ForensicPathologyInvestigation ofsudden,unnatural,unexplained, orviolent deathsthedevelopmentalstage of anarthropodbetween moltsInstarthehead/facewhererigormortisbeginsBloatStagecharacterized bythe production ofgasses that causethe corpse to swellBlackPutrefactionStagerecognizable byloss in mass dueto feedings bymaggots and otherinsectsWhereflies willlay eggsaroundwoundareas, eyes,nose, earsBeetlesColeopteraMechanismof deathThe specificchange in thebody that broughtabout thecessation of life(blood loss,asphyxiation)CoronerAn elected/appointpublic official whomakes inquiries intodeaths & completesdeath certificatesHard, darkcapsule thatdevelopsafter18 - 24 daysPupaThestudy ofinsectsEntomologyTacheNoireyellowish, thenbrownish-blackishband-likediscolorationin the eye afterdeathMedicalExaminerA physician thatevaluates medicalhistory & performsexam of decause & manner ofdeathInstar1Stage w/i20hrs wheremaggotis 2 - 4 mmlongAutolysisself-digestion,when lysosomesbreak down andrelease digestiveenzymes into thecellCauseofdeathTheREASON fora death(heart attack,injury)BlowfliesAttracted todead bodies,often arrivewithin minutesof death4-6hourstime elapsed forthe stomach toempty itscontents into thesmall intestineNaturalaccidentalsuicidalhomicidalundeterminedWhat arethe fivemannersof death?about 1.4degfor 1st 12hrs,0.7 deg after12hrsRate ofcoolingof corpseDryRemainsStage inwhichbody maymummifyAdvancedDecayStage where bodybegins to dry, skinturns leathery,body may form"grave wax"FliesDipteraStage 20 -50 daysafterdeathAdvancedDecayMarblingpattern causedbygasses in bloodvesselsand breakdownof hemoglobinLivorMortisthe poolingof blood intissuesafter deathAutopsyConducted todeterminethe manner,cause, andmechanism ofdeathDurationof ActiveDecayStage10 - 20daysRigorMortisstiffeningof skeletalmusclesAlgorMortiscooling ofbody afterdeathPostMortemIntervalPMIBlanchinglividity willdisappearwhen the skinis presseduponStage 2,lasts 4-10 daysPutrefactionForensicPathologyInvestigation ofsudden,unnatural,unexplained, orviolent deathsthedevelopmentalstage of anarthropodbetween moltsInstarthehead/facewhererigormortisbeginsBloatStagecharacterized bythe production ofgasses that causethe corpse to swellBlackPutrefactionStagerecognizable byloss in mass dueto feedings bymaggots and otherinsectsWhereflies willlay eggsaroundwoundareas, eyes,nose, earsBeetlesColeopteraMechanismof deathThe specificchange in thebody that broughtabout thecessation of life(blood loss,asphyxiation)CoronerAn elected/appointpublic official whomakes inquiries intodeaths & completesdeath certificatesHard, darkcapsule thatdevelopsafter18 - 24 daysPupaThestudy ofinsectsEntomologyTacheNoireyellowish, thenbrownish-blackishband-likediscolorationin the eye afterdeathMedicalExaminerA physician thatevaluates medicalhistory & performsexam of decause & manner ofdeathInstar1Stage w/i20hrs wheremaggotis 2 - 4 mmlongAutolysisself-digestion,when lysosomesbreak down andrelease digestiveenzymes into thecellCauseofdeathTheREASON fora death(heart attack,injury)BlowfliesAttracted todead bodies,often arrivewithin minutesof death4-6hourstime elapsed forthe stomach toempty itscontents into thesmall intestineNaturalaccidentalsuicidalhomicidalundeterminedWhat arethe fivemannersof death?about 1.4degfor 1st 12hrs,0.7 deg after12hrsRate ofcoolingof corpseDryRemainsStage inwhichbody maymummifyAdvancedDecayStage where bodybegins to dry, skinturns leathery,body may form"grave wax"FliesDipteraStage 20 -50 daysafterdeathAdvancedDecayMarblingpattern causedbygasses in bloodvesselsand breakdownof hemoglobinLivorMortisthe poolingof blood intissuesafter deathAutopsyConducted todeterminethe manner,cause, andmechanism ofdeathDurationof ActiveDecayStage10 - 20daysRigorMortisstiffeningof skeletalmusclesAlgorMortiscooling ofbody afterdeathPostMortemIntervalPMIBlanchinglividity willdisappearwhen the skinis presseduponStage 2,lasts 4-10 daysPutrefaction

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