Under the Weather
This external(environmental) factor affects all three types of mortis. Lower values can slow them, while higher numbers speed them up
What is temperature?
The study of disease and causes of death
What is pathology?
What would the manner of death be for a man who was stabbed on the way to work?
What is homicide?
When conducting an autopsy, this is the first step, before you cut anything open
What is examining the body?
This US president was assassinated in Dallas, Texas an autopsy was performed, and their cause of death was determined to be from a gunshot wound.
Who is John F. Kennedy
This type of mortis involves the cooling of the body
What is algor mortis?
The study of insects, particularly in relation to death and decomposition
What is entomology?
What would the mechanism of death be for an individual who was strangled?
What is suffocation/asphyxiation?
When using algor mortis to calculate time of death, this is the number/range you need to keep in mind
What is 1/1.4 degrees per hour?
This type of stinging insect can sometimes be found near bodies, where it will lay it's eggs. Similar to a bee, but more aggressive
What is a Wasp?
This type of mortis typically peaks 12 hours in. It then loosens, until disappearing completely by 36 hours after death
What is rigor mortis?
This is the word for an organism's body gradually breaking down
What is decomposition?
What could a cause of death be for someone who bled out (hemorrhaging or exsanguination)?
What is stabbing (other options also possible)?
Once a medical examiner has examined a body, their findings go to this elected official, who double-checks their work and signs off on the final death certificate
What is a coroner?
This type of mortis involves blood pooling around the body
What is livor mortis?
This is the temperature that a body cools to in algor mortis. Not a set number, but a certain point influenced by the surroundings
What is weather/environmental temp?
This type of incision is done during an autopsy. It starts behind the ear, and makes it's way down the torso
What is a Y-incision?
This phrase means the internal changes to the body that are ultimately leading to death (" of Death")
What is mechanism?
This is the first stage of an insect's life cycle. Finding them means the body is fairly new
What are larvae/maggots?
This comedian and actor passed in 2014, with his manner of death being ruled a suicide
Who is Robin Williams?
This type of bleeding can occur anywhere in the body, but is especially noticeable around the eyes on a corpse.
What is hemorrhaging?
This is the main difference between a coroner and medical examiner. Medical examiners are qualified medical practitioners with training, while coroners usually only need to be...
What is elected?
If an individual passes away from cardiac arrest due to prior heart problems, their manner of death would be this.
What is natural?
This 5th manner of death is written on a certificate if the ultimate cause is not known
What is "unknown" or "undetermined"?
This famous singer passed in 2009 from an overdose, which ultimately led to him suffering from cardiac arrest
Who is Michael Jackson?