Mechanical injury: practice question

A Forensic Medicine question in the style of the NEET PG paper. Answer it first, then read why the right option is right and why each of the others is wrong.

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Forensic Medicine · Mechanical injury

Sample item

What feature may distinguish a laceration from an incised wound?

Original practice item, not a recalled exam question. Nothing here is recorded.

The answer and the reasoning

C. Tissue bridges

The defining Mechanical injury principle supports Tissue bridges; it directly accounts for the forensic observation, evidence requirement, or public-health measure in the question.

Option by option

  • A. Uniform sharp edges

    Uniform sharp edges is not consistent with the finding or appropriate action described.

  • B. No skin disruption

    No skin disruption may be useful elsewhere but is not the best answer here.

  • C. Tissue bridges (correct)

    Correct. Tissue bridges best fits the important clue in this sample.

  • D. Clean cut margins

    Clean cut margins does not establish the requested mechanical injury conclusion.

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What is the answer to this Forensic Medicine question?

The best answer is C, Tissue bridges. The defining Mechanical injury principle supports Tissue bridges; it directly accounts for the forensic observation, evidence requirement, or public-health measure in the question.

Why is "Uniform sharp edges" not the answer?

Uniform sharp edges is not consistent with the finding or appropriate action described.

Why is "No skin disruption" not the answer?

No skin disruption may be useful elsewhere but is not the best answer here.

Why is "Clean cut margins" not the answer?

Clean cut margins does not establish the requested mechanical injury conclusion.

What concept does this question test?

It tests Mechanical injury in Forensic Medicine. The correct option holds because: Correct. Tissue bridges best fits the important clue in this sample.

How hard is this question?

We tag it as an application question: it asks you to use a fact on a patient or a finding. The tag is our own editorial judgement, not an official difficulty rating, so read the reason for every option, not only the answer.

How should I study Mechanical injury?

Learn postmortem changes with their timelines, and toxicology as poison, sign, test and antidote. Then use the flashcards and the other Forensic Medicine questions on this site to test what stuck.

Is this a real NEET PG question?

No. It is an original practice item (editorial status: sample, version 1). NextPrep does not publish recalled or leaked questions, and independent faculty review of this item has not been completed yet, so confirm important facts in a standard textbook.