Human anatomy > Muscular System > Neck Muscles The neck is the part of the human body that attaches the head to the rest of the body. It is made up of many muscles that are connected from the head to the torso of the body.
About.com Chemistry states that rigor mortis can take anywhere between 10 minutes to several hours to set in. Rigor mortis is the time after death when a body begins to stiffen, and the joints lock into place. Continue Reading.
In 1947, at the start of the Cold War, the clock was set at 23:53, seven minutes before midnight â the symbol for global disaster. Ever since, the clock has been repeatedly readjusted by the directors of the magazine in order to correspond to reality.