Death Forensics

the specific body failure that leads to a person's death

• mechanism of death

• decomposition

• manner of death

• cause of death

the stiffening of the skeletal muscles shortly after death

• livor mortis

• autolysis

• rigor mortis

• algor mortis

the process of rotting and break down

• rigor mortis

• decomposition

• livor mortis

• putrefaction

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

the spontaneous breakdown of cells as they self-digest

• rigor mortis

• algor mortis

• pupa/pupae

• autolysis

the immediate reason for a person's death

• death

• mechanism of death

• cause of death 

• manner of death

post-mortem examination

• adipocere

• autolysis

• autopsy

• entomology

is the time that has elapsed since a person has died.

• algor mortis

• livor mortis

• post mortem interval

• rigor mortis

refers to an underlying cause of death, as opposed to the final cause.

• pupa

• adipocere

• proximate cause of death

• pulmonary arrest

Match description with the correct stage of decomposition:
livor, rigor, and algor mortis occur during this stage

• fresh

• bloat

• active decay

• advanced decay

rigor mortis peaks how many hours after death?

• 36

• 18

• 8

• 12