EMBALMING COMPEND 7

Cranial Cavity

"Normal" aspiration does not usually involve the

Post Mortem

A discoloration that appears on the body after death

Ante Mortem

A discoloration that appears on the body during life

Trocar

A long hollow needle-like tube that is used to draw out the contents of the cavities and hollow organs of the body

Hypochondriac

According to the nine region plan, what abdominal region is superior and lateral to the umbilical region

Hemoglobin Decomposition

Causes a post-mortem extravascular blood discoloration

Peritonitis

Condition which would predispose a dead human body to rapid decomposition

Hypogastric

In the nine region plan, which region of the abdominal pelvic cavity is located immediately inferior to the umbilical region

Spring Forceps

Instrument that can be used to hold a cotton ball used to disinfect the eyes

A special arterial fluid

Jaundice fluid is classified as

Pack Applications

Liquids or gels that help treat skin slip, gangrene and surface ulcerations

Paralytic Diseases

May cause malformations and deformities of a body

Clostridium Perfringens

Microorganism recognized as the causative agent of tissue gas

Thrombi

Most likely to cause intravascular resistance to fluid distribution

Thickened Blood

NOT a cause of extravascular resistance to fluid distribution

Arthritis

NOT be a condition that predisposes purge

Thanatology

Study of death

Water

The most common vehicle used in embalming fluids

In the sclera of the eyeball

Where is the condition of jaundice first noticed on a dead body?

Lumbar

According to the nine region plan, which region of the abdominal pelvic cavity is located just lateral of the umbilical region

Longitudinal Incision

An incision into a vessel that is parallel to the long axis of a blood vessel

Modifying Agents

Chemicals that are added to arterial fluids to meet the varying demands of embalming difficult cases

Cecum/appendix

Directing the point of the trocar toward a point one-fourth of the distance from the right anterior superior iliac spine to the pubic symphysis is the trocar guide for the

Hemostat

Embalming instrument that can be used to clamp a leaking blood vessel

Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

Example of an intravascular ante-mortem blood discoloration

Two Feet

How far above the injection site would the bottom of the gravity percolator need to be in order to achieve one pound of injection pressure?

Whip or Roll Stitch

NOT suited for closing an incision on an exposed area of the body?

Baseball Stitch

Sutures which begins by placing the point of the needle within the incision and then up through the skin passing from one side of the incision to the other side with each stitch

Air Pressure

The method of creating injection pressure that incorporates air being forced under pressure into the fluid chamber to displace the embalming fluid into the body

Cavity Fluid

The type of embalming fluid used to disinfect and preserve the viscera in the cavities of the body

Motorized Force Pump

Uses centrifugal force

It acts as a preservative

What is the purpose of formaldehyde in embalming fluids?

It will impart a color change

What is the purpose of ponceau in embalming fluids?

They act as supplementary germicides

What is the purpose of the quaternary ammonium compounds in embalming fluids?

Mandibular Suture

What method of mouth closure would be used to secure the mouth of a body that has dentures but also serious gum disease?

Use restricted drainage

What procedure may be used to return the body of an emaciated case to normal contour and moisture content?

Cold

What should the relative temperature of the primary dilution water be to embalm a severely dehydrated case?

Precipitants

What type of anticoagulant will breakup clots by causing the mineral particles of the blood to fall out of suspension?

Direct Incision

What type of cavity treatment involves the making of an incision from the xiphoid process of the sternum to the pubic symphysis of the pelvic girdle?

The lobe of the right ear

Where should the point of the trocar be directed to access the heart when the handle of the trocar is aligned with the left anterior superior iliac spine?

Methyl Salicylate

Which of the following is an example of a perfuming agent often used in embalming fluid?

The body of the deceased

Who is responsible for creating the secondary dilution of the arterial solution?