Post Mortem Change

Question 1

Lesions

Answer 1

Changes due to the disease

Question 2

Agonal change

Answer 2

Changes that occur prior to death

Question 3

Post Mortem change

Answer 3

Changes occurring after death and before the cadaver is examined

Question 4

Causes of post mortem change

Answer 4

Autolysis and putrefaction

Question 5

Autolysis

Answer 5

Action of the intrinsic enzyme system of the dead animal’s cells that result in self digestion

Question 6

Putrefaction

Answer 6

Degradation of tissue by invasion and post mortem activity of certain microorganisms

Question 7

Rigor Mortis

Answer 7

Contraction of muscles after death

Question 8

Algor Mortis

Answer 8

Cooling of carcass after death

Question 9

Dead less than 3 hours

Answer 9

Warm and flaccid

Question 10

Dead 3-8 hours

Answer 10

Warm and stiff

Question 11

Dead 8-36 hours

Answer 11

Cold and stiff

Question 12

Dead over 36 hours

Answer 12

Cold and flaccid

Question 13

Livor Mortis

Answer 13

Hypostatic Congestion

Question 14

Imbibition

Answer 14

The absorption of one substance into another

Question 15

Imbibition of blood

Answer 15

Most common obscurer to post mortem examinations

Question 16

Jaundice

Answer 16

Icterus

Question 17

Pallor

Answer 17

Pale discoloration

Question 18

Another way to say Autolysis

Answer 18

Auto Digestion

Question 19

What causes putrefaction

Answer 19

Anaerobic bacteria of the clostridia group

Question 20

Hydrogen sulfide in putrefication

Answer 20

Responsible for the odd color and smell

Question 21

Ferrous sulfide in putrefaction

Answer 21

Responsible for the green and black pseudomelanosis of the tissue