Embalming Theory 2 Week 1-3

At birth, the body water present in infants is approximately ____ of total body weight.

75%

What cause of death would cause a cherry-red discoloration, bright red color to blood, intense livor mortis, rapid post mortem staining, and petechiae?

Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

This is an anaerobic bacterium which can cause intense gas in the tissues accompanied by a foul odor.

Clostridium perfringens

What pathological condition will cause a dull reddish to black discoloration?

Dry Gangrene

Which document must accompany all bodies being prepared and shipped to another funeral facility?

Embalming/Decedent Care Report

Due to their small size, all infants must be embalmed using mild solutions and low-index arterial solutions.

Flase

The classic colors of discoloration associated with dehydration in the tissue of the body include all of the following except:

Green

This embalming method is recommended for extreme cases to minimize tissue swelling and provide maximum preservation.

Instant Tissue Fixation

Time delays between death and preparation can present several problems to the embalmer. Which of the following would NOT be considered one of the problems associated with delayed embalming?

Lowered Blood Viscosity

Which of the following medical devices must be removed prior to cremation?

Pacemaker

This type of jaundice causes obstruction of biliary drainage; bilirubin is not excreted by the kidneys resulting in hyperbilirubinemia.

Posthepatic

I have finished embalming a decedent that has an exposed stoma due to a colostomy. Which suture method would be effective in closing the exposed area of the stoma?

Purse String Suture

This type of burn can be classified as deep, affecting the posterior dermal layer of the skin and may cause blisters to develop.

Second Degree Burn

Which of the following is categorized as an extravascular irregularly shaped blood discoloration that often appears on the arms and back of the hands?

Senile Purpura

Which of the following is not considered a stage of rigor mortis.

Terminal Flaccidity

When embalming a decedent who has undergone a cranial autopsy, the embalmer must clamp vessels inside the cranium to ensure distribution to the face. These vessels make up which of the following?

The Circle of Willis

Tissue donation is regulated by:

The Food and Drug Administration

The fluid strength for an autopsy is generally going to be higher. This is due to

The amount of time in refrigeration, The delay between death and embalming, Possible trauma/decomposition

All of the following corrective treatments can be used for eye distension in cornea donors except:

Tissue Builder

Super adhesive glues and bonding agents can be used for some closures instead of traditional sutures.

True

This plastic garment is ideal for autopsy cases, as it covers the entire body with the exception of the neck and head.

Unionall

The Uniform Anatomical Gift Act is

a federal act enforceable in every state

For a partial thickness skin harvest, what instrument is used in the harvesting process?

dermatome

Reasons for a medicolegal autopsy include all of the following except:

family request of postmortem examination

When suturing an autopsied body, the embalmer should begin suturing at the:

pubic symphysis

Which of the following is not a commonly transplanted organ?

stomach

When treating the cranial cavity, this set of muscles can be sutured to keep the calavarium in place

temporalis

Drainage in a full autopsy case should be taken where?

the cavity

Short term refrigeration is necessary in some cases, and can provide several advantages to the embalmer. Which of the following would not be an advantage of short term refrigeration?

Increased capillary permeability for diffusion

The principal manifestations of diabetes include all of the following except:

emaciation