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Post Mortem Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Separation of compounds into similar substances by action of bacteria or autolytic enzymes | Decomposition |
| cooling of the body to surrounding temp. | Algor Mortis |
| Temporary stiffening of the voluntary and involuntary muscles due to a chemical change in the body | Rigor Mortis |
| reddish blue intravascular discoloration | Livor Mortis (Cadaveric Lividity) |
| conversion of fatty tissue into soapy waxy substance called adipocere | Saponification |
| cooling of body prior to death | Agonal algor |
| grave wax | Saponification |
| Cadaveric Lividity | Livor Mortis |
| increase of body temp just prior death | Agonal fever |
| settling of blood into dependent parts of body | Agonal hypostasis |
| blood flow slows and clotting occurs before death | Agonal coagulation |
| pores in walls of capillaries open before death | Agonal capillary expansion |
| increase of fluid in body tissues before death | Agonal edema |
| decrease of fluid in body tissues before death | Agonal dehydration |
| Bacteria will transfer from intestinal area to blood vascular system | Agonal translocation |
| Gravitation of blood to dependent capillaries & superficial vessels | Hypostasis |
| postmortem cooling of the body to surrounding temperature | Algor mortis |
| reddish blue intravascular discoloration caused by hypostasis. Can be removed through regular arterial embalming. | Livor Mortis (cadaveric lividity) |
| loss of moisture | Dehydration |
| Desiccation | Dehydration |
| swelling & softening of tissues as a result of absorbing moisture from adjacent source | Imbibition |
| self digestion of tissues | Autolysis |
| breakdown of carbohydrates with formation of acids and/or gases | Fermentation |
| breakdown of sugars | Saccharolysis |
| Decomposition of tissues by enzymes of tissues own formation | Autolysis |
| breakdown of proteins by anaerobic bacteria | putrefaction |
| breakdown of proteins by aerobic bacteria | decay |
| breakdown of fatty tissue | lipolysis |
| breakdown of tissue cells by water | hydrolysis |
| What are the signs of decomposition | Color Odor Purge Skin Slip (desquamation) Gas |
| Name an intrinsic factor influencing decomposition | Age, Sex, Body Weight, Cause and Manner of Death, Bacterial and parasitic activity, Pharmaceutical agents |
| Name a factor influencing Rigor Mortis | Temperature, Sex, Age, Cause of Death, Condition of Muscles |
| extravascular color change occurring when hemoglobin separates from red blood cells. Heme passes through capillary wall into tissue causing a stain of tissue. | Post Mortem Stain (Hemolysis) |
| Cannot be removed with normal arterial embalming | Post Mortem Stain (Hemolysis) |
| rise in body temperature after death due to continued cellular metabolism. | Post Mortem Caloricity |
| Natural death of cells | Necrobiosis |
| Death of cells due to disease | Necrosis |
| Liquid formed by the decomposition of the intestinal tract | Putrescine |
| Lactic acid | Rigor Mortis |
| Gas formed by decomposition protein in the intestinal tract | Indole |
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