post mortem changes

Question 1

what are early post mortem changes

Answer 1

temperature degradation, hypostasis and rigor mortis

Question 2

what are late post mortem changes

Answer 2

decrompression and autolysis, mummification, adipocere

Question 3

what happens to body temp after death

Answer 3

rate of cooling is proportional to differece in temp between body surface and its surroundings

Question 4

what is hypostasis

Answer 4

the accumulation of fluid or blood in the lower parts of the body or organs under the influence of gravity, as occurs in cases of poor circulation or after death.

Question 5

what cause of death is cherry red hypostasis

Answer 5

carbon monoxide

Question 6

what cause of death is dark blue-pinkhypostasis

Answer 6

cyanide poisoning

Question 7

what cause of death is brwonish-red hypostasis

Answer 7

certain chemicals or drugs

Question 8

what is rigor mortis

Answer 8

Stiffening and shortening of muscle fibres leading to rigidity of the musculature and fixation of the joints

Question 9

whats mummifications

Answer 9

A process of “dry” decomposition, with desiccation of the body and a relative lack of bacterial involvement

Question 10

whats Adipocere

Answer 10

Induced by the alteration of fatty tissue within the body into a greasy/waxy or brittle material which frequently remains attached to the bony skeleton and may retain the body structure to some extent