Which of the following is the Nysten’s law:
Correct Answer: Cadaveric rigidity affect successively the masticatory muscles, those of the face and the neck, those of the trunk and arms and finally those of the lower limbs
Description: Nysten's rule: It is a sequential development of rigor mois in the body after death. Sequence of appearance: Eyelids, Neck & lower jaw, then Face, Chest Muscles, Upper Limb, Abdomen, Lower limb and lastly Fingers and Toes. Rigor disappears in the same sequence cadaveric rigidity first appears in involuntary muscles; the myocardium becomes rigid in an hour. cadaveric rigidity first seen in myocardium than eye lid but first external site of cadaveric rigidity is eyelid.
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