Quiz on Changes in Body after Death

Introduction

Immediate Signs of Death

• Loss of sensory perception and voluntary motor function
• Stoppage of breathing
• Stoppage of circulation

Early Signs of Death

• Pallor and loss of elasticity in the skin
• Ocular changes
• Primary muscular flaccidity
• Body cooling
• Development of postmortem staining
• Stiffening of the body

Late Signs of Death

• Putrefaction, involving the breakdown of tissues
• Formation of adipocere, a fatty substance
• Mummification, resulting in desiccation of the body

• Ocular changes (1^✔ ✔Trusted Source
  The Essentials of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology - KSN Reddy and OPMurty
  
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• Body temperature after death (2^✔ ✔Trusted Source
  Screening of Anti-Infectives against Leishmania donovani
  
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• Rigor mortis (3^✔ ✔Trusted Source
  Algor Mortis
  
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• Livor mortis (4^✔ ✔Trusted Source
  Rigor mortis in an unusual position: Forensic considerations
  
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• Decomposition (5^✔ ✔Trusted Source
  Evaluation of Postmortem Changes
  
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  Postmortem Changes
  
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  The smell of death. State-of-the-art and future research directions
  
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  Effects of Extended Postmortem Interval on Microbial Communities in Organs of the Human Cadaver
  
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• Preservation of the dead body (9^✔ ✔Trusted Source
  Soft embalming of cadavers for training purposes: Optimising for long-term use in tropical weather
  
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• Hair and nail changes after death (10^✔ ✔Trusted Source
  Hair analysis interpretation in post-mortem situations: Key considerations and proposals to overcome main hurdles
  
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