Answer:
Correct statement: After death blood settles in the lowest parts of the body. The blood coagulates and remains in those parts of the body even if it is later moved. These purple marks are lividity.
Explanation:
Lividity, also known as livor mortis, is the process through which the body´s blood stops moving after death, as the heart stops beating. The blood begins to settle, by gravity, to the lowest parts of the body, and even if the body is moved, coagulated blood remains there. The lowest parts are those body regions that are in contact with a surface or the ground at the moment of death. At this point, the deceased individual gets pale, and the lividity area gets purple or reddish-purple.
