Forensics | Death & Decay Vocabulary - Statistics

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
natural	causes of death	58%
accidental	causes of death	56%
in rigor mortis, the first muscles to tense are...	smallest muscles (face muscles)	56%
suicidal	causes of death	53%
rigor mortis is...	the stiffening of muscles after death	53%
homicidal	causes of death	50%
victim size	factors that affect algor mortis	50%
in rigor mortis, the last muscles to tense are...	largest muscles (leg muscles)	50%
livor mortis not being consistent with the position of the body means...	the body was moved after death	44%
undigested stomach contents means...	death occured <3 hours after last meal	42%
insulation (clothing, blankets)	factors that affect algor mortis	42%
the material that the body lies upon	factors that affect algor mortis	36%
empty stomach but filled small intestines means...	death occured within 4-6 hours of last meal	33%
environment temperature	factors that affect algor mortis	33%
livor mortis is...	pooling of blood, after death, due to gravity	33%
body fat	factors that affect algor mortis	31%
algor mortis is...	the cooling of the body after death	31%
livor mortis starts...	1-2 hours after death	28%
putrefaction begins...	24-72 hours after death	25%
muscles relax...	24-48 hours after death	22%
opened eyes fully cloud...	2-3 hours after death	17%
rigor mortis starts...	1-2 hours after death	14%
livor mortis is fixed...	6-8 hours after death	14%
body enters full rigor...	8-12 hours after death	11%
closed eyes fully cloud...	24 hours after death	6%

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