FINAL EXAM Flashcards

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deals with the study of major crimes based on the application of special investigative technique.

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Special crime investigation

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It is a branch of medicine which deals with the application of medical knowledge to the purposes of law and in the administration of justice.

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Legal Medicine

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is one you decide is the answer of the case and which you then attempt to prove with collection of facts.

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Deductive reasoning

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collects all the facts available first and allows them to determine the judgement.

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inductive reasoning

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The place where the essential ingredients of the criminal act took place. It includes the setting of the crime and also the adjoining places of entry and exit both offender and victim.

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Crime Scene

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is the most vulnerable to loss, contamination and damaging effects on biological evidence in a short period of time.

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Outdoor crime scene

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7
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is generally less susceptible to environmental loss and deleterious change.

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Indoor Crime scene

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8
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conveyance means of transportation.

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Conveyance crime scene

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9
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is a type of crime scene where a crime actually occurred.

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primary crime scene

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10
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is in some way related to the crime but is not where the actual crime took place.

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secondary crime scene

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Articles and materials which are found in connection with an investigation and which aid in establishing the identity of the perpetrator or the circumstances under which the crime was committed or which in general, assists in the prosecution of the criminal.

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Physical evidence

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objects or substances which are an essential part of the body of the crime.

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Corpus delicti

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13
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evidence which links the suspects to the crime scene or offense. Fingerprints or shoe impressions are good examples.

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associative evidence

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14
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articles which assists the investigator in locating the suspect.

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Tracing Evidence

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It is a Latin term for mode, a method of operations in police work.

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Modus Operandi

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It involves the basic crime scene protocol which includes interview of complainant and witnesses and photographing the crime scene, making a sketch, collection of evidences for laboratory examination and analysis.

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Crime scene processing

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17
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What are the two kinds of sketch?

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rough and finished sketch

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18
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is generally limited to things that are biological in nature.

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DNA analysis

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19
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the earliest recorded medico legal expert. He made the first recorded report of a murder trial written in a clay tablet.

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IMHOTEP

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20
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He discussed the lethality of wounds in Greece.

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Hippocrates

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21
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fixed animation of fetus at the 4oth day after conception.

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Aristotle

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22
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the first police surgeon or forensic pathologist who performed the autopsy of Julius Caesar body.

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Antistius

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23
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made mention that a physician is not an ordinary witness and that a physician gives judgment rather than testimony.

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Justinian

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24
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a papal physician, is regarded as the father of forensic medicine. He published Questiones Medico- legales which dealt with the legal aspects of wounds and the first two chapter dealt with the detection of secret homicide.

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Paulus Zacchias

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25
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the founder of modern toxicology. Introduced a chemical methods in toxicology.

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Orfila

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26
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It denotes anything belonging to court of legal proceedings or something fitted for legal or public argumentation.

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Forensic

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27
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a science and art dealing with prevention, cure and alleviation of disease. It is that part of science and art of restoring and preserving health.

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Medicine

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28
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Application of medical science to elucidate legal problems.

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Forensic Medicine

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29
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A practical science which investigated the nature, origin, development and functions of law.

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Jurisprudence

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30
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Knowledge of law in relation to the practice of medicine.

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Medical Jurisprudence

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31
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Is a rule of conduct, just, obligatory, laid by legitimate power for common observance and benefit.

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LAW

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32
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laws which are produced by the country’s legislations.

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Staturoy law

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33
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laws based customs and usages.

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Common Law

34
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is a mass of precepts that determines and regulates the relation of assistance, authority, and obedience between the members of a family and those which exists among members of a society for the protection of private interest.

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Civil Law

35
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is that branch or division of law which defines crimes, treats of their nature and provides for their punishment.

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Criminal Law

36
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is that branch or division of law which deals with the rules concerning pleadings, practices and procedures in all courts of the Philippines.

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Remedial law

37
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law that applies to a particular place or especially to a particular member or members of a class of persons or things in the same situation but not the entire class.

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Special law

38
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Example of cases subject to special crime investigation and legal medicine

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Arson
Robbery
Kidnapping
Abortion
Rape
Murder
Homicide
Car napping
Criminal negligence
Drug Cases

39
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is one you decide is the answer of the case and which you then attempt to prove with collection of facts.

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Deductive reasoning

40
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collects all the facts available first and allows them to determine the judgement.

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Inductive reasoning

41
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The place where the essential ingredients of the criminal act took place. It includes the setting of the crime and also the adjoining places of entry and exit both offender and victim

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CRIME SCENE

42
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Three types of crime scenes

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Outdoor crime scene
Indoor Crime scene
Conveyance Crime scene

43
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is the most vulnerable to loss, contamination and damaging effects on biological evidence in a short period of time.

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Outdoor crime scene

44
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compared to an outdoor scene evidence at an indoor scene is generally less susceptible to environmental loss and deleterious change.

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Indoor crime scene

45
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conveyance means of transportation.
The types of crimes committed in conveyances including the following:
Vehicle burglary
Grand theft
Car theft

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Conveyance Crime scene

46
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a type of crime scene where a crime actually occurred.

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Primary Crime scene

47
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in some way related to the crime but is not where the actual crime took place.

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Secondary crime scene

48
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Articles and materials which are found in connection with an investigation and which aid in establishing the identity of the perpetrator or the circumstances under which the crime was committed or which in general, assists in the prosecution of the criminal.

A

Physical evidence

49
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objects or substances which are an essential part of the body of the crime.

A

Corpus Delicti

50
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evidence which links the suspects to the crime scene or offense. Fingerprints or shoe impressions are good examples.

A

Associative evidence

51
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articles which assists the investigator in locating the suspect.

A

Tracing evidence

52
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It is a Latin term for mode, a method of operations in police work. It is used in connection with the activities of a criminal. It includes individual peculiarities, methods, techniques, tools used in committing the crime, and the physical condition of the crime scene.

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Modus operandi

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It involves the basic crime scene protocol which includes interview of complainant and witnesses and photographing the crime scene, making a sketch, collection of evidences for laboratory examination and analysis.

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Crime scene processing

54
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Affidavit of complainant and witnesses.

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Testimonial evidence

55
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photographs, videos, police reports and other documents.

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Documentary evidence

56
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Autopsy, weapons used and other Forensic Reports.

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Object evidence

57
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note the condition outside the building or at the crime scene;

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Crime scene notes

58
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As the saying goes, “a picture is worth a thousand words.” Crime scene can be preserved by photograph.

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Crime scene photograph

59
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depicts the overall layout of a location and the relationship of evidentiary items to the surroundings. It can show the path a suspect or victim took and the distances involved. It can be used when questioning suspects and witnesses.

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Crime scene sketch

60
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made in the crime scene, thus informal

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Rough sketch

61
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made in the police station or investigator’s office and carefully drawn and labelled.

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Finished sketch

62
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Start along one side of the crime scene and walk in straight line across the area to be searched then return to the original side you started from and again walk across the search area but slightly above the previous line of search.

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Strip method

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The double strip search is a modification of the strip search method. Here the rectangle is traversed first parallel to the base then parallel to the side.

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Double strip search method

64
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This method divides the scene into equal zone. One searcher is normally assigned to each sector with responsibility for all that occur in the scene.

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Zone or sector method

65
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The searchers gather at the center of the scene and move out in these spool – like directions. The obvious drawbacks in this method are the possibility of ruining evidence when gathering at the center and every increasing distance between the searchers as the investigators move onward.

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Wheel method

66
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Usually begins from the outer perimeter of the scene, moving inward in a constricting circular fashion.

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Spiral method

67
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A bloodstain pattern created when blood is released or thrown from a blood-bearing object in motion.

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Cast off pattern

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Blood directed back towards the source of energy or force that caused the spatter.

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Back spatter

69
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Blood which travels in the same direction as the source of energy or force which caused the spatter.

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Forward Spatter

70
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The fluid that is released through the penis during orgasm.

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SEMEN

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the earliest recorded medico legal expert. He made the first recorded report of a murder trial written in a clay tablet.

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Imhotep

72
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He discussed the lethality of wounds in Greece.

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Hippocrates

73
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a papal physician, is regarded as the father of forensic medicine. He published Questiones Medico- legales which dealt with the legal aspects of wounds and the first two chapter dealt with the detection of secret homicide.

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Paulus Zacchias

74
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occurs when there is deep irreversible coma, absence of electrical brain activity and complete cessation of all the vital functions without possibility of resuscitation.

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Brain death

75
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occurs when there is a continuous and persistent cessation of heart action and respiration.

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Cardio Respiratory Death

76
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it is the state of the body in which there is complete, persistent and continuous cessation of the vital functions of the brain, heart and lungs which maintain life and health

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Somatic Death

77
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after cessation of vital functions of the body there is still animal life among individual cells

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Molecular or cellular death

78
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The whole body becomes rigid due to the contraction of the muscles. This develops 3-6 hours after death and may last from 24-36 hours.

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Cadaveric spasms or instantaneous Rigor

79
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Stoppage of heart action and loss of tone of Blood vessels accumulates in dependent areas except in bony areas.

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Hypostasis or livor mortis

80
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the blood merely gravitates into the most dependent portions of the body but still inside the bloods vessels and still fluid in form.

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Hypostatic lividity

81
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this appears during the later stage of its formation when the blood has coagulated inside the body

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Diffusion lividity