Death & Decay Vocab 2

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Match each term with the definition.

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
livor mortis		stiffness of the body that sets in several hours after death
algor mortis		a purple or red discoloration of the skin caused by pooling of blood after death
Mechanism of Death		The cooling of the body after death
Rigor Mortis		How death occurred; natural, accidental, suicide, homicide, or undetermined
Manner of death		the specific physiological, physical, or chemical event that stops life

Match each term with the definition.

livor mortis

stiffness of the body that sets in several hours after death

algor mortis

a purple or red discoloration of the skin caused by pooling of blood after death

Mechanism of Death

The cooling of the body after death

Rigor Mortis

How death occurred; natural, accidental, suicide, homicide, or undetermined

Manner of death

the specific physiological, physical, or chemical event that stops life