Ch. 12 Death: Manner, Mechanism and Cause

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Across
  1. 4. destruction of soft tissue by bacteria
  2. 5. elected official who certifies death
  3. 8. breakdown of once living matter
  4. 10. dr performs autopsies & cause of death
  5. 12. one of five ways to classify death
  6. 13. give evi on med/legal issue
  7. 14. waxy substance produced during decomposition
  8. 15. stiffening of skeletal muscles after death
  9. 17. underlying cause of death
Down
  1. 1. the cooling of the body after death
  2. 2. breakdown of cells as they self-digest
  3. 3. specific event that stops life
  4. 6. red spots in whites of eyes
  5. 7. medical dr trained to do autopsies
  6. 9. injury or condition responsible for death
  7. 11. pooling of blood after death due to gravity
  8. 16. medical examination to determine cause of death