It is called rigor mortis, and it is a temporary condition in cadavers that starts about 3 hours after death. It becomes most strong about 12 hours after death and weakens after that until about 72 hours after death. Afterwards the limbs loosen again and can be moved. See link for more.
The same reason Humans stiffen. Rigormortis: It's a chemical change in the muscles shortly after death.
outer hair cells stiffen the basilar membrane
In advanced asbestosis, the lungs shrink, stiffen, and become honeycombed (riddled with tiny holes).
A carcass will stiffen because of a process called rigor mortis. This means stiffness of death. This will begin to happen about 6-8 hours after death and can help to fix the time of death. The time is dependent on temperature and other factors. The carcass will loose the stiffness as the body tissues begin to decompose.
yes, the chest wall becomes more rigid and the lungs themselves stiffen
In the United States about 31,000 people die every year from cirrhosis. Cirrhosis is a chronic disease of the liver.
I/you/we/they stiffen. He/she/it stiffens.
I can give you several sentences.That leather will stiffen if you let it get wet.I felt him stiffen in shock as he saw the boss walk in unexpectedly.You can stiffen lace by adding starch.
Loosen up is the opposite of stiffen up.
Robert Jordan died because he had a rare heart disorder called Amyloidosis. It caused his heart to stiffen and eventually fail.
lack of potassium
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set, solidify, stiffen, :)
the molecues stiffen up
Yes it normal for infants to stiffen when crying or screaming. It is caused by the action of crying (try screaming really loud and you will find that you tense your body), they also stiffen if they do not want to be picked up. As long as the stiffness does not last beyond the crying there is nothing to worry about.
To stiffen the floor frame.
My upholstery man uses hair spray.
They pass away and stiffen up