Forensics time of death

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Factors that can affect rigor mortis: temperature, activity before death, body weight.

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all of these

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A body is found that shows no signs of rigor mortis. The body has been dead for ....

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less than 2 hours or more than 36 hours

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The cooling of body temperature after death is: algor mortis, livor mortis, rigor mortis, pallor mortis

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algor mortis

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The discoloration of a dead body caused by blood cells leaking hemoglobin is:

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lividity

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Discoloration of skin from pooling of blood becomes permanent after how many hours? Options: 2 hours, 8 hours, 16 hours, 32 hours

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8 hours

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The stiffening of the skeletal muscles shortly after death.

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rigor mortis

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post-mortem examination

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autopsy

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Rigor mortis peaks how many hours after death?

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12

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The Body Farm is a research facility located at the University of: Michigan, Mississippi, Tennessee, Washington

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Tennessee

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Is the time of death more than 12 hours, less than 12 hours, or cannot be determined? Body has lost 7.9 degrees C.

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Less