chapter 1 Approach to the Autopsy: Purpose and Philosophy -- chapter 2 Circumstantial and Medical History -- chapter 3 External Examination: The Preliminary Examination -- chapter 4 External Examination: Specific Injuries -- chapter 5 External Examination: Specific Body Areas -- chapter 6 Internal Examination: Opening of Body Cavities and Initial Assessment -- chapter 7 Organ and Tissue Removal -- chapter 8 Individual Organ Examination -- chapter 9 Examination of the Head, Skull, Brain, and Spinal Cord -- chapter 10 Microscopic Examination -- chapter 11 Postmortem Laboratory Analysis of Drugs, Chemicals, and Microorganisms -- chapter 12 Review Questions: Putting It All Together.