TacheNoireyellowish, thenbrownish-blackishband-likediscolorationin the eye afterdeathAlgorMortiscooling ofbody afterdeathBlowfliesAttracted todead bodies,often arrivewithin minutesof deathAutolysisself-digestion,when lysosomesbreak down andrelease digestiveenzymes into thecellabout 1.4degfor 1st 12hrs,0.7 deg after12hrsRate ofcoolingof corpsethehead/facewhererigormortisbeginsMedicalExaminerA physician thatevaluates medicalhistory & performsexam of decause & manner ofdeathDurationof ActiveDecayStage10 - 20daysBeetlesColeopteraForensicPathologyInvestigation ofsudden,unnatural,unexplained, orviolent deathsRigorMortisstiffeningof skeletalmusclesthedevelopmentalstage of anarthropodbetween moltsInstarPostMortemIntervalPMILivorMortisthe poolingof blood intissuesafter deathCoronerAn elected/appointpublic official whomakes inquiries intodeaths & completesdeath certificatesFliesDipteraBloatStagecharacterized bythe production ofgasses that causethe corpse to swellAutopsyConducted todeterminethe manner,cause, andmechanism ofdeathMechanismof deathThe specificchange in thebody that broughtabout thecessation of life(blood loss,asphyxiation)Stage 20 -50 daysafterdeathAdvancedDecayHard, darkcapsule thatdevelopsafter18 - 24 daysPupaCauseofdeathTheREASON fora death(heart attack,injury)4-6hourstime elapsed forthe stomach toempty itscontents into thesmall intestineAdvancedDecayStage where bodybegins to dry, skinturns leathery,body may form"grave wax"DryRemainsStage inwhichbody maymummifyStage 2,lasts 4-10 daysPutrefactionInstar1Stage w/i20hrs wheremaggotis 2 - 4 mmlongBlackPutrefactionStagerecognizable byloss in mass dueto feedings bymaggots and otherinsectsBlanchinglividity willdisappearwhen the skinis presseduponThestudy ofinsectsEntomologyWhereflies willlay eggsaroundwoundareas, eyes,nose, earsNaturalaccidentalsuicidalhomicidalundeterminedWhat arethe fivemannersof death?Marblingpattern causedbygasses in bloodvesselsand breakdownof hemoglobinTacheNoireyellowish, thenbrownish-blackishband-likediscolorationin the eye afterdeathAlgorMortiscooling ofbody afterdeathBlowfliesAttracted todead bodies,often arrivewithin minutesof deathAutolysisself-digestion,when lysosomesbreak down andrelease digestiveenzymes into thecellabout 1.4degfor 1st 12hrs,0.7 deg after12hrsRate ofcoolingof corpsethehead/facewhererigormortisbeginsMedicalExaminerA physician thatevaluates medicalhistory & performsexam of decause & manner ofdeathDurationof ActiveDecayStage10 - 20daysBeetlesColeopteraForensicPathologyInvestigation ofsudden,unnatural,unexplained, orviolent deathsRigorMortisstiffeningof skeletalmusclesthedevelopmentalstage of anarthropodbetween moltsInstarPostMortemIntervalPMILivorMortisthe poolingof blood intissuesafter deathCoronerAn elected/appointpublic official whomakes inquiries intodeaths & completesdeath certificatesFliesDipteraBloatStagecharacterized bythe production ofgasses that causethe corpse to swellAutopsyConducted todeterminethe manner,cause, andmechanism ofdeathMechanismof deathThe specificchange in thebody that broughtabout thecessation of life(blood loss,asphyxiation)Stage 20 -50 daysafterdeathAdvancedDecayHard, darkcapsule thatdevelopsafter18 - 24 daysPupaCauseofdeathTheREASON fora death(heart attack,injury)4-6hourstime elapsed forthe stomach toempty itscontents into thesmall intestineAdvancedDecayStage where bodybegins to dry, skinturns leathery,body may form"grave wax"DryRemainsStage inwhichbody maymummifyStage 2,lasts 4-10 daysPutrefactionInstar1Stage w/i20hrs wheremaggotis 2 - 4 mmlongBlackPutrefactionStagerecognizable byloss in mass dueto feedings bymaggots and otherinsectsBlanchinglividity willdisappearwhen the skinis presseduponThestudy ofinsectsEntomologyWhereflies willlay eggsaroundwoundareas, eyes,nose, earsNaturalaccidentalsuicidalhomicidalundeterminedWhat arethe fivemannersof death?Marblingpattern causedbygasses in bloodvesselsand breakdownof hemoglobin

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