Deck 12: The Legal Aspects of Dying

Question 1

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

Answer 1

False

Question 2

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

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Autopsies are not covered by health insurance.

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 whether a death was due to foul play.

Question 5

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

Question 6

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

Question 7

Living wills should be kept in a safe deposit box.

Question 8

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

Question 9

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

Question 10

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

Question 11

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 12

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

Question 13

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

Question 14

Durable powers of attorney for health care and living wills are known as medical directives (MD).

Question 15

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

Question 16

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

Question 17

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

Question 18

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

Question 19

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

Question 20

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

Question 21

Which of the following is True regarding attorneys 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 that reflects a 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 22

A pathologist's medical examination of the organs of the body after death to determine the cause of death is

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

Question 23

Trusts are established for the expressed purpose of minimizing estate tax liabilities.

Question 24

A holographic will must have two witnesses.

Question 25

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)a legal will
C)a living will
D)a durable power of attorney
E)none of the above

Question 26

Which is not an accepted purpose of an autopsy?

A)Clarifies real or potential medico-legal deaths
B)Obtains information beneficial to the deceased's family
C)a Checks the accuracy of the clinical diagnoses and historical data
D)Provides practical experience for young physicians and medical students
E)Checks the appropriateness of medical and surgical therapy

Question 27

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

Question 28

Whole life insurance gives one insurance coverage and serves as a form of savings.

Question 29

Term life insurance tends to have higher premiums than other life insurance plans.

Question 30

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

Question 31

To die without a will is called __________.

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

Question 32

Pour over wills are not applicable in situations where one has created only a trust,and not a will.

Question 33

One of the manifest functions of life insurance is to protect one's dependents from financial disaster.

Question 34

A testator is one who makes a will.

Question 35

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 36

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

Question 37

The specialty of the physician who performs an autopsy is

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

Question 38

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 than one year of age and no cause of death can be found,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 countries require death certificates.

Question 39

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

Question 40

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

A)Federal laws regulate 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" of the decedent's estate.
D)If one makes a statement in one's will regarding funeral arrangements,the statement is legally binding on one's survivors.

Question 41

The life insurance policy that tends to have the lowest premiums for the greatest amount of coverage is

A)term life insurance.
B)whole life insurance.
C)universal life insurance.
D)variable life insurance.
E)All the above.