MORTIS
The pooling of the blood in tissues after death.
What is LIVOR MORTIS?
Clean cuts made by a sharp object that causes blood loss.
What is an INCISION?
The creator of "Body Farm" at the University of Tennessee
Who is Dr. William BASS?
The immediate reason for a person's death.
What is Cause of Death?
The stage of decomposition:
Parts of flesh may be black.
What is ACTIVE DECAY?
The spontaneous breakdown of cells as they self-digest after death.
What is AUTOLYSIS?
Scraping of the outer skin caused by friction that could lead to infection.
What is ABRASION?
Finds, identifies, and returns bodies of soldiers
What is JPAC?
Joint POW / MIA Accounting Command
When a person dies.
What is Time of Death?
The stage of decomposition:
Autolysis begins
What is FRESH?
The stiffening of the skeletal muscles shortly after death
What is RIGOR MORTIS?
Openings caused by nail, needles, or other pointed object that could cause internal bleeding and tetanus infection.
What is PUNCTURE?
The father of Forensic Anthropology
Who is Thomas DWIGHT?
The specific body failure that leads to a person's death.
What is Mechanism of Death?
The stage of decomposition:
Final stage.
What is DRY REMAINS?
The cooling of body temperature after death.
What is ALGOR MORTIS?
Tearing of tissues, hanging skin that could cause heavy bleeding.
What is AVULSION?
What is FORDISC?
The means by which someone dies.
What is Manner of Death?
The stage of decomposition:
Odor and insect activity decrease.
What is ADVANCED DECAY?
The cessation of life.
What is DEATH?
Tear-like wounds, often caused by blunt objects that cause tissue damage with long recovery times.
What is LACERATION?
Wrote the manual on identification of skeletal material.
Who is William KROGMAN?
An underlying cause for a person's death.
What is Proximate Cause of Death?
The stage of decomposition:
Skin may break apart and fluids flow out from the openings.
What is BLOAT?