3 major biochemicals of the body
5 classic signs of decomposition
adipocere(grave wax)
agonal bacterial translocation
agonal dehydration
agonal edema
ammonia & ammonium compounds
autolysis
breaking rigor mortis
cadaveric spasm
color changes
contact pallor
desquamation(skin slip)
end products of decomposition
endogenous invasion or micro-organisms bacterial translocation
extrinsic factors
fermentation
gas
hydrogen sulfide & mercaptan
hydrolysis
hypostasis
ideal/optimum temperature for rigor mortis
imbibition
increase in blood viscosity
intrinsic factors
livor mortis, cadaveric/postmortem lividity
lysosome(not lysine)
max. temperature for decomposition
max. temperature for rigor mortis
methane
min. temperature for decompostion
min. temperature for rigor mortis
odor
optimum temperature for decomposition
order of decomposition
order of decomposition of body compounds
order of putrefaction of the organs
order of tissue decomposition
postmortem caloricity
postmortem chemical changes
postmortem dehydration
postmortem edema
postmortem physical and chemical changes
postmortem stain
postmorten physical changes
primary flaccidity
ptoma
ptomaine's
rigor mortis
saccharolysis
saponification
saprophytic bacteria
secondary flaccidity
shift in body ph
skato
sludge agglutination
tissue gas