DEAD Program

Select the correct statement regarding the removal of a pacemaker prior to cremation:

Any fee for removal by the funeral home must appear on the GPL

Which hair restoration method is best for long, dense hair or more extensive restorations?

Cement (glue)

What is a prescribed method for securing the calvarium in place?

Cements calvarium clamps needle injector

What organism is an exotoxin producer?

Clostricium tetani

In order to accommodate any difference in lighting from the prep room to the chapel and process of applying touch cosmetics called_____________ is done

Corrective roughing

Dr. Frederich Ruysch (1665-1717) Dutch

Father of Modern Embalming

What treatment is used when intravascular difficulties are manifested du ring embalming?

Higher than average pressure, slow rate of flow

In the Roman Catholic faith, members of religious orders who are not priests are dressed____ for burial

In clothes selected by the order

What is more accurate description of the pre-injection solution?

It is the primary injection solution

When embalming an autopsy case, what would be utilized to inject the upper left extremity?

Left subclavian

What are methods of replicating pores?

Lintless gauze, stippling, course textgured paper hand towel (NOT moist ligature)

Staphylococcus

Local skin abscesses are infections usually caused by members of the genus:

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 cavity fluid to reinforce mouth closure?

Masseter

Formaldehyde in water in a closed system such as an embalming fluid bottle, actually exits as:

Methylene glycol

A body which is Un embalmed for visitation but was kept in refrigeration for the full postmortem interval will appear_____ if the environment is warm and humid during open casket visitation

Moist or sweaty

What is commonly used moisture absorbing substance in hardening compound?

Plaster of Paris

When treating blisters, three of these choices are proper procedures. Select the one which is NOT accepted as proper technique.

Remove loose integument before embalming Correct techniques: *Puncture and drain blisters before embalming *observe color change in the affected areas *Remove loose skin after embalming

What is a convex area located between the attached margin of the upper eyelid and the supraorbital margin?

Subraorbital area

Select the correct statement about cremation and pacemakers

The funeral home may legally charge an extra fee for pacemaker removal

John Hunter

The individual for who "Hunters Canal" is named

When using the thumb and index finger as a unit of measure, hold the thumb parallel to the index finger. The distance from the tip of the thumb to the tip of the finger is equal to:

The length of the ear the length of the nose the normal hairline to the root of the nose the base of the nose to the bottom of the chin

After burial is completed, the burial/transit permit is permanently filed with:

The registrar of the district where burial occurred

Which of the following is classified as a malformation or deformity?

Tumors Paralytic conditions Mutilitations

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

Used restricted drainage

What would NOT be used as an effective restorative treatment to minimize prognathism?

a cavity fluid compress

emphysema

a condition of the lungs involving distended or ruptured alveoli

For a male who has completed the Temple Ordinance of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, the clothing of the deceased will include ___.

a green apron

the products of neutralization reaction are

a salt and water

Staphylococcus aureus

acne, boils, and pus formation on the skin is most commonly caused by:

inhibition of bacterial growth and reproduction without necessarily destroying the organisms is the result of

an antiseptic

Tissue gas

an embalmed and casketed body shows signs of swelling, some discoloration, odor and crepitation. This condition is likely

longitudinal incision

an incision into a vessel that is pareallel to the long axis of a blood vessel

What is the most accurate classification of petechia?

ante mortem extravascular blood discoloration

Diffusion

applies to any passage of molecules through space. A specific type of diffusion is osmosis which only applies when there is movement of solvent through a semipermeable membrane. No membrane means no osmosis, but in this question, there is a membrane, the capillary so it is osmosis.

what is NOT an effective treatment for distended tissues?

arterial injection using a rapid rate of flow

The distance from the eyebrow to the base of the chin is equal to the distance from the normal hairline to the:

base of the nose

What can be used to retard the setting rate of a plaster of paris solution?

cold water

What is the most reliable sign of fluid distribution in any region of the body surface?

color change

Which is an example of an air pressure apparatus used to embalm a body?

compressed air

which diseases or conditions does NOT result in a dehydrated body

congestive heart failure

methanal

currently, the most often used preservative used in injected embalming solutions

corrective cosmetizing for an "oblong" face would involve which of the following:

darken the chin and top of forehead. Lighten cheeks slightly

In effort to correct the head shape of a person with an inverted triangle shaped head, the cosmetologist would:

darken the sides of the forehead and temples

When most of the hair remains after death in a fire, singed hair may be treated by

darkening with an eyebrow pencil

A technical term used in pathology for pain:

dolor

What statement is correct about the package called forwarding remains to another funeral home? No public services are to be held at the shipping funeral home.

ethically, the receiving funeral home should sell the casket. The receiving funeral home files the burial permit where final disposition occurs

What is the reaction associated with formaldehyde?

exists in water as methylene glycol is prevented from polymerization to paraformaldehyde by the presence of methanol preserves amino acids without coagulation denatures, preserves amino acids without coagulation denatures, preserves and coagulates proteins

the length of the ear is equal to the distance from the normal hairline to the:

eyebrow

What are the types of knots used for the necktie of the deceased when laid out in the casket?

full windsor, half windsor, four in hand

the distance from the eyebrow to the base of the nose is equal distance from the:

hairline to the eyebrow

Combination unit (combination case)

has a layer of particle board for sides and top which the air tray does not have. The cardboard covers the particle board and reaches down into the wooden base to prevent catching the lower edge of something

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 is:

ideal

Local removal

included in the direction cremation package

metritis

inflammation of the uterus

What is hydrogen peroxide used for in preparation of a dead body?

it can be used as a topical bleach and disinfectant of the body

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

left ventricle

To make a "round" face look more oval, the cosmetologist would do what?

lighten the cheeks and darken the forehead and jaw line

Leukocytosis

may be physiological or pathological

multicellular

molds

Plethora

more than the normal total volume of blood in the body is a condition known as:

What facial marking creates fullness in the anterior cheek?

nasolabial fold

The time to remove the identification tags applied by the funeral home is

never

Sodium hypochlorite

not a dehydrating agent

A quality restorative wax should:

not be adversely affected by the presence of embalming chemicals

mumps

not dermatropic

which of the bones creates the base of the cranium?

occipital

methodical

pack oropharynx with absorbent powder and cotton

What method is allowed to make a corpse presentable for pre-cremation identification purposes when no authorization for invasive techniques has been given?

place a small rolled towel under the chin to keep the mouth closed

Decompostion

postmortem chemical change

Which suture would be used to close a bullet entry or exit wound on an unexposed area of the body?

purse string suture

The facility at a cemetery where bodies ay be stored du ring the winter pending burial once the ground thaws is called

receiving vault

The replacement of destroyed tissue with connective tissue is called:

repair

brain stem

responsible for all basic life systems function including heartbeat, blood pressure and breathing

In an exanthematous disease, what would best describe the skin?

scaling

What treatment would NOT be recommended for the treatment of intravascular difficulties?

slow rate of flow under pressure

The type of death where the organs have suffered irreparable harm and can never be revived is called:

somatic death

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

somatic death

Which would NOT cause distention during embalming?

strong arterial solution

What condition contributes to sk in-slip?

the body lying in water after death for a few hours

intensity

the brightness or dullness of a hue is its:

Marcello Malpighi

the first to note capillary circulation

church truck

the item which the funeral home mut supply for a funeral in a Roman Catholic church

In a "reverse" hinge casket, the body is viewed from

the left side

dehydration

the loss of water from a compound is called:

Osmosis

the passage of water from capillaries into the intercellular spaces or from intercellular space into capillaries is referred to as:

The complement of a secondary hue is:

the primary hue NOT included in that secondary hue

convex (curves outwardly)

the term for a rounded surface which sticks out farther in the middle than on the edges

What is NOT characteristic of the growth of cilia?

they are smaller in diameter than cranial hair

Nasal cavity

this cavity is made up of two irregular shaped spaces separated by cartilage and is used as a hidden injection point for tissue building the face

sensory neurons

this cell transmits a stimulus such as heat, cold and touch towards the central nervous system

where is the base of the nose found when measured from the normal hairline to the base of the chin?

two thirds

mesophilic

type of bacteria that grows best between temperatures of 30 degrees Celsius and 40 degrees Celsius

Air tray

used to ship a casketed body by airplane. It has a wooden base and a cardboard cover to protect it from scratching, etc.

When a molecule of formaldehyde reacts by cross-linking peptide bonds, a molecule of __________ is produced

water

Naso-orbital fossa

what is a depression above the medial portion of the superior palpebra

How many standard pigmentary hues can be found on the outermost ring of the prang color wheel?

12

What is the maximum width casket that will fit in a standard vault?

30 inches

Males of this religous denomination may be expected to be dressed in dark trousers, a white shirt and dark blue vest:

Amish

Jean Gannal

An influential person in medical embalming who was the first to make embalming available to the public