ForensicPathologyInvestigation ofsudden,unnatural,unexplained, orviolent deathsFliesDipteraDryRemainsStage inwhichbody maymummifyAdvancedDecayStage where bodybegins to dry, skinturns leathery,body may form"grave wax"BlackPutrefactionStagerecognizable byloss in mass dueto feedings bymaggots and otherinsectsMarblingpattern causedbygasses in bloodvesselsand breakdownof hemoglobinthehead/facewhererigormortisbeginsMechanismof deathThe specificchange in thebody that broughtabout thecessation of life(blood loss,asphyxiation)Durationof ActiveDecayStage10 - 20daysCoronerAn elected/appointpublic official whomakes inquiries intodeaths & completesdeath certificatesabout 1.4degfor 1st 12hrs,0.7 deg after12hrsRate ofcoolingof corpseBlanchinglividity willdisappearwhen the skinis presseduponAutolysisself-digestion,when lysosomesbreak down andrelease digestiveenzymes into thecellAlgorMortiscooling ofbody afterdeaththedevelopmentalstage of anarthropodbetween moltsInstarAutopsyConducted todeterminethe manner,cause, andmechanism ofdeathBloatStagecharacterized bythe production ofgasses that causethe corpse to swellStage 2,lasts 4-10 daysPutrefactionPostMortemIntervalPMIHard, darkcapsule thatdevelopsafter18 - 24 daysPupaLivorMortisthe poolingof blood intissuesafter deathBlowfliesAttracted todead bodies,often arrivewithin minutesof deathBeetlesColeopteraNaturalaccidentalsuicidalhomicidalundeterminedWhat arethe fivemannersof death?Instar1Stage w/i20hrs wheremaggotis 2 - 4 mmlongWhereflies willlay eggsaroundwoundareas, eyes,nose, earsTacheNoireyellowish, thenbrownish-blackishband-likediscolorationin the eye afterdeathMedicalExaminerA physician thatevaluates medicalhistory & performsexam of decause & manner ofdeathThestudy ofinsectsEntomology4-6hourstime elapsed forthe stomach toempty itscontents into thesmall intestineRigorMortisstiffeningof skeletalmusclesStage 20 -50 daysafterdeathAdvancedDecayCauseofdeathTheREASON fora death(heart attack,injury)ForensicPathologyInvestigation ofsudden,unnatural,unexplained, orviolent deathsFliesDipteraDryRemainsStage inwhichbody maymummifyAdvancedDecayStage where bodybegins to dry, skinturns leathery,body may form"grave wax"BlackPutrefactionStagerecognizable byloss in mass dueto feedings bymaggots and otherinsectsMarblingpattern causedbygasses in bloodvesselsand breakdownof hemoglobinthehead/facewhererigormortisbeginsMechanismof deathThe specificchange in thebody that broughtabout thecessation of life(blood loss,asphyxiation)Durationof ActiveDecayStage10 - 20daysCoronerAn elected/appointpublic official whomakes inquiries intodeaths & completesdeath certificatesabout 1.4degfor 1st 12hrs,0.7 deg after12hrsRate ofcoolingof corpseBlanchinglividity willdisappearwhen the skinis presseduponAutolysisself-digestion,when lysosomesbreak down andrelease digestiveenzymes into thecellAlgorMortiscooling ofbody afterdeaththedevelopmentalstage of anarthropodbetween moltsInstarAutopsyConducted todeterminethe manner,cause, andmechanism ofdeathBloatStagecharacterized bythe production ofgasses that causethe corpse to swellStage 2,lasts 4-10 daysPutrefactionPostMortemIntervalPMIHard, darkcapsule thatdevelopsafter18 - 24 daysPupaLivorMortisthe poolingof blood intissuesafter deathBlowfliesAttracted todead bodies,often arrivewithin minutesof deathBeetlesColeopteraNaturalaccidentalsuicidalhomicidalundeterminedWhat arethe fivemannersof death?Instar1Stage w/i20hrs wheremaggotis 2 - 4 mmlongWhereflies willlay eggsaroundwoundareas, eyes,nose, earsTacheNoireyellowish, thenbrownish-blackishband-likediscolorationin the eye afterdeathMedicalExaminerA physician thatevaluates medicalhistory & performsexam of decause & manner ofdeathThestudy ofinsectsEntomology4-6hourstime elapsed forthe stomach toempty itscontents into thesmall intestineRigorMortisstiffeningof skeletalmusclesStage 20 -50 daysafterdeathAdvancedDecayCauseofdeathTheREASON fora death(heart attack,injury)

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