Mors (death) - ?
Irreversible cessation of life of the whole organism
Mors subita - ?
sudden death
Clinical death - ?
no breathing, no heartbeat, but tissues andorgans survive for a while → resuscitation, grafts, transplantation, culturing
Recognition of death:
no heartbeat
no responses to sensory or sensitive stimuli
no reflexes (pupils→ „braindeath”) → when post mortem changes start: obvious
“Atria mortis” - ?
“Gates of death” : brain, heart, lungs
Gerontology - ?
study of the aging process