WorksheetsDecomposition
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 36mins
Paleness of Death
Rigor mortis
Livor mortis
Algor mortis
Pallor mortis
Stiffness of death
Rigor mortis
Livor mortis
Algor mortis
Pallor mortis
The loss of 1.5 degrees of heat per hour
Rigor mortis
Livor mortis
Algor mortis
Pallor mortis
Decomposition fluid that may exude from orifices (openings) in the body
Decomposition
Purge fluid
Bloat stage
Putrefaction
Color of death
Rigor mortis
Livor mortis
Algor mortis
Pallor mortis
Coolness of death
Rigor mortis
Livor mortis
Algor mortis
Pallor mortis
Begins within 2-6 hours of death and begins to recede (pass) after 24 hours.
Rigor mortis
Livor mortis
Algor mortis
Pallor mortis
Happens 15-25 minutes after death
Rigor mortis
Livor mortis
Algor mortis
Pallor mortis
The natural process of the body breaking down due to bacterial sources
Decomposition
Purge fluid
Putrefaction
Fermentation
Reddish-purple color caused by the pooling of blood due to the force of gravity
Rigor mortis
Livor mortis
Algor mortis
Pallor mortis
Skin, cartilage and bone is all that remains
Fresh stage
Bloated Stage (Putrefaction)
Decay Stage (Black putrefaction)
Late Decay Stage (Butyric fermentation)
Dry Stage
Days 51-365
Fresh stage
Bloated Stage (Putrefaction)
Decay Stage (Black putrefaction)
Late Decay Stage (Butyric fermentation)
Dry Stage
Days 10-20
Fresh stage
Bloated Stage (Putrefaction)
Decay Stage (Black putrefaction)
Late Decay Stage (Butyric fermentation)
Dry Stage
Gases produced by bacteria inflate the abdomen
Fresh stage
Bloated Stage (Putrefaction)
Decay Stage (Black putrefaction)
Late Decay Stage (Butyric fermentation)
Dry Stage
Days 4-10
Fresh stage
Bloated Stage (Putrefaction)
Decay Stage (Black putrefaction)
Late Decay Stage (Butyric fermentation)
Dry Stage
Mainly bones and hair remain
Fresh stage
Bloated Stage (Putrefaction)
Decay Stage (Black putrefaction)
Late Decay Stage (Butyric fermentation)
Dry Stage
Days 0-3
Fresh stage
Bloated Stage (Putrefaction)
Decay Stage (Black putrefaction)
Late Decay Stage (Butyric fermentation)
Dry Stage
Abdominal wall breaks down allowing gases to escape and corpse is more of a blackened color
Fresh stage
Bloated Stage (Putrefaction)
Decay Stage (Black putrefaction)
Late Decay Stage (Butyric fermentation)
Dry Stage
