Forensic Science Death

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

• putrefaction

• lividity

• autolysis

• sepsis

Discoloration of skin from pooling of blood becomes permanent after how many hours?

• 2 hours

• 8 hours

• 16 hours

• 32 hours

Rigor mortis means

• Death stiffness

• Death color

• Death bloat

• Death heat

the process of rotting and break down

• rigor mortis

• decomposition

• livor mortis

• putrefaction

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

the spontaneous breakdown of cells as they self-digest

• rigor mortis

• algor mortis

• pupa/pupae

• autolysis

post-mortem examination

• adipocere

• autolysis

• autopsy

• entomology

Match description with the correct stage of decomposition:
livor, rigor, and algor mortis occur during this stage

• fresh

• bloat

• active decay

• advanced decay

rigor mortis peaks how many hours after death?

• 36

• 18

• 8

• 12

Who considered to be the father of modern forensic science?

• James Marsh

• Edmond Locard

• Sherlock Holmes

• Anthony Browning

Locard's Exchange Principle describes the movement of ______ evidence.

• trace

• ballistic

• criminal

• DNA