Time of Death

What are the 3 morti?

• rigorous mortis, algor mortis, and livor mortis
• livor mortis, algor mortis, and rigor mortis
• all for mortis, livor mortis, and rigor mortis
• algor mortis, rigor mortis, and liver mortis

Death occurs due to a stoppage _________ circulation and ________ activity

• Brain, blood

• Blood, brain

• Blood, heart

• heart, blood

A forensic investigator may be able to use _________ ________ to determine if a body was moved after death

• Rigor mortis

• Liver mortis

• Algor mortis

• Hyper mortis

This type of mortis includes stiffening of muscles

• Liver mortis

• Rigor mortis

• Algor mortis

• Stiffo mortis

Pooling of blood in the areas of the body closest to the ground is called

• Pooling

• Grounding

• Puddling

• Lividity

Rigor mortis peaks at about _______________ hours after death

• 2

• 6

• 8

• 12

Loss of body heat after death is known as

• Algor mortis

• Rigor mortis

• Temperature drop

• Liver mortis

The rate of body heat after death is about

• 0.7 degrees F

• 0.2 degrees F

• 1.4 degrees F

• 2.4 degrees F

This stage of death is notable for strong odor and occurs 1-4 days after death

• Fresh

• Bloat / Putrification

• Active Decay

• Dry

Estimations of the postmortem interval (PMI) using entomological evidence must take into account ______________________. 

• the species of insect present
• weather conditions
• geographical locations of the decedent's body
• all of these