| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| natural | causes of death | 61%
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| suicidal | causes of death | 55%
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| accidental | causes of death | 55%
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| in rigor mortis, the first muscles to tense are... | smallest muscles (face muscles) | 55%
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| rigor mortis is... | the stiffening of muscles after death | 55%
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| homicidal | causes of death | 52%
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| victim size | factors that affect algor mortis | 48%
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| in rigor mortis, the last muscles to tense are... | largest muscles (leg muscles) | 48%
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| insulation (clothing, blankets) | factors that affect algor mortis | 45%
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| livor mortis not being consistent with the position of the body means... | the body was moved after death | 45%
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| undigested stomach contents means... | death occured <3 hours after last meal | 39%
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| empty stomach but filled small intestines means... | death occured within 4-6 hours of last meal | 35%
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| environment temperature | factors that affect algor mortis | 35%
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| the material that the body lies upon | factors that affect algor mortis | 35%
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| livor mortis is... | pooling of blood, after death, due to gravity | 32%
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| livor mortis starts... | 1-2 hours after death | 29%
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| body fat | factors that affect algor mortis | 29%
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| algor mortis is... | the cooling of the body after death | 29%
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| muscles relax... | 24-48 hours after death | 26%
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| putrefaction begins... | 24-72 hours after death | 26%
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| rigor mortis starts... | 1-2 hours after death | 16%
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| opened eyes fully cloud... | 2-3 hours after death | 16%
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| livor mortis is fixed... | 6-8 hours after death | 16%
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| body enters full rigor... | 8-12 hours after death | 13%
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| closed eyes fully cloud... | 24 hours after death | 6%
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