Muscle rigidity and non-responsiveness to stimulus in dead farm animals is known as?
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A.
muscle fatigue -
B.
tendering -
C.
rigor mortis -
D.
rough muscles
Correct Answer: Option C
Explanation
Rigor mortis or postmortem rigidity, the third stage of death, is one of the recognizable signs of death, caused by chemical changes in the muscles post mortem, which cause the limbs of the corpse to stiffen.