Calculating Time of Death

Which of the following refers to blood pooling or settling in the body?

• Algor mortis

• Rigor mortis

• Livor mortis

• All of the above

This is called the ______________ equation.

• Glaister

• Time of death

• Celsius to Fahrenheit

• Fahrenheit to Celsius

Which of these is when the vital processes of the body stop?

• Physiological Time of Death

• Legal Time of Death

• Estimated Time of Death

• Time of Rigor Mortis

This is the process of the body temperature heating or cooling to match its surrounding environment.

• Algor mortis

• Rigor mortis

• Livor mortis

• Rick and mortis

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-3

Which of these is when the muscles in the body tighten after death?

• Algor mortis

• Rigor mortis

• Livor mortis

• Rick and mortis

A dead body in a HOT environment will...

• Cool down to reach the temperature of the surrounding environment

• Warm up to reach the temperature of the surrounding environment

• Either warm up or cool down to reach the temperature of the surrounding environment

• None of these

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Which of these is not a sign that can be used to determine time of death?

• Presence of rigor mortis

• Cloudiness of corneas

• Life cycle stage of insects found on body

• None of these

Convert 40 degrees celsius to fahrenheit.

• 104

• 4.45

• 40

• 313