And finally these patches join together and the whole body appears dark blue which is also known as marbling of body.
Marbling in dead body due to.
Mottling of skin before death is common and usually occurs during the final week of life although in some cases it can occur earlier.
Rigor mortis settles in at 2 6 hours after death.
Blood circulation problems and blood vessel spasms are two common causes.
Also it is not unusual for infants and young children who die to not display rigor mortis possibly due to their smaller muscle mass.
In people who have died from drowning the greenish coloration starts on the face progresses toward the chest area and then to other parts due to the position that drowned bodies assume in water.
Postmortem skin changes include livor mortis vibices tardieu spots and marbling.
Onset of lividity its location and color provide information on the time and cause of death.
Livor mortis refers to the bluish purple discoloration under the skin of the lower body parts due to gravitation of blood after death.
In rigor mortis the body becomes stiff and completely unpliable as all the muscles tense due to changes that occur in them at a cellular level.
Shock is a serious and life threatening condition.
Forensics venous patterning a term referring to a vaguely arborescent mosaic of discolouration due to prominent subdermal vessels especially the veins on the skin of a body in early 3 to 5 days decomposition.
At hours 7 to 12 maximum muscle stiffness throughout the body occurs after roughly 12 hours due to rigor mortis although this will be affected by the decedent s age physical condition gender the air.
The sulfur containing compounds that the bacteria release also cause skin discoloration.
Due to the gases the human body can double in size.
The body will appear to have a sheen due to ruptured blisters and the skin s top layer will begin to loosen.
Bloat leaked enzymes from the first stage begin producing many gases.
Mottling most frequently occurs first on the feet then travels up the legs.
Marbling food industry a term for an increase of intramuscular fat in cattle which increased beef s tenderness.
Vibices are pale marks on a dead person s skin that are caused by dermal pressure.
Mottling is caused by the heart no longer being able to pump blood effectively.
Many conditions can cause mottled skin.
