Forensic Death

The process that causes the muscles in the body to stiffen resulting in rigidity after death is called

• algor mortis

• rigor mortis

• livor mortis

Maximum rigor mortis occurs

• between 2-4 hours

• 2-6 hours after death

• 12 hours after death

• 48 hours after death

Post-mortem evaluation to determine time of death

• coroner

• medical examiner

• autopsy

• morgue

Use your algor mortis cheat sheet to determine approximate time of death for a body with a temperature of 83 degrees.

• 6 hours ago

• 11 hours ago

• 13 hours ago

• more than 24 hours ago

Of the options given, which are the first to arrive at a corpse?

• Parasitic wasps

• Beetles

• Blowflies

• Flesh flies and house flies

Anna Garcia died _____ hours ago. (98.4 - rectal temperature / 1.5 = hours since death and rectal temperature was 78.2)

• 10

• 12

• 13.5

• 14.5

If the medical examiner took Anna's rectal temperature at 11:30 a.m., what time did she die?

• 10:30 p.m.

• 10:00 p.m.

• 11:30 p.m.

• 11:00 p.m.

This career uses insect life cycles to determine time of death.

• Forensic Techician

• Forensic Toxicologist

• Forensic Entomologist

• Biomedical Scientist

The body loses how many degrees per hour after death

• 1.5 °F

• 2 °F

• 3 °F

• 4 °F

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-3

If a victim has a temperature of 85.4 °F how many hours has the person been dead for

• 8 hours and 10 minutes

• 7 hours and 30 minutes

• 8 hours and 40 minutes

• 9 hours and 15 minutes

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS3-4