Hard, darkcapsule thatdevelopsafter18 - 24 daysPupaInstar1Stage w/i20hrs wheremaggotis 2 - 4 mmlongStage 2,lasts 4-10 daysPutrefactionAutopsyConducted todeterminethe manner,cause, andmechanism ofdeathDurationof ActiveDecayStage10 - 20daysCoronerAn elected/appointpublic official whomakes inquiries intodeaths & completesdeath certificatesThestudy ofinsectsEntomologyPostMortemIntervalPMIabout 1.4degfor 1st 12hrs,0.7 deg after12hrsRate ofcoolingof corpseAutolysisself-digestion,when lysosomesbreak down andrelease digestiveenzymes into thecellWhereflies willlay eggsaroundwoundareas, eyes,nose, earsMedicalExaminerA physician thatevaluates medicalhistory & performsexam of decause & manner ofdeathStage 20 -50 daysafterdeathAdvancedDecayMechanismof deathThe specificchange in thebody that broughtabout thecessation of life(blood loss,asphyxiation)thedevelopmentalstage of anarthropodbetween moltsInstarMarblingpattern causedbygasses in bloodvesselsand breakdownof hemoglobinBloatStagecharacterized bythe production ofgasses that causethe corpse to swellAdvancedDecayStage where bodybegins to dry, skinturns leathery,body may form"grave wax"TacheNoireyellowish, thenbrownish-blackishband-likediscolorationin the eye afterdeathAlgorMortiscooling ofbody afterdeathBlackPutrefactionStagerecognizable byloss in mass dueto feedings bymaggots and otherinsects4-6hourstime elapsed forthe stomach toempty itscontents into thesmall intestineFliesDipteraDryRemainsStage inwhichbody maymummifyLivorMortisthe poolingof blood intissuesafter deathCauseofdeathTheREASON fora death(heart attack,injury)BeetlesColeopteraRigorMortisstiffeningof skeletalmusclesthehead/facewhererigormortisbeginsBlanchinglividity willdisappearwhen the skinis presseduponBlowfliesAttracted todead bodies,often arrivewithin minutesof deathNaturalaccidentalsuicidalhomicidalundeterminedWhat arethe fivemannersof death?ForensicPathologyInvestigation ofsudden,unnatural,unexplained, orviolent deathsHard, darkcapsule thatdevelopsafter18 - 24 daysPupaInstar1Stage w/i20hrs wheremaggotis 2 - 4 mmlongStage 2,lasts 4-10 daysPutrefactionAutopsyConducted todeterminethe manner,cause, andmechanism ofdeathDurationof ActiveDecayStage10 - 20daysCoronerAn elected/appointpublic official whomakes inquiries intodeaths & completesdeath certificatesThestudy ofinsectsEntomologyPostMortemIntervalPMIabout 1.4degfor 1st 12hrs,0.7 deg after12hrsRate ofcoolingof corpseAutolysisself-digestion,when lysosomesbreak down andrelease digestiveenzymes into thecellWhereflies willlay eggsaroundwoundareas, eyes,nose, earsMedicalExaminerA physician thatevaluates medicalhistory & performsexam of decause & manner ofdeathStage 20 -50 daysafterdeathAdvancedDecayMechanismof deathThe specificchange in thebody that broughtabout thecessation of life(blood loss,asphyxiation)thedevelopmentalstage of anarthropodbetween moltsInstarMarblingpattern causedbygasses in bloodvesselsand breakdownof hemoglobinBloatStagecharacterized bythe production ofgasses that causethe corpse to swellAdvancedDecayStage where bodybegins to dry, skinturns leathery,body may form"grave wax"TacheNoireyellowish, thenbrownish-blackishband-likediscolorationin the eye afterdeathAlgorMortiscooling ofbody afterdeathBlackPutrefactionStagerecognizable byloss in mass dueto feedings bymaggots and otherinsects4-6hourstime elapsed forthe stomach toempty itscontents into thesmall intestineFliesDipteraDryRemainsStage inwhichbody maymummifyLivorMortisthe poolingof blood intissuesafter deathCauseofdeathTheREASON fora death(heart attack,injury)BeetlesColeopteraRigorMortisstiffeningof skeletalmusclesthehead/facewhererigormortisbeginsBlanchinglividity willdisappearwhen the skinis presseduponBlowfliesAttracted todead bodies,often arrivewithin minutesof deathNaturalaccidentalsuicidalhomicidalundeterminedWhat arethe fivemannersof death?ForensicPathologyInvestigation ofsudden,unnatural,unexplained, orviolent deaths

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