Post Mortem Artifacts

Question 1

removal of organs (esp eyes, tongue, rectum) of carcass by carrion eating animals

Answer 1

postmortem scavenging

Question 2

is the rigidity or stiffening of muscles after death due to contraction of muscle fibers as ATPs are depleted or exhausted

Answer 2

Rigor Mortis

Question 3

gradual cooling of the body after death

Answer 3

algor mortis

Question 4

gravitational pooling) settling of blood to the dependant regions of the body

Answer 4

livor mortis

Question 5

° occurs in heart and vessels
° rbc’s may separate from plasma

Answer 5

postmortem clotting

Question 6

HGB released by rbc breakdown (after death) staining tissues.
especially lining of heart and blood vessels; also common in tissues of aborted fetuses and frozen tissues

Answer 6

hemoglobin imbibition

Question 7

leakage of bile from gall bladder and major bile ducts which stains adjacent tissues green to yellow

Answer 7

bile imbibition

Question 8

am artificial black discoloration of tissues

Answer 8

pseudomelanosis