Postmortem chemical and physical changes __________ occur simultaneously throughout the body.

This helps prevent dehydration in refrigerated cases:

Edema is said to be established when there is a __________ increase in total body water.

Any abnormal color appearing in or on the dead human body is known as:

Antemortem discolorations _________ change their classification after death.

Cadaverine has the odor of:

Natural skin color is returned in the embalming body by the use of what chemicals?

Postmortem stain is an __________ discoloration.

Alkaline pH above ______ slows fixation.

This substance reacts with the end products of hemoglobin breakdown to produce green discoloration: