Chapter III: Part I

THE SOURCES OF PATHOLOGIC MATERIAL AND THE
METHODS OF OBTAINING IT FOR EXAMINATION.

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_Introduction_ 1

I. The Autopsy: General Considerations 3

II. The Order of the Autopsy 24

III. The Protocol 33

IV. The External Examination 41

V. The Examination of the Spinal Cord 53

VI. The Examination of the Head 63

VII. The Main Incision: Thorax and Abdomen 96

VIII. The Examination of the Thorax 106

IX. The Examination of the Mouth and Neck 131

X. The Examination of the Abdomen 140

XI. The Examination of the Pelvic Organs 160

XII. Special Regional Examination 173

XIII. The Autopsy of the New-born 177

XIV. The Medicolegal Autopsy 187

XV. The Restoration of the Body 193

XVI. Other Sources of Pathologic Material 196