Embalming Compend

Distention of the body tissues is a complication of

Anasarca

Generalized edema is referred to as

Anasarca

Which of the following does not favor dehydration?anasarca, hemorrhage, pulmonary tuberculosis, typhoid fever

Anasarca

Any surface, prominence, or structure which is used in establishing the location of an adjacent structure or prominence

Anatomical guide

An embalming instrument used in raising vessels for blunt dissection

Aneurysm hook

A discoloration that appears on the body during life is considered

Antemortem

Petechia

Antemortem extravascular blood discoloration

Which of thess is the most accurate classification of petechia

Antemortem extravascular blood discoloration

Hypostatic capillary congestion

Antemortem intravascular blood discoloration

Icterus

Antemortem pathological discoloration

The _______ artery courses along the lateral margin of the crest of the tibia, passes through the center of the anterior surface of the ankle joint and becomes the dorsalis pedis artery

Anterior tibial

Which of these arteries extends from the lateral border of the patella to the anterior surface of the ankle

Anterior tibial

From the lateral border of the patella to the anterior surface of the ankle jojnt is the linear guide for the

Anterior tibial artery

Chemicals which retard the increase in viscosity of the blood are

Anticoagulants

A condition in which the manifestations of life are feebly maintained is

Apparent death

One purpose for cavity fluids would not be recommended is

Arterial injections

Vascular embalming fluids are injected into the

Arterial system

An instument which is inserted into the artery for the introduction of fluid?

Arterial tube

Is a condition which predisposes to intravascular difficulties

Arteriosclerosis

Hardening compound is used

As a preservative and drying agent in autopsied cases

An accumulation of fluid in the abdominal cavity

Ascites

Which of the following is an extrinsic factor to be considered in embalming a dead body

Atmospheric conditions

Which of the following is not an intrinsic factor to be considered in case analysis?atmospheric conditions,pathological conditions,moisture of the tissues, fever

Atmospheric conditions

The self destruction of cells is known as

Auto lysis

Just behind the medial border of the coracobrachialis muscle is the anatomical guide for the _____ artery

Axillary

Behind gnr medial border of thr corabrachialis muscle

Axillary artery

Originates from the subclavian artery

Axillary artery

Which blood vessel continues as the brachial artery

Axillary artery

Which of these blood vessels is the origin of the brachial artery

Axillary artery

What type of autopsy consists of the examination of the gastronintestinal tract below the diaphragm

Abdominal

The key ingredient of an arterial fluid classified as a cosmetic fluid

Active dye

Cosmetic fluids are so called because they contain

Active dyes

What is the purpose of formaldehyde

Acts as a preservative

A bronze discoloration develops on the body as a result of

Addison's disease

The femoral artery originates at a point behind the center of the inguinal ligament and terminates at the opening in the ________ muscle

Adductor Magnus

The femoral artery is bordered medially by the _______ muscle

Adductor longus

A soapy waxy by product of saponification

Adipocere

The escape of blood serum from an intravascular to an extravascular location is

Agonal edema

A moribound persom is said to be in agonal state

Agonal state

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 is

Air pressure

What condition is associated with edema

Alcoholism

The cooling of the body to the temperature of its surroundings

Algor mortis

The postmortem loss of body heat is

Algor mortis

Which of the following is classified as a malformation or deformity?tumors, paralytic conditions, mutilations, all of the above

All of the above

An important factormto be considered in vase analysis is moisture content of tissues, age, cause of death

All of these

Changes occuring in the eyes after death include?flattening of the eyeball, clouding of the cornea, loss of luster if the conjunctiva, all of these

All of these

One of the factors to be considered in selecting the artery to be injected is?age, weight, disease

All of these

The embalmer should remove as much blood from the body as possible to - diminish secondary dilution, remove intravascular discolorations, prevent distention

All of these

When treating pustular or ulcerative lesions, which of the following should be done?Aspirate pus from the pustule, swab pocket of aspirated lesion with disinfectant, apply surface compresses, all of these

All of these

Which of the following should be used formembalming a case which predisposes to dehydration?cold water for the dilution, primary injection, large volume,all of these

All of these

The maximum average level of exposure to formaldehydenover an 8 hour time period is

0.75 ppm

The method of drainage in relation to injection in which an amount of arterial fluid is injected and then drainage is allowed to flow for a period of time, each one seperately is the _____ method

Alternate

When using the gravity method of obtaining pressure for injecting arterial fluid, th embalmer can expect to receive approximately ___pounds of pressure per foot of elevation above the point of injection

1/2

There is an immediate danger to health and life if exposed to formaldehyde levels above

100 ppm

The point of entry for the trocar when aspirating the cavities

2 inches above and 2 inches to the left of the umbilicus

Which of thr following are the first products of decomposition

Amino acids

The normal ph of the living body is

7.4

The optimum temperature to promote decomposition

99 degrees

A direct method of drainage accomplished by inserting a trocar into the right atrium of the heart is

A heart tap

Jaundice fluid is classified as

A special arterial fluid

Which of these sutures 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

Baseball stitch

An example a perfuming agent

Benzaldehyde

Hard water promotes

Blood clotting

A furnucle is known as a

Boil

Which of these is the last of the body compounds to decompose

Bone

The anatomical guide for the _______ artery is posterior to the medial border of the belly of the biceps brachii muscle

Brachial

Originates from thr axillary artery

Brachial artery

Which of these blood vessels is located posterior to the medial border of the belly of the buceps brachii muscle

Brachial artery

Addisoms disease generally results in which kind of a discoloration

Bronze

An embalming chemical which affectsbthe stabalization of the acid base balance within embalming solutions and in the embalmed tissues is an

Buffer

A dead human body used for anatomical amd scientific study

Cadaver

Livor mortis is synonymous with

Cadaveric lividity

Arteriosclerosis is a condition caused by the presence of _______ in the arterial tunics

Calcium deposits

The first body compounds to decompose are the?proteins,fats,carbohydrates,bones

Carbohydrates

What substance undergoes fermentation process

Carbohydrates

An example of an imtravascular antemortem blood discoloration

Carbon monoxide poisoning

Those pre embalming considerations given to the case at hand are called

Case analysis

One example of an intrinsic factor in case analysis is

Cause of death

Hemolysis complicates the embalming process because it

Causes a stain

When preparing the infant case which of the following is recommended to be applied to the tissues of the visible parts of the body during embalming

Cavity fluid pack

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

Cecum/appendix

The linear guide for the radial artery is from the

Center of the antecubital fossa to the center of the base of the index finger

The linear guide for the axillary artery is from the

Center of the axillary space parallel to the long axis of the upper extremity

The linear guide for the brachial artery is from the

Center of the base of the axillary space to the center of the inner bend of the elbow

The linear guide for the femoral artery is from the

Center of the inguinal ligament to the center of the medial condyle of the femur

The linear guide for the popliteal artery is from the

Center of the popliteal space parallel to the long axis of the extremity

The motorized force pump uses

Centrifugal force

Carbon monixde poisoning results in a _______ discoloration

Cherry red

A device which extends from some point over the sternum to a point under the chin and is used to support the chin during embalming is called a

Chin rest

Which of the following microorganisms is recognized as the causative agent of tissue gas

Clostridum perfringens

The action of CH20(fomaldehyde) on protein is termed

Coagulation

The action of formaldehyde on protein is

Coagulation

Death beginning at the brain is termed

Coma

The anatomical guide for the _______ artery is along the medial border of the scm muscle

Common carotid

Along the medial border of the scm muscle

Common carotid artery

What type of autopsy consists of the examination of thr examination of the contents of the cranial and ventral cavitites

Complete

That procedure of disinfection which takes place during the embalming process would be

Concurrent disinfection

The method of drainage in relation to injection in which both injection and drainage are allowed to flow freely throughout the operation is the _____ method

Continuous

The anatomical guide for thr axillary artery is at the medial border of thr

Coracobrachialis muscle

What type of autopsy involves the post mortem examination of the brain only

Cranial autopsy

Hydrocephalus is an abnormal accumulation of fluid in the

Cranium

The irreversible total cessation of metabolic activity is known as

Death

The decomposition of protein by the action of aerobic bacteria is

Decay

The seperation of body compounds into simpler substances is called

Decomposition

For which of the following cases would high indes fluids be recommended

Decomposition cases

High index fluids generally cause

Definite firming

Ph is a measure of the

Degree of acidity or alkalinity

A drying of the body or tissues as a result of the removal of moisture(water) is

Dehydration

What is the effect of a fan blowing a current of air over a dead human body

Dehydration of the superficial tissue

The inferior vena cava is the vein which accompanies the

Descending aorta

Seperation of the dermis and epidermis after death is called

Desquamation

Which of the following is not classified as a chemical change?decomposition, dessication, change in ph, rigor mortis

Dessication

Which of the following is not classified as a chemical change?rigor mortis, autolysis, dessication, hemolysis

Dessication

The passage of arterial solution from the capillaries into the intercellular spaces is reffered to as

Diffusion

The arterial fluid injected into an edematous body will be

Diluted

An abnormal color appearing in or upon the human body is

Discoloration

How can an extravascular discoloration be dealt with during the embalming process

Discoloration can be lessened by adding a bleaching agent to the arterial fluid

The destruction or inhibition of most pathogenic bacteria and their products in or on the body defines which of the following terms

Disinfection

Which of the following is a reliable sign of fluid distribution

Distention of the superficial vessels

The movement of embalming solutions from the point of injection theough the arteries, arterioles, capillaries, venules, and veins is called

Distribution

The artery which is a continuation of the anterior tibial artery

Dorsalis pedis

From the center of the anterior surface of the ankle joint to a point between the first and second toe is the linear guide for the

Dorsalis pedis artery

Which of tje following suture oatterns involves the use of two needles

Double intradermal stitch

The father of embalming in the US

Dr Thomas Holmes

In cases where death is accompanied by high fever

Drainage is usually a problem due to increased blood viscosity

A component of arterial fluidw which imparts color to a solvent is a

Dye

Which of the following is an antemortem extravascular blood discoloration?

Ecchymosis

The abnormal accumulation of fluid in the intercellular spaces or cavities is

Edema

Hydrocele is

Edema of the scrotum

In which of the following cases will decomposition develop most rapidly

Edematous cases

Which of the following is an example of an intravascular resistance to fluid distribution

Embolism

Damage to the valves of the heart usually occurs in cases with

Endocarditis

The ____ artery changes its name to femoral and is used in the embalming of an autopsied body

External iliac

Medial border of the psoas major muscle

External iliac artery

In cases of dental prognathism, you may, after obtaining written permission from the family

Extract the teeth, realign the teeth, let the teeth show

Factors influencing the rate of decomposition such as air, enviromental temperature and moisture in the atmosphere ade known as

Extrinsic factors

The first muscle tissue affected by rigor mortis is

Eyes

What is the name given to a type of purge which has a color and odor consistent with thay of arterial fluid solution

False purge

Diseases involving fever

Febrile

Through the center of the femoral triangle bordered laterally by the sartorius muscle and medially by the adductor longus muscle, is the anatomical guide for the _______ artery

Femoral

Which blood vessel is the continuation of the external iliac artery

Femoral

Through the center of gjr femoral triangke

Femoral artery

Which of the following blood vessels is the origin of the popliteal artery

Femoral artery

Complet cellular death always ____ somatic death

Follows

Index is a measure of fluid strength which considers the percentage of

Formaldehyde

The discoloration resulting when HCHO reacts with hemoglobin in the tissues is called

Formaldehyde grey

The mixture of formaldehyde gas dissolved in water is

Formalin

Which of the following characterizes lung purge?

Frothy white color

A boil is known as a

Furnucle

Which of these organs will yield bile when apirated by a trocar

Gall bladder

The most positive sign of death is

Generalized decomposition

The first people believed to have practiced cremation were the

Greeks

The arterial injection of a jaundice case with normal arterial fluid will likely cause which kind of a discoloration

Green

An instrument which may be used to guide an arterial or vein tube into a vessel is the

Groove director

A method of obtaining pressure for the injection of arterial fluid is

Hand pump

A blood filled swelling is descriptive of which of the following

Hematoma

Which of the following is an antemortem extravascular blood discoloration

Hematoma

Which of the following causes a post mortem extravascular blood discoloration

Hemoglobin decomposition

Postmortem staining mis an extravascular change in the color of tissues due to

Hemolysis

The swelling and bursting of red blood cells is

Hemolysis

Condition involving escape of blood

Hemorrhage

What embalming instrument can be used to clamp a leakjng blood vessel

Hemostat

Which kf the following is not a characteristic of jaundice fluid

High formaldehyde count

Which of the following treatments would not be recommended for the treatment of intravascular difficulties?slow rate of flow under low pressure, care in raising vessels, high pressure, draining aids

High pressure

The onset of postmortem changes generally

Hinders the embalming operation

Chemical additives that act as moisture retainers in the tissues are termed

Humectants

Which of the following is not a method of obtaining pressure for injection of arterial fluid?hand pump, gravity percolator, hydroaspirator, pressure machine

Hydroaspirator

Which of these devices found in the preparation room uses water pressure to create a vacuum?

Hydroaspirator

An abnormal accumulation of fluid in the heart sac is

Hydropericardium

Edema within the pleural cavity is

Hydrothorax

What type of solutiom has the power to attract a solvent through a semi permeable membrane into itself

Hypertonic solution

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

Hypochondriac

In the nine region which region of the abdominal pelvic cavitu is located inferior to the umbilical region

Hypogastric

The settling of blood to the dependant parts of the body is known as

Hypostasis

Which of these is nig a sign of decomposition?hypostasis of the blood, appearance of skin slip, production of tissue gas, presence of a foul odor

Hypostasis of the blood

What type of aolutiom will have its solvent drawn through a semimpermeable membrane into a more concentrated solution

Hypotonic solution

The injection pressure which just overcomes the vascular resistance and causes the embalming fluid to enter the arterial system at a moderate and uniform rate

Ideal(injection pressure)

An aneurysm may prove troublesome in embalming because

If it ruptures, fluid injected will escape from the vascular system

If you are embalming a body which has an infectious disease when shiuld the cavity treatment begin

Immediately after arterial injection is completed

Where are the iliac and veins located

In pelvic cavity

Where is the common carotid artery found

In the neck

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

In the sclera of the eyeball

Dyes used in arterial fluid which color the fluid in the bottle but impart no color to the body tissues are

Inactive

The amount of HCHO measured in grams dissolved in 100 ml of water refers to

Index

Fatty tissue in a body retards algor mortis (cooling) because it

Insulates

Continuous injection of arterial solution with drainage taken at intervals is called

Intermittent

The method of drainage in relation to injection in which injection is continued and drainage is taken at intervals is the _____ method

Intermittent

Which of the following methods of injection is recommended for use in embalming cases which exhibit vascular disorders

Intermittent method

What vein is considered to be the companion to the common carotid artery

Internal jugular vein

Which of these surure patterms is best suited for exposed skin

Intradermal stitch

Variable factors encountered with every dead body are classified as

Intrinsic or extrinsic

A secondary dilution as related to embalming operation

Is caused by blood and lymph

What type of solutions can be placed on opposite sides of a semi permeable membrane without either solution attracting solvent from the other solution across the membrane

Isotonic solution

What is the purpose of phenol in embalming fluids

It acts as a preservative/disinfectant

What is theourpose of adding oil of wintergreen to an embalming fluid

It can be a perfuming agent

Which of these is a disadvantage if using the gravity percolator

It has limited pressure range

Which of these is the most accurate description of the pre injectiom solution

It is the primary injection solution

What is the relationship of the femoral vein to the femoral artery

It lies medial and deep

What is the purpose of ponceau in embalming fluids

It will impart a color change

Which of these is not an expressed purpose for thr use of massage cream on the body

It's application can stimulate circulation

Improper positioning of the head on the headrest may interfere with drainage from the

Jugular vein

Which of the followimg organs is noy involved in the tripod of life?heart, brain, lung, kidney

Kidney

Which of the following would be used for embalming of a dehydrated body

Large volume of a dilute solution

The ulnar artery lies along the _____ border of the flexor carpi ulnaris muscle

Lateral

Originates from the arch of the aorta

Left common carotid

Which artery begins at the level of the second costal cartilage?

Left common carotid

When embalming the autopsy case, which if the following would be utilized to inject the upper left extremity

Left subclavian

If injecting an infant case by way of heart, which chamber of the heart is considered most appropriate to insert the arterial tube for the best results

Left ventricle

Any traumatic or pathological change in the structure of the skin is known as

Lesion

In cases of emanciation, secondary dilution would be

Less than usual

Capillary rupturing

Leukemia

Which is an inexoert test for death

Ligature test

In the normal case, the first irgan to decompose is the

Lining of the trachea and larynx then after is a non pregnant uterus

The decomposition of fats occurs by

Lipolysis

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

Longitudinal incision

Which of the following is not a complication of an edematous body?distention of tissues, secondary fluid distribution, possible skin slip, low moisutre content

Low moisture content

Which of the following treatments should be used when intravascular difficulties are manifested during the embalming process

Low pressure, slow rate of flow

In the normal eye closure, the eyelids should meet in the

Lower one third of the orbit

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

Lumbar

The focal point in regards to the cavity treatment of a case with tuberculosis is the

Lung

Clear embalming fluid is usually purged from the nose and mouth during preparation of cases dead of pulmonary tuberculosis because the

Lung capillaries are weakened by disease

The method of mouth closure employing a suture passed through the septum of the nose and around the mandible is called the

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

Mandibular suture

What muscle is injected with arterial fluid to facilitate the closure of the mouth

Masseter

Which of the following muscles is injected with a hypodermic injection of cabity fluid to facilitate mouth closure

Masseter

Special cranial cavity treatment is indicated in cases of

Meningitis

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

Modifying agents

When preparing the primary dilution for an edematous case, the solution should be

More astringent than usual

Which of these designates a person who ismin the act of dying

Moribund

The injection of arterial solution at more than one location is referred to as

Multi point injection

The egyptians immersed bodies in

Natron solution

The method of mouth closure which employs wires attached to small tacks which are inserted into the upper and lower jaw is called the

Needle injector

A tumor is known as a

Neoplasm

Which would be the last to decompose

Non pregnant uterus

The injection and drainage procedure in which the injection and drainage are accomplished through the same incision

One point

The passage of a solvent through a semipermeable membrane from a dilute into a concentrated solution is

Osmosis

The passing of a solvent through a semipermeable membrane from an area of lesser concentration to an area of greater cincentration is the definition of

Osmosis

Which of the following are liquids or gels that help treat skin slip, gangrene, and surface ulcerations

Pack applications

Most commonly used disinfectant and preservative chemical agent in hardening compounds

Paraformaldehyde

Which of the following is a disinfectant and preservative found in hardening compounds

Paraformaldehyde

Which of the following may cause malformations and deformities of a body

Paralytic diseases

Which of the following conditions would predispose a dead human body to rapid decomposition

Peritonitis (fluid in the abdominal cavities)

Pinpoint hemorrhage refers to

Petechia

Which of the following is not a component of hardening compounds

Phenol

The hardening agent in hardening compound is

Plaster of Paris

Which of thesenis a commonly used moisture absorbing substance in hardening compound

Plaster of Paris

The ______ artery which originates at the opening in the adductor magnus muscle, terminates at the inderior border of the popliteous muscle

Popliteal

A discoloration that appears on the body after death

Post mortem

From the center of the popliteal space to a point midway between thr medial malleous and the calcaneus bone is the linear guide for the

Posterior tibial artery

When the pathologist makes an incision forma cranial autopsy, which of the following best describes the proper location for thr incision to begin

Posterior to the ear

An example of pre embalming chemical change

Postmortem caloricity

The temporary rise in body temperature after death is called

Postmortem caloricity

Postmortem stain

Postmortem extravascular blood discoloration

The discoloration which is considered to be most permanent

Postmortem extravascular discoloration

Cadaveric lividity

Postmortem intravascular blood discoloration

Which of these is the most accurate classification of livor mortis

Postmortem intravascular blood discoloration

A postmortem discoloratiom brought about by the rupture of the red blood cells and a release of their contents into the tissues is

Postmortem stain

Caused by hemolysis

Postmortem stain

With the embalming machine turned on and the rate of flow valve closed, the type of pressure being shown on the pressure gauge is

Potential pressure

The science of treating the body chemically, so as to temporarily inhibit decomposition would most appropriately apply to which of the following terms

Preservation

Which of thr following accessory chemicals is designed to preserve tissue either by direct contact or thriugh gaseous vapors

Preservative powders

Chemicals which inactivate saprophytic bacteria and alter tissues so as to render them less susceptible to decomposition are

Preservatives

Which chemical susbstances inactivate the saprophytic bacteria of a body and alter the tissues of the body to render them less susceptible to decomposition

Preservatives

The passing of arterial solution through the capillary wall, caused by positive intravascular pressure is

Pressure filtration

When preparing to embalm a dead body the embalmer will prepare a solution by adding the concentrated embalming fluid to water in the reservoir of the injection devic. The dilution of fluid is called

Primary

The dilution of concentrated arterial fluid as prepared by the embalmer is called the

Primary dilution

What substance undergoes the process of decay by aerobic bacterial enzymes

Proteins

What muscle acts as the anatomical guide for thr external iliac artery

Psoas major

The postmortem evacuation of any substance from any external orifice of the body due to internal and external pressure is

Purge

The color of cadaveric lividity can best be described as

Purple

What suture is used to close a trocar puncture

Purse string

The decomposition of protein by the action of anaerobic bacteria is

Putrefaction

What is the decomposition of proteins by the enzymes of anerobic bacteria

Putrefaction

Which of the following types of decomposition yields foul odors

Putrefaction

Which of these conditions contributes to skin slip

Putrefaction of the body tissues

Which of the following is not a consideration in the selection of the artery and vein for injection and drainage in each case to be embalmed

Race of the individual

The anatomical guide for the _______ artery is just lateral to the tendon of the flexor carpi radialis muscle

Radial

Which artery should be raised and injected to facilitate the embalming of the body between the antecubital fossa and the wrist

Radial

Lateral to the tendon of thr flexor carpi radialis muscle

Radial artery

Which blood vessel lies just lateral of the tendon of the flexor carpi radialis muscle

Radial artery

The speed at which the embalming solution enters the body is called

Rate of flow

What color is imparted to the body by radium treatments

Red

When treating blisters, which of the followimg is incorrect?puncture and drain blisters before embalming, remove loose skin after embalming, apply sectional embalming,remove loose integument before embalming

Remove loose integument before embalming

The care of the deceased to recreate natural form and color is a definition of

Restoration

The process of injection and drainage in which both common carotid are raised is reffered to as

Restricted cervical

What is the name given to the embalming process in which the injection of one common carotid artery is accomplished while the other common carotid artery is occluded

Restricted cervical injection

Rigor mortis is detrimental to the embalming process because it

Retards fluid distribution

When embalming thr autopsy case, which of the following bkood vessels would you utilize to inject the head of the deceased

Right and left common carotid

The center of blood drainage in embalming is the

Right atrium of the heart

Originates from the brachiocephalic artery

Right common carotid

When embalming the autopsy case, which of the following would be utilized to inject the lower right extremity

Right common iliac

The postmortem stiffening of the body muscles

Rigor mortis

Which of the following postmortem changes is not a physical change?algor mortis, livor mortis, rigor mortis, hypostasis

Rigor mortis

Which of these conditions may affect the pressure at which arterial fluid must be injected to overcome initial resistance

Rigor mortis

What is the decomposition of sugar called

Saccharolysis

In the femoral triangle the femoral artery is bordered laterally by the ____muscle

Sartorius

Which of these embalming instruments is used to make an incision

Scalpel

Burns that have blisters that dorm are classified as

Second degree

The dilutiom of atterial solutions by the fluids of the body is called the

Secondary dilution

The lymph fluids of the body help to promote

Secondary dilution

If a body part has been mutilated which of the followimg embalming procedures is recommended

Sectional embalming

Which of the following is not a purpose of massage cream?clean tissue pores, retard dehydration, secure the jaws in position, prevent friction during massage

Secure the jaws in position

When injecting a body with any mechanical injector, the desired pressure should be

Set before opening the rate of flow

Odor, purge, and skin slip are

Signs of decomposition

The cooling of the body of a corpulent(fat) person would be

Slower

Death beginning by failure of one of the vital organs of the body is

Somatic death

What type of death is said to begin in any one of three vital organs

Somatic death

The procedure of injection and drainage in which injection is accomplished at one place and drainage is taken from another is called

Split

What instrument can be used to hold a cottom ball used to disinfect the eyes

Spring forceps

The right common carotid artery begins at the level of the

Stenoclavicular articulation

The linear guide for the common carotid artery is from the

Sternoclavicular articulation to the anterior surface of the lobe of the ear

A delicate instrument for detecting almost inaudible heart sounds is

Stethoscope

Directing the trocar point toward the intersection of the fifth intercostal soace and thr left mid axillary line is the tricar guide for the

Stomach

What body organ will produce hydrochloric acid

Stomach

Th right _____ artery is shorter than th left ome due to its origin

Subclavian

Which of these blood vessels is the origin of the axillary artery

Subclavian artery

The common carotid arteries terminate at the level of the

Superior border of the thyroid cartilage

Which of the following blood vessels is not suitable for the injection of arterial fluids into a infant?arch of the aorta, abdominal aorta, ascending aorta, superior vena cava

Superior vena cava

Which of these incisions is located alongnthe superior border of the medial one third of the clavicle

Supraclavicular incision

The component of arterial fluid which is designed to decrease the molecular cohesion at the surface of a liquid is a

Surfactant

Death beginning at the heart is termed

Syncope

That procedure of disinfection following the embalming process to protect the enviroment would be

Terminal disinfection

The study of death

Thanatology

What is lipolysis

The decomposition of fats

Which of these is considered to be the mist important aspect of the embalming operation

The disinfection of the body

The secondary dilution of embalming fluid occurs

The injected arterial solution mixes with the body fluids

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

The lobe of the right ear

The purpose of embalming analysis is to determine

The proper embalming technique and chemicals to use

Which of thr following avtioms would help normalize the moisture content of an emaciated body

The slow injection of a mild solution

What is the purpose of the quarternary ammonium compounds in embalming fluids

They act as supplementary germicides

What is the common action of phenol, form alin and sodium hypochlorite on the tissues id the body

They are all capable of bleaching the tissue

Which of the following is not a characteristic of an artery?they have three tunics, they are cream colored, they are deep seated in body parts, they collapse when cut

They collapse when cut

Perfuming materials are used in embalming fluids because

They mask the odor of formaldehyde

During embalming, the head should be

Tilted to the right approximately 15 degrees

An extrinsic variable factor in embalming is

Time lapse between death and embalming

Which of the following is a purpose of pre-embalming analysis

To prescribe and apply proper embalming techniques

Which of these is the prescribed incision for sclerotic blood vessel

Transverse

Which of these provides extravascular resistance to fluid distribution

Tumors

Which artery can be located along a line from the center of the antecubital fossa to a point between the fourth snd fifth digits of the upper extremity

Ulnar

On the surface of the forearm from the center of the antecubital fossa to a point between the fourth and fifth fingers is the linear guide for the

Ulnar artery

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

Use restricted drainage

Varicose veins is a condition otherwise kniwn as

Varices

Which of the following conditions creates intravascular resistance to fluid distribution

Vascular disease

Which of the following substances serves as a solvent for the many ingredients incorporated in an embalming fluid

Vehicle

A blister is known as a

Vesicle

The most common vehicle used in embalming fluids is

Water

Chemical additives employed to offset the effects of water with an excessive mineral content are called

Water conditioners

If the lips will not stay closed during the embalming operation, they may be held in position by means of

Wet cotton strips, petroleum jelly, sutures

What is the normal color of a nerve?

White

Coinjection fluids are used

With arterial solutions

Which of the following sutures is described as a recommended hidden stitch which could be used on a cranial autopsy

Worm

Whicn of the followimg suture oatterns is used to turn under the excess margins of skin in an incision

Worm stitch

Which of the following best describes the proper torso incision made when performing an autopsy

Y shaped

Jaundice is best described by which of the following

Yellow

The initial color change of decomposing tissue is

Yellow-green