The Stages of Death

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Which stage of death involves the cooling of the body temperature after death?

  • Livor Mortis
  • Rigor Mortis
  • Forensic Anthropology
  • Algor Mortis (correct)

Which stage of death involves the settling of blood in the lower areas of the body due to gravity?

  • Algor Mortis
  • Rigor Mortis
  • Forensic Anthropology
  • Livor Mortis (correct)

Which stage of death involves the relaxation and subsequent rigidity of the muscles?

  • Algor Mortis
  • Livor Mortis
  • Rigor Mortis (correct)
  • Forensic Anthropology

What can be determined by a forensic anthropologist through the examination of skeletal remains?

<p>Ethnicity, sex, approximate age, and manner of death (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does forensic entomology study?

<p>Insects and their developmental (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which stage of death involves the cooling of the body temperature after death?

<p>Algor Mortis (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which stage of death involves the relaxation and subsequent rigidity of the muscles?

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

Which stage of death involves the settling of blood in the lower areas of the body due to gravity?

<p>Livor Mortis (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of breaking bones during transportation when rigor mortis is at its peak?

<p>To change the position of the body (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What color does the skin appear in the lower areas close to the ground during livor mortis?

<p>Dark blue or purple (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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