Matching Pairs Autopsy VocabOnline version assignment by Benjamin D Morgan 1 Algor Mortis 2 Medical Examiner or Forensic Pathologist 3 Coroner 4 Livor Mortis 5 Rigor Mortis 6 Autopsy 7 Decomposition Used to determine time of death and cause of death. Occurs 3-12 hours after death. This occurs from heart stopping and blood pooling in the lower spots of the dead body. Purplish color results in those areas. Person with a medical degree who performs the autopsy This occurs between 2-6 hours after death. The body stiffens...this is used to determine time of death Elected official who decides if an autopsy is needed by a specialist When flies, maggots, and bacteria inhabit the dead body. Studying the life cycle of these gives a time of death. Dead body cools at an average of 1.5 degrees per hour. Used to determine time of death
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