Time of death
What will be the approximate temperature of the liver if a victim dies at 3:15pm and is found at 5:15pm on the same day? (assume ambient temperatures are normal)
97.2 degrees F
Which of the following BEST describes a skull of a female?
A fused coronal suture
B U shaped mandible
C pinched edges of the eye orbital
D rough and bumpy occipital protuberance
C pinched edges of the eye orbital
What are the 4 types of bones in the human body?
long short flat and irregular
What is one type of insect that feeds on human remains?
Blowflies, beetles, yellow jackets
What will be the approximate temperature of the liver if a victim dies at 2:00 am and is found later that morning at 10:00 am?
88.8 degrees F
How does the coccyx of the female pelvis compare to that of the male pelvis?
it is shorter and curved outward
What factors most influence how bones decay?
Heat and humidity
What happens to a muscle when it is burned by fire?
The muscles contract
A body is found abandoned in a shed in the extreme August heat. The liver temperature is 84.6° F. How will the heat affect the TOD prediction for this victim? (rigor, lividity, and algor)
Heat will increase the rate of lividity and rigor. However, heat will decrease the rate that the body loses heat (algor)
How does the size and shape of the male pelvic cavity compare to a female?
Heart shaped- smaller
True or False: The ilium is a part of the skull that is present in males and females.
False
What effects might extreme temperatures have on the rate of decay of a human body?
Body will decay faster in higher temperatures; body will decay slower in colder
What are some of the conditions
that could increase the rate at which
livor mortis occurs?
Anything that increases body temp (exercising,
fever, insulated clothing, ambient temp. above 70
degrees)
How does your skull compare to that of someone who is 59?
At what age do bones stop building and begin to become more fragile/lose minerals?
30
A body is found face down with lividity on the bottoms of the feet, buttocks and calves. What is one thing you can tell me about the body based on this information
The body has been moved or the victim has been dead for several hours
A female gunshot victim displays rigor throughout her entire body. Approximately how long has she been dead? (assume ambient temperatures are normal)
She’s been dead anywhere from 12-24 hours
What is the object we compare the shape of European eye sockets to?
aviator sunglasses
how many bones does an adult skeleton have?
206
The body of a hiker Is recovered after they died in a snowstorm. How do the conditions of their death impact their lividity, algor, and rigor?
rigor and lividity are slowed, algor is faster.