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POSTMORTEM CHEMICAL CHANGES Correct Ans-Change in the body's chemical
composition that occurs after death (e.g., decomposition, change in body pH, rigor mortis,
postmortem stain, postmortem caloricity).



POSTMORTEM EXAMINATION Correct Ans-See autopsy.




POSTMORTEM INTERVAL Correct Ans-That period of time between death and embalming.
The sooner embalming takes place the better results.



POSTMORTEM PHYSICAL CHANGES Correct Ans-A change in the form or state of
matter without any change in chemical composition.



POSTMORTEM STAIN (LAKING) Correct Ans-Extravascular color change that occurs
when heme, released by hemolysis of red blood cells, seeps through the vessel walls and into the
body tissues



PURGE Correct Ans-Postmortem evacuation of any substance from an external orifice of the
body as a result of pressure



RIGOR MORTIS (Cadaveric Rigidity) Correct Ans-Postmortem stiffening of the body
muscles by natural body processes

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