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Exsanguination
this word means one bleeds to death
assist the family
one of the responsibilities of the ME
antemortem
a word that occurs prior to death
pugilistic
The type of pose that one may find a body in if it has been exposed to fire or other
severe heat.
coroner
person who acts to pronounce death and determine cause and manner but is elected to
the office
suicide
a manner of death in which one takes their own life
manner
one of the 5 legal statements that qualifies how the death occurred
cause of death
a stabbing that leads to death is considered the
vitreous fluid
The jelly-like substance in the eyes that stores K ions during life.
, rigor mortis
stiffening of the muscles following death,is caused by the muscle fibers being "stuck"
together because Ca+2 ions no longer are pumped out
natural
A manner of death in which a disease comes to its terminal end, such as cancer or
heart disease.
shock
loss of 40% or more of blood leads to this
mechanism
the physiological reason the body expires
algor mortis
the change in temperature of the body following death, changes to ambient temperature
over time, can be done rectally or liver
homicide
a manner of death in which life is taken by another person
autopsy
Means "looking at one's self", when it really should be called necroscopy because one
is examining the dead body.
medical examiner
doctor trained with specialty in forensic pathology and is appointed to this post
livor mortis