WorksheetsDeath & Anthro Test Review
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
The study of insects as they pertain to crime scene investigation is known as forensic:
anthropology
pathology
entomology
odontology
The study of the human skeletal system for purposes of identifying unknown remains is known as:
forensic anthropology
forensic pathology
forensic serology
forensic odontology
If someone has a heart attack, they may from their heart stopping, what is this called?
coronary tension
pulmonary embolism
pulmonary arrest
ischaemia
If someone is strangled, they may die from lack of oxygen, what is this called?
hypothermia
hyperoxia
exsanguination
asphyxiation
If someone has been shot, they may die from loss of blood, what is this called?
Sepsis
exsanguination
hyperoxia
hematoma
The pooling of blood, causing discoloration, begins how many hours after death?
2 hours
8 hours
18 hours
36 hours
Discoloration of skin from pooling of blood becomes permanent after how many hours?
2 hours
8 hours
18 hours
36 hours
Liver mortis means:
Death stiffness
Death color
Death bloat
Death heat
Rigor mortis means:
Death stiffness
Death color
Death bloat
Death heat
If a body shows no visible rigor, the victim has probably been dead:
less than 10 hours or more than 72 hours
less than 24 hours or more than 72 hours
less than 2 hours or more than 48 hours
more than 2 hours or less than 48 hours
Factors affecting rigor include:
Temperature
Activity before death
Body weight
All of the above
To take a corpse’s temperature, forensic investigators insert a thermometer into the:
Mouth
Liver
Armpit
Heart
What causes rigor mortis?
calcium buildup in the muscles
red blood cells break and release hemoglobin
potassium buildup in the muscles
the body cannot maintain heat
What causes algor mortis?
calcium buildup in the muscles
the body cannot maintain heat
red blood cells break and release hemoglobin
potassium buildup in the muscles
Rigor mortis peaks how many hours after death?
8 hours
12 hours
18 hours
36 hours
The Body Farm is a research facility located at the University of:
Indiana
Alabama
Mississippi
Tennessee
If there is the correct level of moisture during stages of advanced decay, a layer of wax may form known as:
Paraffin
Adipocere
Kerosene
Ceroline
The breakdown of organic matter caused by microorganisms, resulting in the production of foul-smelling matter
decomposition
lividity
putrefaction
autolysis
The cessation or end of life
rigor mortis
autolysis
death
decomposition
The cooling of body temperature after death
frozen
livor mortis
rigor mortis
algor mortis
The discoloration of a dead body caused by blood cells leaking hemoglobin
rigor mortis
livor mortis
algor mortis
decomposition
The pooling of the blood in tissues after death
lividity
livor mortis
live free or die hard
autolysis
The process of rotting and breaking down
death
deterioration
aging
decomposition
The spontaneous breakdown of cells as they self-digest after death
algor mortis
catalysis
autolysis
mitosis
The stiffening of the skeletal muscles shortly after death
algor mortis
livor mortis
uncle mortis
rigor mortis
An underlying cause for a person’s death
Cause of death
Manner of death
Mechanism of death
Proximate cause of death
The immediate reason for a person’s death
Cause of death
Manner of death
Mechanism of death
Time of death
The means by which someone dies
Cause of death
Manner of death
Mechanism of death
Proximate cause of death
The specific body failure that leads to a person’s death
Cause of death
Manner of death
Mechanism of death
Proximate cause of death
When a person died
Cause of death
Manner of death
Mechanism of death
Time of death
