Classification of Death and Clinical Death

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What is the appearance of cadaverous spots?

  • Red-pink color that disappears when pressed
  • Dry brownish stains on the skin
  • Smooth, elastic, yellow or red clots in the vessels
  • Dark purple spots in the lower parts of the body (correct)

What is the morphology of postmortem clots?

  • Dry brownish stains on the skin
  • Dark purple spots in the lower parts of the body
  • Smooth, elastic, yellow or red, lie loose in the lumen of the vessel or heart (correct)
  • Appearance of red-pink stains that do not disappear when pressed

What is the reason for cadaveric imbibition?

  • Soaking the area affected by postmortem hypostasis (correct)
  • Redistribution of blood in the carcass
  • Postmortem blood clotting in the veins
  • Appearance of dry brownish stains on the skin

What type of death is irreversible and characterized by autolytic processes?

<p>Biological death (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the reason behind the rigor mortis in a corpse?

<p>Accumulation of lactate in the muscles (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is autolysis in the context of rigor with decomposition processes?

<p>First expression in the glandular organs with the enzymes (liver, pancreas) (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the status before clinical death, characterized by uncoordinated activities of homeostatic systems?

<p>Agony (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What causes the cooling of the corpse (algor mortis) after death?

<p>Evaporation of moisture from the skin (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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