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 * __HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE FOR A HUMAN TO DECOMPOSE AFTER DYING?__**

Answer the question below, append new answers to the top of this page. _ __Response 1:__ It all depends on many different things like the temperature and humidity, whether the body is in water or not, buried or not, underground or not, embalmed or not, exposed to insects or carnivores or not. Once the body is dead the heart stops pumping blood this causes the blood to pool in the vessels in the back and legs. Soon after many cells die because there is no oxygen being delivered not allowing the to do their proper functions. Skin cells, on the other hand, can last for days because they are able to metabolically perform without oxygen.This is just the starting of decomposition. While this is happening, bacterial cells, that normally live in our intestine begin to rapidly multiply and break down the flesh in the abdomen. In addition, we have no control over the ease of our digestive enzymes, so they are free to start digesting our own tissues; the pancreas is one of the first organs to decompose because it is responsible for many of the digestive enzymes we use. Assuming this body is unfound and untouched, insects arrive to the scene very quickly as they are really sensitive to the smell of decomposition. Flies will lay eggs in skin openings and in entrances to the body; nose, ears and mouth. Maggots will hatch and start eating the decomposing flesh. Exposed parts that haven’t yet been consumed start to turn black 10 to 20 days after death. Between 20 to 50 days after death, the body begins to dry out as all of the remaining flesh is consumed by insects. Maggots can no longer feed on the dry body because they can’t chew through the tough tissue. This is where the beatles take over. They can chew through the remaining tendons and ligaments, until all that is left is bone and hair. 50 to 365 days after moths and bacteria start to feed on the hair eventually only leaving the bones. In total it takes a little more than one year.
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