Time of Death Review

Which of these is a factor scientists use to determine time of death?

• stomach content

• insect presence and stage

• algor mortis

• all of these are factors used

• rigor mortis

This term means "death color"

• rigor mortis

• algor mortis

• livor mortis

Lividity is permanent _____ hours after death.

• 2

• 4

• 6

• 8

If a body shows no signs of livor mortis, they have been dead ______

• less than 2 hours

• between 2 and 8 hours

• more than 8 hours

Ambient temperature is the temperature of

• the crime scene and surrounding area

• the body

• the liver

Death stiffness is

• algor mortis

• rigor mortis

• livor mortis

A body that has no rigor has likely been dead ___

• about 12 hours

• about 6 hours

• less that 2 hours but more than 36

• more than 2 but less than 36

If a body only shows rigor in the legs, it has probably been dead ____

• less than 2 hours

• more than 15 hours

• more than 36 hours

Temperature loss in a body after death is

• livor mortis

• rigor mortis

• algor mortis

Within the first hour of death, a body's internal temperature will remain at ___ degrees Fahrenheit.

• 100

• 96.4

• 99.3

• 98.6