Stages of Death

What color is normal Lividity?

• Red

• Pink

• Purple

Lividity patterns best determine:

• TIME SINCE DEATH

• CAUSE OF DEATH

• POSITIONING AFTER DEATH

The victim’s body is not rigid and is warm. How long has she been dead?

• 0-2 hours

• 2-6 hours

• 15-36 hours

• 36-48 hours

The stiffening of the muscles is referred to as...

• algor mortis

• rigor mortis

• livor mortis

• stigor mortis

Livor mortis happens because .....

• the body cools

• the diphram muscle stops working

• the heart stops beating

• of the outside environment