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WorksheetsPostmortem Impacts & Decomposition
Total questions: 7
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
This is when the body changes heat after death.
a)
Algor Mortis
b)
Rigor Mortis
c)
Livor Mortis
2.
This is when the body has a cheesy smell after death.
a)
Dry Decay
b)
Putrefaction
c)
Butyric Fermentation
d)
Initial Decay
3.
A body is showing signs of full rigor mortis, this person has been dead atleast....
a)
3 hours
b)
6 hours
c)
9 hours
d)
12 hours
4.
This is the stage where the body is most like a skeleton.
a)
Butyric Fermentation
b)
Dry Decay
c)
Black Putrefaction
d)
Initial Decay
5.
What causes rigor mortis to set in?
a)
Calcium build up
b)
Muscle spasms
c)
Brain function stops
d)
Body trying to stay alive
6.
A person is showing lividity in the caudal region of the body. This person must have died in what position...
a)
Laying on stomach/chest.
b)
Standing up in a closet.
c)
Sitting down in a chair
d)
Hanging upside down.
7.
A person has been dead about 12 hours, which of the choices below is the most accurate?
a)
Rigor mortis has just started in the head and neck.
b)
Lividity is permanent when pressed.
c)
Body temperature is about 98 degrees F.
d)
Butyric Fermentation has started
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