is a skeleton a corpse?
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A dead body put into the ground without being embalmed and without clothes, would probably become a skeleton a few years quicker, maybe 8 to 12 years.
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When structures are similar in different organisms, they are called homologous. The main difference between the human and bird skeleton is that the bird's skeleton is adapted for flight. For instance, the bones of a bird are hollow which makes the skeleton lighter.
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For an embalmed body buried in a casket six feet under, it can take about 50 years to be reduced to bare, skeletal remains. On the other hand, a body left out in the sun in a hot dry desert with insects and animals to help the process along could be reduced to bones within a couple of months.
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Embalming is the practice of preserving human (or animal) remains. However although embalming slows decomposition it does not stop it indefinitely. ... If placed in a dry enviroment or special fluid some embalmed bodies may end up mummified and it is not uncommon for these bodies to remain well-preserved.
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A body buried will completely skeletalize faster than one left on the surface of the ground. Metal objects, such as knifes or bullets, that come into contact with bones can leave trace evidence on them. Photographs are rarely taken at the scene where bones are found.
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In general, a ghost doesn't have a body, a ghoul does. A ghost may be the literal soul of a person who died, a recorded memory, or something else. ... A ghoul is the body of a person who died that keeps moving. In most cases, a ghoul has no soul or spirit, and is either completely mindless or very animal like.
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The axial skeleton forms the vertical axis of the body and includes the bones of the head, neck, back, and chest of the body. It consists of 80 bones that include the skull, vertebral column, and thoracic cage. The appendicular skeleton consists of 126 bones and includes all bones of the upper and lower limbs.
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"The Inferius is a corpse that has be reanimated by a Dark wizard's spells. It is not alive, it is merely used like a puppet to do the wizard's bidding. A ghost, as I trust that you are all aware by now, is the imprint of a departed soul left upon the earth ... and of course, as Potter so wisely tells us, transparent."
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It really depends on the cause of the death. Typically placed 6ft down, without a coffin, in ordinary soil, eight to twelve years to completely decompose into a skeleton. Now if placed in a coffin, it may take many more years, depending on the type of wood used for the coffin.
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All skeletons are made up of bones. Bones are rigid organs that form part of the endoskeleton of vertebrates. They function to move, support, and protect the various organs of the body, produce red and white blood cells and store minerals.
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Corpses that have a watery grave will begin to float within a week's time. Here's why: The density of the human body is similar to the density of water, and what keeps us floating--other than the dog paddle--is the air in our lungs. A corpse begins to sink as the air in its lungs is replaced by water.
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Timeline. In a temperate climate, it usually requires three weeks to several years for a body to completely decompose into a skeleton, depending on factors such as temperature, humidity, presence of insects, and submergence in a substrate such as water.
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In a temperate climate, it usually requires three weeks to several years for a body to completely decompose into a skeleton, depending on factors such as temperature, humidity, presence of insects, and submergence in a substrate such as water.
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The fastest transformation from corpse to skeleton at the Body Farm happened in just 12 days. But if a person is buried two feet underground, total skeletonization can take six months, Jantz says. A body six feet under takes more than two years. A body will also skeletonize faster if it is buried in acidic ground.
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If the coffin is sealed in a very wet, heavy clay ground, the body tends to last longer because the air is not getting to the deceased. If the ground is light, dry soil, decomposition is quicker. Generally speaking, a body takes 10 or 15 years to decompose to a skeleton.
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Both arthropods and vertebrates have articulated skeletons. ... Basically, the vertebrate skeleton is internal (an endoskeleton) while the arthropod skeleton is external (an exoskeleton). Here, both kinds will be referred to as skeletons.
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Embalming is meant to temporarily preserve the body of a deceased person. Regardless of whether embalming is performed, the type of burial or entombment, and the materials used – such as wood or metal coffins and vaults – the body of the deceased will, under most circumstances, eventually decompose.