Forensic pathology

An autopsy (also referred to as post-mortem examination, obduction, necropsy, or autopsia cadaverum) is a surgical procedure that consists of a thorough examination of a corpse by dissection to determine the cause, mode, and manner of death; or the exam may be performed to evaluate any disease or injury that may be present for research or educational purposes. The term necropsy is generally used for non-human animals.

postmortem stiffening of the limbs of a corpse

sign of death

Putrefaction is the fifth stage of death, following pallor mortis, livor mortis, algor mortis, and rigor mortis. This process references the breaking down of a body of an animal post-mortem. In broad terms, it can be viewed as the decomposition of proteins, and the eventual breakdown of the cohesiveness between tissues, and the liquefaction of most organs. This is caused by the decomposition of organic matter by bacterial or fungal digestion, which causes the release of gases that infiltrate the body's tissues, and leads to the deterioration of the tissues and organs. The approximate time it

Dissection (from Latin ' "to cut to pieces"; also called anatomization''') is the dismembering of the body of a deceased animal or plant to study its anatomical structure. Autopsy is used in pathology and forensic medicine to determine the cause of death in humans. Less extensive dissection of plants and smaller animals preserved in a formaldehyde solution is typically carried out or demonstrated in biology and natural science classes in middle school and high school, while extensive dissections of cadavers of adults and children, both fresh and preserved are carried out by medical students in

photography genre

second stage of death

after-death paleness that occurs in those with light/white skin

sub-specialty of pathology that focuses on determining the cause of death by examining a corpse

thumb|right|Partly skeletonized Domestic pig|pig, seven weeks after death.

time that has elapsed since a person has died

practice of identifying an illness after the death of the patient

branch of chemistry for studying of chemical and biochemical phenomena in a cadaver

lead poisoning outbreak in Devon, England

type of injury