The Cadaver -- Body Decomposition

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1. Quiz Warning: Most people should not try this quiz while eating. Which animal is used to study the decomposition process of the human body? Pigs Calves Dogs Primates

2. Organisms that consistently play a major role in decomposition are bacteria and ________? animals insect plants reptiles

3. In 1247, a medical forensics expert by the name of Song Ci (Tz'u Sung), documented the first known case of forensic entomology. This groundbreaking book was entitled 'Collected Cases of Injustice Rectified,' also known as ________? A Case for the Forensic Scientist The Washing Away of Wrongs Forensics and Chinese Medicine Righting a Wrong

4. Corporal evidence is contained within the ________? greater environment court documents immediate environment decedent's body

5. In the early stages of decomposition, which of the following are the first to arrive on and colonize the corpse? Mukdenia Mucuna Muscari Muscidae

6. Autolysis becomes visually apparent as fluid-filled blisters appear and large sheets of skin begin to slough from the body. True False

7. Insect larvae (i.e., maggots) are always removed from the corpse prior to autopsy. True False

8. Generally, human decomposition begins ________ after death? immediately four hours one hour eight hours

9. As a rule, a greenish discoloration of the abdomen is the first visible sign of ________? diptera putrefaction odonata hymenoptera

10. On a corpse, a foraging maggot cluster can elevate the temperature of a localized area, well beyond ambient temperatures. True False