Question

Many factors affect rigor mortis, such as the type of clothing the person was wearing. Experts from different sciences agree that the definition of death is the end of life. Blowflies are one of the first insects to arrive at a dead body and are very useful in determining the time of death. Livor mortis refers to the color of a dead body. The only two manners of death are natural death and homicidal death. Mechanism of death describes what has occured in the body to cause death. The presence of drugs in a corpse cannot be determined by a chemical analysis of larvae found feeding on the body. In the first 12 hours, a dead body cools about 1 degree F per hour. Within minutes of a death, certain insects are attracted by the smell of the first stages of decomposition. The Body Farm is a fictional account of the work of a country coroner.

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Answer:

- Many factors affect rigor mortis, such as the type of clothing the person was wearing. True

- Experts from different sciences agree that the definition of death is the end of life. True

- Blowflies are one of the first insects to arrive at a dead body and are very useful in determining the time of death. True

- Livor mortis refers to the color of a dead body. True

- The only two manners of death are natural death and homicidal death. False

- Mechanism of death describes what has occured in the body to cause death. True

- The presence of drugs in a corpse cannot be determined by a chemical analysis of larvae found feeding on the body. True

- In the first 12 hours, a dead body cools about 1 degree F per hour. False

- Within minutes of a death, certain insects are attracted by the smell of the first stages of decomposition. True

- The Body Farm is a fictional account of the work of a country coroner. False

Explanation:

Death refers to the permanent cessation of the biological activities in an organism as a whole. Rigor mortis refers to a recognizable sign of death, which is caused by different changes in the muscles after death. Blowflies are insects that can be attracted by the smell of dead and decomposing bodies because they need to identify warm-moist and protein-rich sources to develop their eggs. Livor mortis is the red/blue/purple discoloration in the body skin after death. The manners of death can be divided into 1-accidental, 2-natural, 3-suicidal, 4-homicidal, and 5-undetermined. The mechanisms of death refer to the specific physiological derangements that can lead to the cessation of life (e.g., a heart attack), whose understanding can be essential to elucidate a criminal case. The presence of drugs in a dead body can be determined by an autopsy. The rate at which a dead body cooling depends on the relationship between the body temperature and environmental temperature (e.g, elevated body temperatures and cool environmental conditions are known to increase this value). A body farm can be defined as a research facility where the decomposition of dead bodies can be examined.