WorksheetsDeath, Decomposition
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 25mins
Which of the following best describes rigor mortis?
It is the pooling of blood after death
It is the stiffening of muscles after death
It is the cooling of the body after death
It is the warming of the body after death
Rigor mortis and the reversal of rigor mortis always progresses ...
from the face downward.
from the limbs inward.
from the legs upward.
from the chest outward.
Which of the following best describes algor mortis?
It is the cooling of the body after death
It is the warming of the body after death
It is the pooling of the blood after death
It is the stiffening of the muscles after death
Select all that applies to livor mortis.
It is the stiffening of the muscles after death
It causes the color change of the body after death
It is the pooling of blood after death
It is the cooling of the body after death
Name the process in which bacteria from the digestive system begin to dissolve the body from the inside out. In the process, gases are released by the bacteria which leads the body to bloat.
Decomposition
Decay
Autolysis
Putrefaction
Put the stages of decomposition in order.
I. Active Decay
II. Dry Remains
III. Fresh / Initial Decay
IV. Advanced Decay
V. Bloat / Putrefaction
III, I, IV, V, II
III, V, I, IV, II
II, III, V, I, IV
III, II, I, IV, V
In which stage of decay does purge fluid leak out of the body and create a cadaver decomposition island?
Active Decay
Advanced Decay
Bloat / Putrefaction
Fresh / Initial Dacay
In which stage of decomposition does autolysis take place as well as livor, algor, and rigor mortis?
Active Decay
Advanced Decay
Bloat / Putrefaction
Fresh / Initial Decay
The corpse bloats
0-10 days
After 15 Days
after 10 days
25-50 days
The skin sloughs off
Within 2 Days
After 12 Days
Within 4-7 Days
What stage does the body begin to smell?
Dry decay
Active decay
Putrefaction
Initial Decay
Dry decay begins about how long after death?
Days 0-3 days
Days 4-10 days
Days 0-20 days
50+ days
At what stage do flies come to lay eggs on the corpse?
Initial Decay
Putrefaction
Black Putrefaction
Butyric Fermentation
What stage ends when maggots move away from the body to pupate?
Advanced Decomposition/Butyric Fermentation
Dry Decay
Putrefaction
Black Putrefaction/Active Decay
What stage of decay is shown in the picture?
Black Putrefaction
Bloat
Dry decay
Fresh
What stage of deacy is shown in the picture?
Fresh stage
Active decay
Bloat
Dry deacy
What stage of decay is shown in the picture?
Fresh stage
Active decay
Bloat
Black Putrefaction
Which of the following happens during the active decay?
bones begin to stick out
bloated body collapses and leaves a flattened body
body is mostly reduced to hair and bones
livor mortis happens
Why does body decay slow down during the dry stage?
because of cold weather
because there is no moisture
because there is no air
because of hot weather
The picture shows marbling of the skin. In which stage of decay does this happen?
Fresh stage
Bloat stage
Active decay stage
Dry decay stage
