Forensics Death

Which of the following are factors that can affect rigor mortis?

• temperature

• activity before death

• body weight

• all of these

A body is found with blistering skin that is slipping off of the muscle underneath. There is a strong odor and maggots are seen covering the body. Which stage of decomposition is this body in?

• bloating (putrefaction)

• advanced decay

• active decay (black putrefaction)

• fresh (initial)

The cooling of body temperature after death is:

• algor mortis

• livor mortis

• rigor mortis

• pallor mortis

Which of the following is NOT typically included in an autopsy report?

• Cause of Death

• Time of Death

• Toxicology Results

• Suspected motive for death

the immediate reason for a person's death

• death

• mechanism of death

• cause of death

• manner of death

The person who determines the preliminary cause of death, and helps establish a timeline:

• Crime Scene Investigator (CSI)

• District Attorney

• Medical Examiner

• Detective

The immediate reason (not after a time delay) for a person's death

• death

• mechanism of death

• cause of death 

• manner of death

Gunshot wound (GSW) is an example of...

• Manner of Death

• Cause of Death

• Mechanism of Death

the immediate reason for a person's death

• death

• mechanism of death

• cause of death 

• manner of death

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

• mechanism of death

• decomposition

• manner of death

• cause of death