HORTICULTURE

Detailed explanation-1: -Algor mortis, the cooling of the body postmortem, is the result of a cessation in thermoregulation. As body temperature is controlled by the hypothalamus, this homeostatic feature can no longer be maintained after death.

Detailed explanation-2: -Algor mortis is translated from Latin as “cold death” and describes the postmortem temperature change after someone has died. After death, individuals no longer produce body heat or cooling mechanisms and the decedent temperature slowly approaches ambient temperature.

Detailed explanation-3: -Although the heat conduction which leads to body cooling follows an exponential decay curve, it can be approximated as a linear process: 2 °C during the first hour and 1 °C per hour until the body nears ambient temperature.

Detailed explanation-4: -Algor mortis is the postmortem cooling of body temperature until it equalizes the temperature of the surrounding environment. The rate of cooling lags initially, then becomes linear before slowing down again as it approaches the ambient temperature, giving a sigmoid-shaped curve when graphically represented.

Detailed explanation-5: -There are two ways to take the temperature of a cadaver: rectally or with a meat thermometer pushed under the ribcage into the liver. Both methods allow the internal temperature to be taken, which is less affected by external stimuli.