
A. Assisted Suicide
B. NO Crime was committed
C. Euthanasia/Mercy Killing
D. Homicide
 E. I know it but can figure it out as of now

3. According to the Sanitation Code of the Philippines (PD

856 ) exhumation of the remains of a human being that became a
subject matter of an investigation will be permitted at the
earliest time of;
A. Three (3) years after death and cremation
B. Five (5) years after burial
C. Eleven (11) years after burial
D. Anytime after burial
E. NONE of the Above

4. Any Change in the POSITION of the cadaver will NOT

change the location of this type of LIVIDITY;
A. Complex Livfidity
B. Simple Lividity
C. Osmotic Lividity
D. Hypostatic Lividity
E. Sir, siret na Po!

5. EXHUMATION is also known as;

A. Disinterment
B. Interment
C. Burial
D. Ex-burial
E. The answer may not be among the choices above

6. The ACCUMULATION of Blood in the more dependent part

of the body is called;
A. Rigor Mortis
B. Algor Mortis
C. Bobot Mortis
D. Livor Mortis
E. Vilma Mortis (I wish!)

7. An UNEMBALMED Cadaver which is COVID Probable

shall be buried NOT later than;
A. 72 Hours or 3 days
B. 48 Hours or 2 days
 C. 24 hours or 1 day
D. 12 Hours or 1/2 day
E. Bahala na, probable lang naman at HINDI positive!

8. The GAUNTLET Test is;

A. The test to determine the whether or not the person
fired a GUN
B. It demonstrates the presence of NITRATE on the
hands or face of the suspected firing a handgun or rifle.
C. The test may turn POSITIVE for “pantitos and
plantitas” who administers “growth solution” and
fertilizers to their orchids/plants.

9. The presence of the “double” HILT Mark makes the

following finding/s possible;
A. Length of the knife
B. Width of the knife
C. Depth of the wound
D. Length of the wound
E. Eto pilliin nyo! All of the above

10. Which of the following is not a CRITERIA for the

determination of DEATH;
A. Absence of Deep Tendon Reflex
B. Pupils are DILATED
C. Flat EEG or electroencephalogram
D. Lack of Central or Peripheral Brain Function
E. “Eto na talaga piliin nyo!” None of the Above

11. The part of the BULLET, the main function of which is the
transformation of the mechanical energy to chemical
energy is the;
A. Casing
B. Primer
C. Projectile
D. Powder
 E. Firing Pin
F. According to our very own Supreme Court, it is
EXTREMELY Reliable
G. It also may turn NEGATIVE for a person who fired a
gun and washed their hands with warm vinegar.
H. Hehe, may (H) talaga? All of the above na yan!.

12. The presence of the weapon being grasped by the

person who apparently is a victim of suicide its a manifestation
of this phenomenon;
A. Rigor Mortis
B. Death stiffening
C. Livor Mortis
D. Cadaveric Spasm
E. Algor Mortis

13. The spinning motion of the projectile as it leaves the

barrel of the gun would primarily produce;
A. Burning of the edges of the wound of entry
B. Eversion of the edges of the wound
C. Inversion o0f the edges of the wound
D. Traumatic Tattooing
E. Contusion Collar

14. Which of the following is NOT consistent with Suicidal Cut-

Throat as the cause of death;
A. Parallel Wound/Cut
B. “Goodbye World Letter”
C. History of Depression
D. Hesitation Cuts
E. Knife being held by dead person

15. A COVID 19 Confirmed patient who succumbs to his

medical condition shall undergo the following burial preparations,
Except;
A. Cremated within 12 hours after Death
 B. Identification by relatives following standard
procedures; PPE, hand washing, disinfection of
body, use of impermeable body bags, etc..
C. No person unvaccinated among the relatives
D. Interned at least 1.5 meters
E. “Lamay” confined to the 12 hours after death only and
before remains are cremated.

16. With regard to suicide, as regards to its psychologic

classification, among the following choices, the following is
correct.
A. First Degree is impulsive and mostly unplanned.
B. Second Degree is deliberate and premeditated.
C. Third Degree is similar to voluntary self injury.
D. Justifiable suicide is also a term for Self Destruction
E. All of the above are true.

17. All throughout Philippine History, In our jurisdiction, the

Death Penalty was handed down to individuals for various
crimes;
A. Lim Seng, was meted with death by Firing Squad
some where in Camp Bonifacio in the early 1970’s.
B. Leo Echagaray was given the ultimate penalty of
Lethal injection in February 1999.
C. General Yamashita was sentenced to be hanged to
death by a Military Tribunal after the Second World War.
D. One of the youngest to die via the Electric Chair is
Marcial “Baby” Ama who at the time of his death in
October 4, 1961 was believed by many to only be 16
years old.
E. All the above are TRUE.

18. Among the following, which is NOT a PRESUMPTIVE

evidence of Pregnancy;
A. Cessation of Menstruation
B. Jacquemin Chadwick sign
C. Braxton Hicks Contraction
D. Chemical/Biologic Test
 E. Capricious Appetite.

19. Under the laws of Paternity and Filiation, which of the

following Children is Legitimate
A. Artificial Insemination of the wife with the sperm of
the husband without authorisation of both husband and
wife.
B. Artificial examination of the wife with a donor sperm
but authorised by both WIFE and DONOR.
C. B plus the Ratification of the wife.
D. B plus Ratification of both Wife and Donor.
E. With the consent, authorisation and ratification of
only the husband.

20. The Four (4) Types of Medical Evidence which are accepted
by the courts are the following;
A. Documentary
B. Experimental
C. Autoptic
E. Testimonial
F. Sana ALL
G. All except E

Part II. ESSAY (5 or 10 Points Each, 40 Points)

A. “No vaccine, No Ride” Decide on Constitutionality. [5

Points]

B. Discuss the conclusions we can make base on the

character of a stab wound. Likewise include conclusions to
be made if the stab wound would have a SINGLE HILT
Mark. [5 Points]

C. Discuss then evidences to identify the gun that fired if we

have the 1) Bullet or projectile and the 2) Cartridge or
Casing. [5 Points]
D. Discuss the Possible and Impossible Blood Type
of Children born to a “Blood Type ‘A’ Father” and
“Blood Type ‘B’ Mother”. [5 Points]

E. Identify the four (4) changes in the muscles after death

and Discuss each type. [5 Points]

F. Give at least FOUR (4) Doctrines announce by the

Supreme Court in Various Cases/jurisprudence essentially
saying, “the hospital is liable for the negligence of its
doctors” AND explain. [5 Points]

G. What is the “Captain of the Ship Doctrine (CSD)” and

discuss the TWO (2) leading Jurisprudence regarding CSD.
[10 Points]

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