Forensic-Decomposition

Which of the following would be affected first by rigor mortis?

• Upper legs

• Face

• Abdomen

• Lower legs

During which decomposition stage goes rigor, livor and algor mortis occur?

• Fresh

• Putrefaction

• Decay

• Post-decay

What effect does cooler temperatures have on rigor mortis?

• Speeds up the process

• Neither speeds up or delays the process

• Temperature does not effect rigor mortis

• Delays the process

What stage of rigor mortis shows the beginning of muscles stiffening?

• Absent

• Moderate

• Minimal

• Passed

How many hours does it take livor mortis to be fully settled?

• Five hours

• 12 hours

• Two hours

• Six hours

In which decomposition stage does adipocere form?

• Fresh

• Decay

• Post-decay

• Putrefaction

Which is a postmortem pooling of blood.

• Livor Mortis

• Rigor Mortis

• Gravity Mortis

• Mortis Mortis

What will the color of lividity be if the death was caused by phosphorus poisoning?

• Cherry red

• Yellow

• Purple

• Blue

Under normal circumstances, how many degrees will a body cool during the first 12 hours?

• 12 degrees

• 24 degrees

• 18 degrees

• 10 degrees

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

A heavy meal can stay in the stomach for how many hours?

• Two to three hours

• Three to five hours

• Six hours or more

• One to two hours