NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS
PATHOLOGY AND GENETICS
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Question
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A victim was running away from her captor before she was killed. How does this affect the rate of rigor mortis?
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increases
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decreases
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does not affect
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Stages of Decomposition The fresh stage is the immediate period following death in which autolysis occurs. Algor mortis, livor mortis, and rigor mortis are apparent in this stage.
Detailed explanation-2: -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.
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