WorksheetsTime of Death
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
the stiffening of the skeletal muscles shortly after death
a)
livor mortis
b)
autolysis
c)
rigor mortis
d)
algor mortis
2.
one of the three larval stages of insect development
a)
death
b)
instar
c)
pupa/pupae
d)
autolysis
3.
"death color"
a)
autolysis
b)
algor mortis
c)
rigor mortis
d)
livor mortis
4.
the study of insects as they pertain to crime scene investigation
a)
putrefaction
b)
forensic pathology
c)
forensic entomology
d)
forensic anthropology
5.
the process of rotting and break down
a)
rigor mortis
b)
decomposition
c)
livor mortis
d)
putrefaction
6.
immature form of an animal that undergoes metamorphosis
a)
pupa/pupae
b)
autolysis
c)
larva/larvae
d)
instar
7.
post-mortem examination
a)
adipocere
b)
autolysis
c)
autopsy
d)
entomology
8.
is the time that has elapsed since a person has died.
a)
algor mortis
b)
livor mortis
c)
post mortem interval
d)
rigor mortis
9.
the pooling of the blood
a)
lividity
b)
algor mortis
c)
rigor mortis
d)
livor mortis
10.
rigor mortis peaks how many hours after death?
a)
36
b)
18
c)
8
d)
12
11.
Dual lividity could occur if the body was kept in one position:
a)
two hours after death, and then moved to a second position before the lividity became permanent.
b)
ten hours after death, and then moved to a second position before the lividity became permanent.
c)
nine hours after death, and then moved to a second position before the lividity became permanent.
d)
None of these choices.
12.
Rigor mortis is:
a)
permanent
b)
temporary
c)
one cause of death
d)
one matter of death
13.
A toxicologist may use maggots to obtain information about drugs in a deceased body.
a)
True
b)
False
14.
Environmental temperature and conditions will affect insect development.
a)
True
b)
False
15.
Livor mortis can help determine if a body has been moved.
a)
True
b)
False
16.
Livor mortis shows up on the skin as a greenish color.
a)
True
b)
False
17.
What insects are the first to arrive at a dead body?
a)
blow flies
b)
beetles
c)
cheese skippers
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