Anthropology
Rigor
Algor/Livor
Wild 1
Wild 2
100
who has more bones, a baby or an adult?
baby
100
rigor mortis means
death stiffness
100
A body will continue to cool after death until ____ is reached.
ambient temperature
100
Square eye orbits are characteristic of this type of skull
male or african
100
A person who shows no signs of livor has been dead
less than 2 hours
200
a bumpy nuchal crest is characteristic of this type of skull
male
200
rigor mortis begins in the
head/neck
200
when does livor mortis become permanent?
8 hours
200
A person who performs autopsies is called a(n)
pathologist
200
A person falls out of a tree a dies. The manner of death would be
accidental
300
this is the first skull suture to close
lambdoid
300
If a body shows no signs of rigor, it has been dead
less than 2 hours or more than 36 hours
300
where is the best place to take a temperature reading for algor mortis?
liver
300
what stage of decomposition produces gases that eventually rupture the skin?
bloat
300
You find a wide pubic bone with scarring around the pubic symphysis. This bone likely belongs to
a female who has had children
400
circular eye sockets, heart shaped nasal aperture, and shovel teeth are associated with this type of skull
mongoloid
400
rigor mortis peaks after this many hours
12
400
A body is found in a hot room. The CSI should expect that livor mortis set in (faster/slower) than usual.
faster
400
Which bone is this?
Humerus
400
This refers to the malfunctioning body part or system that resulted in a person's death.
mechanism of death
500
What is the name of the pink bone of this skull?
occipital
500
Who will have a faster onset of rigor mortis, a 100lb female or a 300lb female?
100 lb female
500
A body is found and the temperature of the body is 95.8 F. How long ago did this person die?
3 hours
500
What is the name of the purple/brown bone between the yellow and orange bones of this skull?
Sphenoid
500
A body is found that shows signs of rigor from the shoulders down and has lividity all along the back side of the body. The body was found outside where it was 40 F. What is an appropriate PMI for this body?
normally- 12-15 hours
cold temperatures 14-17 hours