Forensics Death

The breakdown of organic matter caused by microorganisms, resulting in production of foul-smelling matter is:

• putrefaction
• decomposition
• autolysis
• algor mortis

The cooling of body temperature after death is:

• algor mortis
• livor mortis
• rigor mortis
• pallor mortis

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

• putrefaction
• lividity
• autolysis
• sepsis

The means by which someone dies is known as the:

• Proximate cause of death
• Mechanism of death
• Manner of death
• Cause of death

Another name for the larva stage of development in insects is:

• pupa
• egg
• instar
• cocoon

Rigor mortis means

• Death stiffness
• Death color
• Death bloat
• Death heat

PMI is

• postmortem insect

• Postmeridian interval

• Premortem interval

• Postmortem Interval

the specific body failure that leads to a person's death

• mechanism of death
• decomposition
• manner of death
• cause of death

"death color"

• autolysis
• algor mortis
• rigor mortis
• livor mortis

one of five means by which someone dies

• death

• manner of death

• cause of death

• mechanism of death