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what muscles are effected by rigor mortis first? - Answer-
small muscles
at how many hours is rigor mortis observed? - Answer-1-3
hours
at how many hours is rigor mortis complete? - Answer-9-
12 hours
how many degrees an hour does the body cool after
death? - Answer-1.5 degrees F per hour
what can you determine from skeletal remains? - Answer-
human or non-human, age, sex, race, stature, bone
abnormalities, evidence of wounds, cultural influences
immediate changes after death - Answer-cessation of
respiration, cessation of circulation, loss of reflexes
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early changes after death - Answer-skin pallor, muscular
flaccidity, eye changes (dilated pupils, cloudy cornea,
tache noire, 3 mortis'
when is livor mortis first observed? - Answer-30 mins-2
hours
when is livor mortis fixed? - Answer-8-12 hours
which muscles will have livor mortis last? - Answer-large
muscles
what is blanching? - Answer-blank/white spot remains
(where pressure is/blood can't settle)
late changes after death - Answer-disintegration of body
tissue (decomp and variations/alterations)
what is autolysis? - Answer-enzymatic decomposition
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what is putrefaction? - Answer-bacterial decomposition
and fermentation
what is hemolysis? - Answer-deterioration of blood vessels
mummification - Answer-drying of body (leather-like)
what environment does mummification occur in? - Answer-
low body moisture, arid environments
adipocere - Answer-waxy substance, created by hydrolysis
what environment does saponification (adipocere) occur
in? - Answer-damp, warm environments
late stages of death - Answer-skeletonization (removal of
soft tissue from bones)
why is drowning an exclusion? - Answer-there is nothing
diagnostic for drowning
The primary responsibility of the UW medicolegal death
investigation system is to ____________. - Answer--
Medicolegal Death Investigation 2026 ||Verified
Exam!!|| Most Recent Exam Actual Complete Real
Exam Questions And Correct Answers (Verified
Answers) Already Graded A+!!! Newest Exam!!!!
what muscles are effected by rigor mortis first? - Answer-
small muscles
at how many hours is rigor mortis observed? - Answer-1-3
hours
at how many hours is rigor mortis complete? - Answer-9-
12 hours
how many degrees an hour does the body cool after
death? - Answer-1.5 degrees F per hour
what can you determine from skeletal remains? - Answer-
human or non-human, age, sex, race, stature, bone
abnormalities, evidence of wounds, cultural influences
immediate changes after death - Answer-cessation of
respiration, cessation of circulation, loss of reflexes
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early changes after death - Answer-skin pallor, muscular
flaccidity, eye changes (dilated pupils, cloudy cornea,
tache noire, 3 mortis'
when is livor mortis first observed? - Answer-30 mins-2
hours
when is livor mortis fixed? - Answer-8-12 hours
which muscles will have livor mortis last? - Answer-large
muscles
what is blanching? - Answer-blank/white spot remains
(where pressure is/blood can't settle)
late changes after death - Answer-disintegration of body
tissue (decomp and variations/alterations)
what is autolysis? - Answer-enzymatic decomposition
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what is putrefaction? - Answer-bacterial decomposition
and fermentation
what is hemolysis? - Answer-deterioration of blood vessels
mummification - Answer-drying of body (leather-like)
what environment does mummification occur in? - Answer-
low body moisture, arid environments
adipocere - Answer-waxy substance, created by hydrolysis
what environment does saponification (adipocere) occur
in? - Answer-damp, warm environments
late stages of death - Answer-skeletonization (removal of
soft tissue from bones)
why is drowning an exclusion? - Answer-there is nothing
diagnostic for drowning
The primary responsibility of the UW medicolegal death
investigation system is to ____________. - Answer--
