Algor Mortis
The term for the cooling of the body after death.
What is algor mortis?
The stiffening of muscles after death is called this.
What is rigor mortis?
The pooling of blood after death is called this.
What is livor mortis?
The breakdown of the body after death is called this.
What is decomposition?
This thermometer is used to measure internal body temperature.
What is a thermometer?
The average rate at which a body cools per hour.
What is 1.5 degrees Fahrenheit per hour?
Rigor mortis typically begins within this time frame after death.
What is 2–6 hours?
Livor mortis causes this visible change in the skin.
What is purplish discoloration?
The first stage of decomposition is known as this.
What is autolysis?
The body’s core temperature is usually measured in this organ.
What is the liver?
The body cools until it reaches this temperature.
What is ambient temperature?
Rigor mortis is caused by the depletion of this molecule in muscles.
What is ATP?
Livor mortis becomes fixed after this many hours.
What is 6–8 hours?
Bloating occurs due to the release of these.
What are gases from bacteria?
This equation helps estimate time of death using body cooling.
What is Glaister’s equation?
Factors such as clothing and environment affect this process.
What is body cooling rate?
Rigor mortis usually disappears after this many hours.
What is 36–48 hours?
The position of the body can be determined by this evidence.
What is blood pooling patterns?
Insects such as these are often the first to arrive at a body.
What are blowflies?
Forensic scientists often compare insect development to this.
What is known insect life cycle data?
A body in water cools faster due to this property of water.
What is high thermal conductivity?
Heat accelerates rigor mortis because it speeds up this process.
What is chemical reaction rate?
If a body is moved before livor mortis is fixed, this happens.
What is blood shifts to new position?
Forensic entomologists use insect life cycles to estimate this.
What is time of death?
This discipline combines biology and criminal investigation.
What is forensic science?