CauseofdeathTheREASON fora death(heart attack,injury)thedevelopmentalstage of anarthropodbetween moltsInstarDryRemainsStage inwhichbody maymummify4-6hourstime elapsed forthe stomach toempty itscontents into thesmall intestineStage 2,lasts 4-10 daysPutrefactionFliesDipteraMarblingpattern causedbygasses in bloodvesselsand breakdownof hemoglobinBloatStagecharacterized bythe production ofgasses that causethe corpse to swellPostMortemIntervalPMIAlgorMortiscooling ofbody afterdeathBlowfliesAttracted todead bodies,often arrivewithin minutesof deathForensicPathologyInvestigation ofsudden,unnatural,unexplained, orviolent deathsthehead/facewhererigormortisbeginsRigorMortisstiffeningof skeletalmusclesAdvancedDecayStage where bodybegins to dry, skinturns leathery,body may form"grave wax"AutopsyConducted todeterminethe manner,cause, andmechanism ofdeathBlackPutrefactionStagerecognizable byloss in mass dueto feedings bymaggots and otherinsectsStage 20 -50 daysafterdeathAdvancedDecayThestudy ofinsectsEntomologyHard, darkcapsule thatdevelopsafter18 - 24 daysPupaBeetlesColeopteraWhereflies willlay eggsaroundwoundareas, eyes,nose, earsabout 1.4degfor 1st 12hrs,0.7 deg after12hrsRate ofcoolingof corpseAutolysisself-digestion,when lysosomesbreak down andrelease digestiveenzymes into thecellInstar1Stage w/i20hrs wheremaggotis 2 - 4 mmlongMedicalExaminerA physician thatevaluates medicalhistory & performsexam of decause & manner ofdeathMechanismof deathThe specificchange in thebody that broughtabout thecessation of life(blood loss,asphyxiation)Durationof ActiveDecayStage10 - 20daysBlanchinglividity willdisappearwhen the skinis presseduponLivorMortisthe poolingof blood intissuesafter deathNaturalaccidentalsuicidalhomicidalundeterminedWhat arethe fivemannersof death?TacheNoireyellowish, thenbrownish-blackishband-likediscolorationin the eye afterdeathCoronerAn elected/appointpublic official whomakes inquiries intodeaths & completesdeath certificatesCauseofdeathTheREASON fora death(heart attack,injury)thedevelopmentalstage of anarthropodbetween moltsInstarDryRemainsStage inwhichbody maymummify4-6hourstime elapsed forthe stomach toempty itscontents into thesmall intestineStage 2,lasts 4-10 daysPutrefactionFliesDipteraMarblingpattern causedbygasses in bloodvesselsand breakdownof hemoglobinBloatStagecharacterized bythe production ofgasses that causethe corpse to swellPostMortemIntervalPMIAlgorMortiscooling ofbody afterdeathBlowfliesAttracted todead bodies,often arrivewithin minutesof deathForensicPathologyInvestigation ofsudden,unnatural,unexplained, orviolent deathsthehead/facewhererigormortisbeginsRigorMortisstiffeningof skeletalmusclesAdvancedDecayStage where bodybegins to dry, skinturns leathery,body may form"grave wax"AutopsyConducted todeterminethe manner,cause, andmechanism ofdeathBlackPutrefactionStagerecognizable byloss in mass dueto feedings bymaggots and otherinsectsStage 20 -50 daysafterdeathAdvancedDecayThestudy ofinsectsEntomologyHard, darkcapsule thatdevelopsafter18 - 24 daysPupaBeetlesColeopteraWhereflies willlay eggsaroundwoundareas, eyes,nose, earsabout 1.4degfor 1st 12hrs,0.7 deg after12hrsRate ofcoolingof corpseAutolysisself-digestion,when lysosomesbreak down andrelease digestiveenzymes into thecellInstar1Stage w/i20hrs wheremaggotis 2 - 4 mmlongMedicalExaminerA physician thatevaluates medicalhistory & performsexam of decause & manner ofdeathMechanismof deathThe specificchange in thebody that broughtabout thecessation of life(blood loss,asphyxiation)Durationof ActiveDecayStage10 - 20daysBlanchinglividity willdisappearwhen the skinis presseduponLivorMortisthe poolingof blood intissuesafter deathNaturalaccidentalsuicidalhomicidalundeterminedWhat arethe fivemannersof death?TacheNoireyellowish, thenbrownish-blackishband-likediscolorationin the eye afterdeathCoronerAn elected/appointpublic official whomakes inquiries intodeaths & completesdeath certificates

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