Forensics time of death

Which of the following are factors that can affect rigor mortis?

• temperature

• activity before death

• body weight

• all of these

A body is found that shows no signs of rigor mortis. The body has been dead for ....

• less than 2 hours or more than 24 hours

• less than 2 hours or more than 36 hours

• less than 24 hours or more than 48 hours

• more than 36 hours

The cooling of body temperature after death is:

• algor mortis
• livor mortis
• rigor mortis
• pallor mortis

The discoloration of a dead body caused by blood cells leaking hemoglobin is:

• putrefaction
• lividity
• autolysis
• sepsis

Discoloration of skin from pooling of blood becomes permanent after how many hours?

• 2 hours
• 8 hours
• 16 hours
• 32 hours

the stiffening of the skeletal muscles shortly after death

• livor mortis
• autolysis
• rigor mortis
• algor mortis

post-mortem examination

• adipocere
• autolysis
• autopsy
• entomology

rigor mortis peaks how many hours after death?

• 36
• 18
• 8
• 12

The Body Farm is a research facility located at the University of:

• Michigan

• Mississippi

• Tennessee

• Washington

Is the time of death more than 12 hours, less than 12 hours, or cannot be determined? Body has lost 7.9 degrees C.

• Less
• More
• Cannot be determined