NBE Science/Missed questions

Males of this religious denomination may be expected to be dressed in dark trousers, a white shirt, and dark blue vest. Amish Eastern Orthodox Jehovah's Witness Latter Day Saints

Amish

Ancient sects of which of the following religions may still place a "gold" coin in the mouth of the deceased when earthen burial has been chose as a mean of disposition? Buddhist Shintoism Hindu Sikh

Buddhist

Which of the following men established a method of embalming without evisceration? Gannal John Hunter Clauderus Dr. William Hunter

Claderus

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. a white sash from left shoulder to left ankle a scapular a green cap placed on the head just before the casket is closed

a green apron

A transfer container with a wooden base or tray with a cardboard cover to protect a casket when shipped by common carrier is the description of ___. air tray combination case alternative container transfer pack

air tray

A substance that can be used as a buffer because it can act as either an acid or a base is considered to be an emulsifier amphoteric colloidal imbibitic

amphoteric

Which of the following substances is most specific in antimicrobial action? antibiotics antibodies antigens antiseptics

antibodies

The type of immunity that results from the inoculation of a toxoid is artificially acquired active naturally acquired passive artificially acquired passive naturally acquired active

artificially acquired active

Hardening compound is used as a preservative and drying agent in autopsied cases. as a hardening agent in arterial fluids. as a pack application. as a buffer.

as a pack application

When excising malignant tissue, the area should be dried and sealed be sufficiently preserved by arterial injection techniques be hypodermically injected with tissue builder receive no further special care

be dried and sealed

The anatomical guide for the ____________ artery is posterior to the medial border of the belly of the biceps brachii muscle. axillary common carotid radial brachial

brachial

Which of the blood vessels is located posterior to the medial border of the belly of the biceps brachii muscle? Brachial artery Axillary artery Femoral artery Common carotid artery

brachial artery

A container consisting of a wood base with particle board sides and top and a cardboard cover is called a ___. combination case air tray Ziegler case cremation container

combination case

Which of these is an example of an air pressure apparatus used to embalm a body? Gravity percolator Force pump Cavity injector Compressed air

compressed air

A forehead that protrudes while the upper lip and chin project equally to a vertical line characterize a facial profile as verticle-convex convex-vertical concave-vertical vertical-concave

convex-vertical

The environmental conditions which are best for long term storage (3 months until Spring burial) of a body are ___. cool and dry warm and humid below freezing and dry hot and dry

cool and dry

Which of these is the prescribed incision for an atherosclerotic blood vessel? Triangular (wedge) Longitudinal Transverse Diagonal

diagonal (The diagonal incision keeps the artery mostly intact for strength yet gives a longer cut line than a transverse incision. The wedge and longitudinal incisions are specifically identified by the text as poor choices.)

In the most common facial profile, the forehead and chin project equally to a vertical line forehead protrudes and the chin recedes from a vertical line forehead and chin protrude beyond a vertical line forehead and chin recede from a vertical line

forehead and chin recede from a vertical line

Histoplasmosis and coccidiodomycosis are caused by bacteria fungi rickettsia chlamydia

fungi

Which state of matter has no definite volume and no definite shape: Solids Liquids Gases Compounds

gases

Which of the following is an example of a dialdehyde compound? Methanal Formaldehyde Acetaldehyde Glutaraldehyde

glutarldehyde

Another name for pleural effusion is hydopericardium hydrocele hydrothorax ascites

hydrothorax

Which of these is NOT a recommended method of mouth closure? Injection of the corrugator muscle with cavity fluid Dental tie suture Mandibular suture Needle injector

injection of the corrugator muscle with cavity fluid

Corrective cosmetizing on a triangle shaped face would involve which of the following? Lighten the sides of forehead. Darken the sides of jaw line. Darken the sides of forehead and temples. Lighten the cheeks. Darken the sides of the forehead and chin. Lighten the cheekbones.

lighten the sides of forehead. Darken the sides of jaw line.

An incision into a vessel that is parallel to the long axis of a blood vessel is the transverse incision. triangular incision. longitudinal incision. perpendicular incision.

longitudinal incision

What muscle is injected with arterial fluid to facilitate the closure of the mouth? Corrugator Masseter Temporalis Buccinator

masseter

Those bacteria that grow best in a relatively moderate temperature are called psychrophilic bacteria thermophilic bacteria mesophilic bacteria microaropbilic bacteria

mesophilic bacteria

Inflammation of the uterus is called uteritis oophoritis metritis salpingitis

metritis

The chemical reaction between an acid and base is known as: hydrolysis synthesis oxidation neutralization

neutralization

A quality restorative wax should duplicate the smooth non-textured surface of natural skin not mix intimately with cosmetics resist surface applications of most cream or powder cosmetics not be adversely affected by the presence of embalming chemicals

not be adversely affected by the presence of embalming chemicals

The passage of water from the capillaries into the intercellular spaces, or from intercellular space into capillaries is referred to as ___. osmosis. diffusion. distribution. pressure filtration.

osmosis (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.)

A method which can prevent oral purge when shipping by air is to___. pack orophayrnx with absorbent powder and cotton pack nasopharynx with cotton and absorbent powder ligate the trachea keep a sealer casket sealed during the flight

pack orophayrnx with absorbent powder and cotton

Enlargement of the heart to offset a valvular defect is hyperplasia pathological hypertrophy physiological hypertrophy compensatory hypertrohpy

pathological hypertrophy

Which of the following is used only as a filler in autopsy chemical mixtures? Paraformaldehyde Paradichlorobenzene Lanolin Perlite

perlite

The _____________ artery which originates at the opening in the adductor magnus muscle, terminates at the inferior border of the popliteous muscle. femoral anterior tibial popliteal posterior tibial

popliteal

Draws the skin of the forehead inferiorly, causing transverse and vertical wrinkles in the forehead. Procerus Corrugator Occipitofrontalis Temporalis

procerus

Which artery should be raised and injected to facilitate the embalming of the body between the antecubital fossa and the wrist? Axillary Subclavian Radial Femoral

radial

When embalming the autopsy case, which of the following blood vessels would you utilize to inject the head of the deceased? Right and left subclavian Right and left axillary Right and left common iliac Right and left common carotid

right and left common carotid

The mixture of a small amount of a cool hue with a large amount of a warm hue creates a primary hue secondary hue tertiary hue intermediate hue

secondary hue

Plaster of Paris will set quickly if mixed with warm salt water distilled water cold vinegar water warm vinegar water

warm salt water

The completed death certificate is filed on a permanent basis with the registrar of the district ___. where death occurred where the body will be buried where the person lived the funeral home is located

where death occurred

The bony structures that create the widest part of the face are the alveolar processes mastoid processes zygomatic arches parietal eminences

zygomatic arches

Florence, a 60 year old lady presented to her family doctor complaining of a sudden onset of a severe headache, neck stiffness and back pain. A few days prior, she reported she had been redecorating her living room, which included re-arranging the furniture, She recalled her attempts at moving a particularly heavy coffee table, with the explosive headache developing soon afterwards. Her symptoms had been persistent since then. Her physician concluded she had suffered a neck sprain secondary to heavy lifting. No other diagnosis was considered. She was given pain medication and told to return if not better. In the following days, Florence's response to the pain medication was minimal and she went to the ER where stronger pain meds were prescribed. She had an x-ray of her neck as well. The next day a family member found Florence vomiting and displaying signs of confusion. On admission to the ER, a CT scan was ordered revealing bleeding in the area between the brain and the thin tissues that cover the brain due to trauma or an aneurysm, into the _________________ space and she was rushed for emergency surgery. Afterwards she had some neurological deficits suggestive of a brain injury. subarachnoid subdural extradural deep intracerebral

subarchnoid

Which of the following is a convex area located between the attached margin of the upper eyelid and the supraorbital margin? the superior palpebra the supraorbital area the inner canthus the naso-orbital fossa

supraorbital area

Borax is used in an arterial fluid as a: humectant dye buffer surfactant

surfactant

The division of pathology that deals with tissue that have been removed from the patient during surgery is called _______________ pathology. surgical gross necropsy clinical

surgical

This is immediately lateral to the Squama, and is the place that houses the Temporalis muscle. Zygomatic Arch Nasal Cavity Mandibular Fossa Temporal Cavity

temporal cavity

After a burial is completed, the burial/transit permit is permanently filed with ___. the registrar of the district where burial occurred the cemetery the registrar of the district where death occurred the registrar where the person last resided

the registrar of the district where burial occured