HORTICULTURE SCIENCE
ENTOMOLOGY
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Rigor mortis
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Liver mortis
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Algor mortis
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Hyper mortis
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Detailed explanation-1: -Rigor mortis is a postmortem change resulting in the stiffening of the body muscles due to chemical changes in their myofibrils. Rigor mortis helps in estimating the time since death as well to ascertain if the body had been moved after death.
Detailed explanation-2: -Elbow-The forensic pathologist will test for rigor mortis by bending the elbow and knees or opening the jaw to see if they move or not. FINGERS-The forensic pathologist will look under the fingernails as valuable forensic information can be trapped there.
Detailed explanation-3: -Coroners can use the presence or absence of livor mortis as a means of determining an approximate time of death. It can also be used by forensic investigators to determine whether or not a body has been moved.
Detailed explanation-4: -Body Temperature. The average living human being has a body temperature of 98.6 degrees F. Rigor Mortis Status. Degree of Body Decomposition. Stomach Contents. Eye Condition. Skin Condition. Blood Pooling. Oral Conditions. More items