A death erection (sometimes referred to as "angel lust"[citation needed]) is a post-mortem erection which occurs when a male individual dies vertically or face-down with the cadaver remaining in this position.[1] During life, the pumping of blood by the heart ensures a relatively even distribution around the blood vessels of the human body. Once this mechanism has ended, only the force of gravity acts upon the blood. As with any mass, the blood settles at the lowest point of the body and causes edema or swelling to occur; the discoloration caused by this is called lividity.
If an individual dies vertically such as in a hanging, the blood will settle in the legs and pool at the feet. The pressure will be greatest as the weight of the blood pushes down. This causes the blood vessels and tissues in the feet to engorge to their greatest elastic capacity and hold the greatest volume of blood possible. This effect occurs right up the legs although to a lesser extent than the feet and is also notable at the waist.
The blood which remains in the torso attempts to move to a lower position due to gravity, and as the blood in the waist (which cannot move down due to the legs being full) causes the penis, consisting of erectile tissue, to fill with blood and expand. This is the death erection. As long as the body remains in this position the effect will continue.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_erection
Clinical death is the cessation of blood circulation and breathing.[1] It occurs when the heart stops beating in a regular rhythm, a condition called cardiac arrest.
Stopped blood circulation has historically been difficult to reverse. The absence of blood circulation and vital functions related to blood circulation was considered to be the definition of death. In the middle of the 20th century it became possible to often reverse cardiac arrest through cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), defibrillation, epinephrine injection, and other treatments to restore normal heartbeat and circulation. Instead of death, cardiac arrest came to be called "clinical death", meaning the clinical appearance of death. Untreated clinical death is now seen as a prognosis of death rather than a diagnosis of death.
At the onset of clinical death, consciousness is lost within several seconds. Measurable brain activity stops within 20 to 40 seconds.[2] Irregular gasping may occur during this early time period, and is sometimes mistaken by rescuers as a sign that CPR is not necessary.[3] During clinical death, all tissues and organs in the body steadily accumulate a type of injury called ischemic injury.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clinical_death
2007-01-18 13:39:29
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answered by cubcowboysgirl 5
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is it true when you die the body can still have movements?
2015-08-18 14:19:49
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answered by Melania 1
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Movement After Death
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answered by maglio 4
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It depends on what you mean by "movements". When you die your blood tends to pool in certain parts of the body. Your muscles stiffen for a period of time just after death ... (rigamortis). These conditions can possibly make certain parts of your body seem to move slightly. Once your body goes through the embalming process, all movement would stop.
2007-01-18 13:29:16
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answered by tysavage2001 6
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Yes, I've walking into a hospital room of a family member just seconds after they passed away and their body kept doing these shaking movents, like they were breathing. It looks so strange and real that I told the nurse and she said Oh that's normal, the body is getting rid of the leftover oxygen, and also my sister that's in nursing school said after death, the body gets rid of bodily fluids because the organs relax.
2007-01-18 13:33:01
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answered by Anonymous
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what i know is the brain is the last to die
that's why many says that you can still tell what you like if a person just died for a few minutes
2007-01-18 13:27:08
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answered by Em H 2
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According to someone I know who works at a nursing home,yes.
2007-01-18 13:33:21
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answered by doggybag300 6
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yep!
2007-01-18 13:29:11
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