NURSING ANM AND GNM

Detailed explanation-1: -Algor mortis is the name used to describe the normal cooling of a body after death as it equilibrates with the ambient temperature.

Detailed explanation-2: -Algor Mortis is the cooling of the body after death. Normal body temperature is maintained by blood circulation. When the heart stops, circulation ceases and the body begins to cool. Normal body temperatures vary but are generally thought to have an average of 98.6 oF (37 oC).

Detailed explanation-3: -Algor mortis (Latin: algor-coldness; mortis-of death), the third stage of death, is the change in body temperature post mortem, until the ambient temperature is matched.

Detailed explanation-4: -Algor mortis, the reduction in body temperature following death. This is generally a steady decline until matching ambient temperature. Rigor mortis, the limbs of the corpse become stiff (Latin rigor) and difficult to move or manipulate.