Post Mortem Interval

Which of the following is NOT a factor in how much the body cools after death?

• the food consumed by the body

• the type of clothing

• body mass

• Ambient temperature

If a body shows no visible rigor, it has probably been dead:

• less than two hours or more than forty-eight hours.

• less than ten hours or more than seventy-two hours.

• more than two hours or less than forty-eight hours.

• less than twenty-four hours or more than seventy-two hours.

Livor mortis is permanent at ________.

• 2 hrs.

• 8 hrs.

• 12 hrs.

• 36 hrs.

Algor mortis can be influenced by __________.

• size of the body

• gender of the victim

• location of the body

• exposure to sunlight

• weather conditions

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NGSS.HS-PS3-4

Is the time of death more than 12 hours, less than 12 hours, or cannot be determined? Body has lost 21.2 ^oF.

• Less

• More

• Cannot be determined

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NGSS.HS-PS3-4

In general, the older the insects around the dead body are....

• the longer the body has been dead

• the less time the body has been dead

• the more blood the body lost 

• the hotter the temp. around the body is 

If maggots are collected in the second instar stage, about how much time has likely passed since colonization began?

• 23 hours

• 27 hours

• 50 hours

• 72 hours

How soon does insect activity happen if a body is left out in the open?

• Immediately

• 8-12 hours

• 12-24 hours

• 36-48 hours

Evidence of tampering with the position of a body after death can be obtained by evaluating what?

• Rigor mortis

• Algor mortis

• Livor mortis

• Algor mortis & Livor mortis

Livor Mortis is

• When the body's muscles seize up

• When the body gets cold

• When the body gets discolored due to blood pooling

• None of the above