Forensic Anthropology Review

Death stiffness is roughly defined as:

• cause of death

• rigor mortis

• manner of death

• liver mortis

Which statement about decomposition is true?

• an overweight person will decompose faster than a thin person

• a buried body will decompose faster than an unburied body

• decomposition will happen slower if the body is submerged in water

• temperature does not affect the rate of decomposition

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Livor, rigor, and algor mortis occur during this stage of decomposition. Autolysis begins. Blisters may appear at the surface of the skin.

• Active Decay
• Advanced Decay
• Bloat
• Fresh

Match description with the correct stage of decomposition:
odor and insect activity decrease

• fresh
• bloat
• active decay
• advanced decay

The body temperature of a corpse will decline until:

• 0 ^oC is reached
• The body begins to decay
• The sun goes down
• The body reaches ambient temperature

Who was the first to establish a body farm to study decomposition?

• Francis Galton

• Bill Bass

• J. Edgar Hoover

• Alec Jeffreys

The arm and leg bones can be used to determine forensic height

• true
• false

The pelvis of a female is _____ as compared to a male.

• wide and circular
• wide and heart-shaped
• narrow and circular
• narrow and heart-shaped

You notice a skull that has a rough and bumpy surface.  What sex this this characteristic typically associated with?

• Male
• Female

• vertebrae
• tibia
• pelvis
• femur