1answer.
Ask question
Login Signup
Ask question
All categories
  • English
  • Mathematics
  • Social Studies
  • Business
  • History
  • Health
  • Geography
  • Biology
  • Physics
  • Chemistry
  • Computers and Technology
  • Arts
  • World Languages
  • Spanish
  • French
  • German
  • Advanced Placement (AP)
  • SAT
  • Medicine
  • Law
  • Engineering
Anuta_ua [19.1K]
3 years ago
5

What is rigor mortis and what causes it?

Biology
2 answers:
Lady bird [3.3K]3 years ago
6 0

Answer: temporary rigidity of muscles after death; partial contraction of skeletal muscles

Explanation: Rigor mortis is defined as the temporary stiffness of a body's muscles and joints following death. It only lasts for a couple of hours (approximately 72 hours) depending on body temperature and other factors. Rigor mortis is caused by the skeletal muscles partially contracting resulting in stiffness. This causes the muscles to be unable to relax, leading to the body's joints becoming fixed in place.

Usimov [2.4K]3 years ago
4 0

Answer and Explanation:

A couple of hours after the death of an individual or creature, the joints of the body solidify and become secured. This solidifying is called rigor mortis.  

Contingent upon body temperature and different conditions, rigor mortis endures roughly 72 hours.

The partial contraction of the skeletal muscles leads to the occurrence of this phenomena.

You might be interested in
Which of the following is NOT a strategy
adelina 88 [10]

Answer:

A

Explanation:

if you hide a storm drain it really doesn't do much because it doesn't clean the water, and all of the other options do clean water of contaminants.

7 0
3 years ago
Air pollution in US National Parks is effecting the environment in what way(s)? a. plant damage from ozone exposure b. high leve
vova2212 [387]
The correct answer is D.
Hope this helps, and Brainliest answer would be appreciated!
8 0
3 years ago
Read 2 more answers
Which of the followings will move fastest in an electrophoresis gel? ctga gtaacg tcg atcgact?
igomit [66]
Tcg because it’s the shortest strand and the shortest strands travel the fastest
5 0
3 years ago
Carbon is a fundamental element of all living things. Carbon atoms move continiously through living organisms (biosphere), the s
Ad libitum [116K]
Worldwide circulation and reutilization of carbon atoms, chiefly due to metabolic processes of living organisms. Inorganic carbon, in the form of carbon dioxide, is incorporated into organic compounds by photosynthetic organisms; when the organic compounds are broken down in respiration, carbon dioxide is released. Large quantities of carbon are "stored" in the seas and the atmosphere, as well as in fossil fuel deposits.
7 0
3 years ago
What are the reactions of the first stage of photosynthesis
wlad13 [49]

The two stages of photosynthesis: Photosynthesis takes place in two stages: light-dependent reactions and the Calvin cycle (light-independent reactions). Light-dependent reactions, which take place in the thylakoid membrane, use light energy to make ATP and NADPH.

3 0
3 years ago
Other questions:
  • Why doesn't crossing over happen in mitosis?
    14·1 answer
  • Moneran is a..
    14·1 answer
  • Which claim explains why food crops are thought of as a renewable resource?
    10·1 answer
  • How could newborns be infected with this bacterium that is normally found in the soil, water, and feces?
    10·1 answer
  • Name 3 sources of CO2.
    11·1 answer
  • TIME REMAINING 01:39:44 Green plants need light in order to survive. Structures in the leaves absorb light, which in turn, helps
    8·2 answers
  • How do trees help reduce carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?
    11·1 answer
  • Vocabulary: aerobic respiration, anaerobic respiration, ATP, cellular respiration, chlorophyll, chloroplast, cytoplasm, glucose,
    12·1 answer
  • Read the scenario.Joe, a reporter for Main Street News, covered a campaign rally for Jiya Patel, who is running for county commi
    10·1 answer
  • The following DNA nitrogen bases (found in nucleotides) match up to make the rungs of the DNA ladder:
    7·1 answer
Add answer
Login
Not registered? Fast signup
Signup
Login Signup
Ask question!