Time of death

Question 1

What is rigor mortis

Answer 1

-The muscles contract and stiffen in the first 2-4 hours.
-It is first observed in the head and neck, and then moves down in the arms and legs
-Full rigor is in the first 8-12 hours
-Rigor mortis fades away after 36-48 hours

Question 2

what is algor mortis

Answer 2

-body tempeture reaches the tempeture of surrounding enviorment in the first 24 hours
-a body loses(or gains) 1.5 degrees per hour
-room or air temperature, exposure to sun, wind, or snow, or the clothes a person is wearing impact this estimate and can make it challenging to pinpoint an exact time of death.

Question 3

what is livor mortis

Answer 3

-When the heart stops beating, the blood is at the mercy of gravity.
-Blood settles or collects on the parts of the body facing the ground.
-Early signs of this blood settling occur within the first 2 hours of death.
-Full signs occur within five hours and lividity is fixed in place in 8-12 hours.

Question 4

when do cloudiness of the eyes occur on the body after death

Answer 4

the first 3-4 hours after death

Question 5

when does decomposition occur on the body after death

Answer 5

36-48 hours after death.

Question 6

when do the first 1 stage of insects occur on the body after death

Answer 6

24 hours

Question 7

when does the 2nd stage of insects occur on the body?

Answer 7

within 24 hours after the eggs have been laid,the eggs will hatch and larvae

Question 8

when does the 3rd stage of insects occur on the body?

Answer 8

24-28 hours the first instar larvae molt

Question 9

when does the 4th stage of insects occur?

Answer 9

Day 2-3: At approximately 47-51 hours, the Second Instar larvae molt and Third Instar larvae emerge.

Question 10

when does the 5th stage of insects occur

Answer 10

Day 5: After about 132 hours, the larvae undergo their final molt to become pupa.

Question 11

when does the 6th stage of insects occur

Answer 11

Day 6: After about 145 hours, the adult fly emerges

Question 12

Know how to solve the glacier equation

Answer 12

1. 98.4-persons tempeture/1.5

Question 13

what are the stages after a person has died?

Answer 13

1. Bodys temepture imeediently start changes to its surroundings tempeture in the first 24 hours
2. Clouding of the corneas begins
3. Livor mortis begins
4. The muscles start stiffening which cause rigor mortis
5. Decomposition begins
6. after 2 weeks the 6 stages of insects begin