WorksheetsBody Changes After Death
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What Process is This: The cooling of the body after death?
a)
Rigor Mortis
b)
Algor Mortis
c)
Livor Mortis
d)
Autopsy
2.
What Process is This: reddish color shown on the skin when blood cells and vessels decompose?
a)
Algor Mortis
b)
Rigor Mortis
c)
Livor Mortis
d)
Putrefaction
3.
What Process is This: the breakdown of an organism after death?
a)
Decomposition
b)
Autolysis
c)
Stoppage
d)
Rigor Mortis
4.
What Process is This: the temporary stiffness of the limbs after death?
a)
Cadaverine
b)
Adipocre
c)
Rigor Mortis
d)
Livor Mortis
5.
How long does it take for the cloudy film that appears on the eyes after death to accumulate if open at death?
a)
4 days
b)
6-12 hours
c)
12-14 hours
d)
2-3 hours
6.
During decomposition, what is the process of cell self digestion?
a)
Putrefaction
b)
Autolysis
c)
Adipocere
d)
Rigor Mortis
7.
During decomposition, what is the greasy wax that covers the body after 3 weeks?
a)
Water
b)
Adipocere
c)
Sweat
d)
Potassium
8.
What affects the rate of decomposition?
a)
Age
b)
Type of clothes
c)
Type of car they drive
d)
Height
9.
What can help estimate TOD?
a)
Weight of person
b)
Autolysis
c)
Catalysis
d)
Potassium buildup in the eye
10.
When does discoloration make ID of skin color impossible?
a)
1-3 weeks
b)
8-9 weeks
c)
2-3 years
d)
4 days
11.
When do insects start to show up on a dead body?
a)
3-5 days
b)
6-9 weeks
c)
4-7 hours
d)
2-4 months
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