Death+answers+RLG+&+RR

1a. The manner of death is put into a group of natural death, accidental death, suicidal death, homicidal death, and undetermined. The manner of death is the means of death and the cause of death is the reason. 1b. Cause of death is the reason someone dies. That could be disease, heart attack, shooting, etc... The mechanism of death is why the person dies whereas the cause of death is the underlying reason. 1c. A larva is a stage of an insect's life when they are a baby. They are a larva before they undergo metamorphosis. The metamorphosis occurs in a pupa. A pupa is a shell the larva forms around itself where it undergoes it's metamorphosis to adulthood. 1d. Livor mortis is the color of the cadaver. It is a stage in decomposition where the blood in the body settles in the lowest points of the body. Rigor mortis is the stiffness in a dead body. The stiffness occurs within two hours and is gone after thirty-six. The skeletal muscles are unable to relax because calcium has collected in the muscle tissue. 1e. Autolysis is the breakdown of cells. A cell splits open and it's contents digests the tissues around it. Decomposition is the breakdown of the entire body which depends on a person's age, size, and health. The decomposition is helped by bacteria and other microorganisms in the environment. The temperature of the environment affects the speed of decomposition.

2. The abdomen of the dead is swollen because it has been about four days since the deer died. Bacteria living in the intestines have released carbon dioxide which is make the deer's abdomen appear swollen.

3. A geologist may examine the dirt that was found on the body and the dirt where the body was found. If the two do not match then that would suggest that the body has been moved. The pathologist examines the content's of the victim's stomach. He may find the pollen in the victim's stomach isn't from the area where he was found.

4. The young Crime scene investigator is wrong. If rigor mortis is present in the face, neck, and upper torso then rigor mortis has just started. Rigor mortis starts within two hours after death. Rigor mortis begins in the head and works it's way down the body.

5. The first insects to arrive are blowflies. Blowflies come to the dead body because they are attracted to the gases that are being released. The body gases released are putrescine and cadaverene. The last insects are mites and beetles because they like the drier conditions and feed on dry tissues and hair.