MORTIS
Wounds
History
Death, death, and MORE death
Decomp.....
100

The pooling of the blood in tissues after death.

What is LIVOR MORTIS?

100

Clean cuts made by a sharp object that causes blood loss.

What is an INCISION?

100

The creator of "Body Farm" at the University of Tennessee

Who is Dr. William BASS?

100

The immediate reason for a person's death.

What is Cause of Death?

100

The stage of decomposition:

Parts of flesh may be black.

What is ACTIVE DECAY?

200

The spontaneous breakdown of cells as they self-digest after death.

What is AUTOLYSIS?

200

Scraping of the outer skin caused by friction that could lead to infection.

What is ABRASION?

200

Finds, identifies, and returns bodies of soldiers

What is JPAC?

Joint POW / MIA Accounting Command

200

When a person dies.

What is Time of Death?

200

The stage of decomposition:

Autolysis begins

What is FRESH?

300

The stiffening of the skeletal muscles shortly after death

What is RIGOR MORTIS?

300

Openings caused by nail, needles, or other pointed object that could cause internal bleeding and tetanus infection.

What is PUNCTURE?

300

The father of Forensic Anthropology

Who is Thomas DWIGHT?

300

The specific body failure that leads to a person's death.

What is Mechanism of Death?

300

The stage of decomposition:

Final stage.

What is DRY REMAINS?

400

The cooling of body temperature after death.

What is ALGOR MORTIS?

400

Tearing of tissues, hanging skin that could cause heavy bleeding.

What is AVULSION?

400
Computer program that aids in metric analyses on skeletal remains.

What is FORDISC?


400

The means by which someone dies.

What is Manner of Death?

400

The stage of decomposition:

Odor and insect activity decrease.

What is ADVANCED DECAY?

500

The cessation of life.

What is DEATH?

500

Tear-like wounds, often caused by blunt objects that cause tissue damage with long recovery times.

What is LACERATION?

500

Wrote the manual on identification of skeletal material.

Who is William KROGMAN?

500

An underlying cause for a person's death.

What is Proximate Cause of Death?

500

The stage of decomposition:

Skin may break apart and fluids flow out from the openings.

What is BLOAT?