AutopsyConducted todeterminethe manner,cause, andmechanism ofdeathCauseofdeathTheREASON fora death(heart attack,injury)4-6hourstime elapsed forthe stomach toempty itscontents into thesmall intestineCoronerAn elected/appointpublic official whomakes inquiries intodeaths & completesdeath certificatesMarblingpattern causedbygasses in bloodvesselsand breakdownof hemoglobinStage 20 -50 daysafterdeathAdvancedDecayNaturalaccidentalsuicidalhomicidalundeterminedWhat arethe fivemannersof death?AlgorMortiscooling ofbody afterdeathForensicPathologyInvestigation ofsudden,unnatural,unexplained, orviolent deathsThestudy ofinsectsEntomologyMedicalExaminerA physician thatevaluates medicalhistory & performsexam of decause & manner ofdeathBeetlesColeopteraStage 2,lasts 4-10 daysPutrefactionTacheNoireyellowish, thenbrownish-blackishband-likediscolorationin the eye afterdeaththedevelopmentalstage of anarthropodbetween moltsInstarthehead/facewhererigormortisbeginsMechanismof deathThe specificchange in thebody that broughtabout thecessation of life(blood loss,asphyxiation)Blanchinglividity willdisappearwhen the skinis presseduponInstar1Stage w/i20hrs wheremaggotis 2 - 4 mmlongabout 1.4degfor 1st 12hrs,0.7 deg after12hrsRate ofcoolingof corpseDryRemainsStage inwhichbody maymummifyRigorMortisstiffeningof skeletalmusclesBlackPutrefactionStagerecognizable byloss in mass dueto feedings bymaggots and otherinsectsDurationof ActiveDecayStage10 - 20daysWhereflies willlay eggsaroundwoundareas, eyes,nose, earsLivorMortisthe poolingof blood intissuesafter deathPostMortemIntervalPMIBlowfliesAttracted todead bodies,often arrivewithin minutesof deathFliesDipteraBloatStagecharacterized bythe production ofgasses that causethe corpse to swellHard, darkcapsule thatdevelopsafter18 - 24 daysPupaAutolysisself-digestion,when lysosomesbreak down andrelease digestiveenzymes into thecellAdvancedDecayStage where bodybegins to dry, skinturns leathery,body may form"grave wax"AutopsyConducted todeterminethe manner,cause, andmechanism ofdeathCauseofdeathTheREASON fora death(heart attack,injury)4-6hourstime elapsed forthe stomach toempty itscontents into thesmall intestineCoronerAn elected/appointpublic official whomakes inquiries intodeaths & completesdeath certificatesMarblingpattern causedbygasses in bloodvesselsand breakdownof hemoglobinStage 20 -50 daysafterdeathAdvancedDecayNaturalaccidentalsuicidalhomicidalundeterminedWhat arethe fivemannersof death?AlgorMortiscooling ofbody afterdeathForensicPathologyInvestigation ofsudden,unnatural,unexplained, orviolent deathsThestudy ofinsectsEntomologyMedicalExaminerA physician thatevaluates medicalhistory & performsexam of decause & manner ofdeathBeetlesColeopteraStage 2,lasts 4-10 daysPutrefactionTacheNoireyellowish, thenbrownish-blackishband-likediscolorationin the eye afterdeaththedevelopmentalstage of anarthropodbetween moltsInstarthehead/facewhererigormortisbeginsMechanismof deathThe specificchange in thebody that broughtabout thecessation of life(blood loss,asphyxiation)Blanchinglividity willdisappearwhen the skinis presseduponInstar1Stage w/i20hrs wheremaggotis 2 - 4 mmlongabout 1.4degfor 1st 12hrs,0.7 deg after12hrsRate ofcoolingof corpseDryRemainsStage inwhichbody maymummifyRigorMortisstiffeningof skeletalmusclesBlackPutrefactionStagerecognizable byloss in mass dueto feedings bymaggots and otherinsectsDurationof ActiveDecayStage10 - 20daysWhereflies willlay eggsaroundwoundareas, eyes,nose, earsLivorMortisthe poolingof blood intissuesafter deathPostMortemIntervalPMIBlowfliesAttracted todead bodies,often arrivewithin minutesof deathFliesDipteraBloatStagecharacterized bythe production ofgasses that causethe corpse to swellHard, darkcapsule thatdevelopsafter18 - 24 daysPupaAutolysisself-digestion,when lysosomesbreak down andrelease digestiveenzymes into thecellAdvancedDecayStage where bodybegins to dry, skinturns leathery,body may form"grave wax"

Stages of Decay - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. Conducted to determine the manner, cause, and mechanism of death
    Autopsy
  2. The REASON for a death (heart attack, injury)
    Cause of death
  3. time elapsed for the stomach to empty its contents into the small intestine
    4-6 hours
  4. An elected/appoint public official who makes inquiries into deaths & completes death certificates
    Coroner
  5. pattern caused by gasses in blood vessels and breakdown of hemoglobin
    Marbling
  6. Advanced Decay
    Stage 20 - 50 days after death
  7. What are the five manners of death?
    Natural accidental suicidal homicidal undetermined
  8. cooling of body after death
    Algor Mortis
  9. Investigation of sudden, unnatural, unexplained, or violent deaths
    Forensic Pathology
  10. Entomology
    The study of insects
  11. A physician that evaluates medical history & performs exam of de cause & manner of death
    Medical Examiner
  12. Coleoptera
    Beetles
  13. Putrefaction
    Stage 2, lasts 4-10 days
  14. yellowish, then brownish-blackish band-like discoloration in the eye after death
    Tache Noire
  15. Instar
    the developmental stage of an arthropod between molts
  16. where rigor mortis begins
    the head/face
  17. The specific change in the body that brought about the cessation of life (blood loss, asphyxiation)
    Mechanism of death
  18. lividity will disappear when the skin is pressed upon
    Blanching
  19. Stage w/i 20hrs where maggot is 2 - 4 mm long
    Instar 1
  20. Rate of cooling of corpse
    about 1.4deg for 1st 12hrs, 0.7 deg after 12hrs
  21. Stage in which body may mummify
    Dry Remains
  22. stiffening of skeletal muscles
    Rigor Mortis
  23. Stage recognizable by loss in mass due to feedings by maggots and other insects
    Black Putrefaction
  24. 10 - 20 days
    Duration of Active Decay Stage
  25. around wound areas, eyes, nose, ears
    Where flies will lay eggs
  26. the pooling of blood in tissues after death
    Livor Mortis
  27. PMI
    Post Mortem Interval
  28. Attracted to dead bodies, often arrive within minutes of death
    Blowflies
  29. Diptera
    Flies
  30. Stage characterized by the production of gasses that cause the corpse to swell
    Bloat
  31. Pupa
    Hard, dark capsule that develops after 18 - 24 days
  32. self-digestion, when lysosomes break down and release digestive enzymes into the cell
    Autolysis
  33. Stage where body begins to dry, skin turns leathery, body may form "grave wax"
    Advanced Decay