Time Of Death Vocab

Question 1

Autolysis

Answer 1

The spontaneous breakdown of cells as they self digest

Question 2

Cause of Death

Answer 2

The immediate reason for a persons death such as heart attack

Question 3

Death

Answer 3

The cessation or end of life

Question 4

Decomposition

Answer 4

The process of rotting and breaking down

Question 5

Forensic entomology

Answer 5

The study of insects as they pertain to legal issues

Question 6

Larva

Answer 6

Immature form of an animal that undergoes metamorphous

Example maggot

Question 7

Algor Mortis

Answer 7

The cooling of the body after death

Question 8

Livor Mortis

Answer 8

The pooling of the blood in tissues after death

Question 9

Manner of death

Answer 9

One of four means by which someone dies

Example: suicide

Question 10

Mechanism of death

Answer 10

The specific body failure that leads to death

Question 11

Rigor Mortis

Answer 11

The stiffening of the skeletal muscles after death

Question 12

Autopsy

Answer 12

A postmortem examination of the body

Question 13

Postmortem Interval (PMI)

Answer 13

The interval of time between death occurs

Question 14

Metamorphosis

Answer 14

The changes an organism undergoes as it develops into an adult

Question 15

Stages of Decomposition

What are 3 stages of Decomposition? DSG

For each stage how many days goes by?

Answer 15

Discoloration 2 days
Swelling/ bloating 4 days
Gooey 6 days

Question 16

If the answer in algor Mortis is less then 9.36 you —-

Answer 16

Divide by .78

Question 17

If the number in algor Mortis is more than 9.36 then you—–

Answer 17

subtract 9.36, then divide by .39 and then add 12 to your final answer

Question 18

What are the 4 steps you have to follow when doing an autopsy?

Answer 18

External Examination, Internal Examination, Weighing Internal Organs, and sewing up the body

Question 19

What are the 4 ways a manner of death can occur

Answer 19

Natural death
Accidental death
Suicide
Homicide

Question 20

What are 3 examples of causes of death

Answer 20

Disease, stroke, or shooting

Question 21

What are 2 examples of mechanism of death?

Answer 21

Blood loss or the stoppage of brain functions

Question 22

What are 3 factors that affect rigor Mortis

Answer 22

Ambient temperature
Weight of the body
If you Exercised or not before death

Question 23

What 3 factors can affect the blowfly cycle

Answer 23

Weather, clothing and where the corpse

Question 24

Histology

Answer 24

The study of tissue in the body

Question 25

Neuropathology

Answer 25

The examination of disease and trauma of the brain

Question 26

What 3 factors affect algor Mortis

Answer 26

Ambient temperature Excessive body fat Clothing

Question 27

In algor Mortis does ambient temperature slow down or speed up the process?

Answer 27

Speeds up

Question 28

In algor Mortis does excessive body fat slow down or speed up the process?

Answer 28

Slows down

Question 29

In algor Mortis does clothing slow down or speed up the process?

Answer 29

Slows down

Question 30

In rigor Mortis does ambient temperature slow down or speed up the process

Answer 30

Slows down

Question 31

In rigor Mortis does body fat slow down or speed up the process

Answer 31

Slow down

Question 32

In rigor Mortis does a fever slow down or speed up the process

Answer 32

Speed up

Question 33

In rigor Mortis does exercise slow down or speed up the process

Answer 33

Speed up

Question 34

In rigor Mortis does clothing slow down or speed up the process

Answer 34

Speed up

Question 35

What 3 things does the medical examiner document when doing an external examination?

Answer 35

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