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What is rigor mortis and how is it related to muscle contraction?
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∙ 14y ago
Rigor mortis occurs a few hours after a person or animal dies, the joints of the body stiffen and become locked in place. Depending on temperature and other factors rigor mortis lasts approximately 72 hours. It's caused by the skeletal muscles partially contracting. The muscles are unable to relax, so the joints become fixed in place.
The onset of rigor mortis may range from 10 minutes to several hours, depending on factors including temperature (rapid cooling of a body can inhibit rigor mortis, but it occurs upon thawing). Maximum stiffness is reached around 12-24 hours post mortem. Facial muscles are affected first, with the rigor then spreading to other parts of the body. The joints are stiff for 1-3 days, but after this time general tissue decay and leaking of lysosomal intracellular digestive enzymes will cause the muscles to relax.
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What is the relationships between cellular respiration muscle contraction and rigor mortis?
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How do you spell rigor mortis?
That is the correct spelling for "rigor mortis" -- a Latin phrase applied to the stiffening of muscle tissues after death.
Is it possible for a cat to be dead but not be stiff even after 15 hours?
Yes, although this would be rare. Rigor mortis is caused by muscle contraction that cannot be relaxed due to lack of ATP within the muscle cells. If the muscles were not able to contract after death - such as with hypocalcemia - there would be a lack of rigor mortis.
Another name for muscle rigidity that often occurs in death is what?
rigor mortis
Does temperature affect rigor mortis?
Temperature does effect rigor mortis. Low temperatures slow rigor mortis and it is accelerated by high temperatures.
When was Rigor Mortis Sets In created?
Rigor Mortis Sets In was created in 1972-11.
What is the duration of Rigor Mortis radio?
The duration of Rigor Mortis - radio - is 1800.0 seconds.
Rigor mortis occurs in a dead animal because?
Rigor mortis occurs because the muscles in the corpse contract. This contraction occurs because the calcium ions that are stored in the muscles diffuses and causes the myosin and actin proteins to activate, but not release.
What is rigor mortis-?
Rigor mortis is a build up of released lactic acid. Rigor mortis starts a few hours after you die, and causes your muscles to contract, or shorten, which is their natural state. After about 12 hours Rigor mortis begins to dissipate.
When was Rigor Mortis - album - created?
Rigor Mortis - album - was created on 1988-10-17.
When was Rigor Mortis - radio - created?
Rigor Mortis - radio - was created on 2003-06-12.
When did Rigor Mortis - radio - end?
Rigor Mortis - radio - ended on 2006-03-02.
