Compend Embalming

cranial cavity

"Normal" aspiration does not usually involve the

left ventricle

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

Hypogastric

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

Ligature test

Inexpert test for death

A special arterial fluid

Jaundice fluid is classified as

Active dye

Key ingredient of arterial fluid classified as cosmetic fluid is

Bone

Last of the body compounds to decompose

Non-pregnant uterus

Last to decompose

Create dehydration

NOT a purpose for blood drainage?

Injection of the corrugator muscle with cavity fluid

NOT a recommended method of mouth closure

Application of a cavity fluid compress

NOT a recommended method of stimulating blood drainage

Algor mortis

Post-mortem cooling of the body to the surrounding temperature.

Imparts a color change

Purpose of ponceau in embalming fluids

Edema

The abnormal accumulation of fluid in the intercellular spaces or cavities

Coracobrachialis muscle

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

Green

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

Restoration

The care of the deceased to recreate natural form and color

Purple

The color of cadaveric lividity can best be described as?

Disinfection

The destruction and/or inhibition of most pathogenic organisms and their products in or on the body.

Death

The irreversible total cessation of metabolic activity is known as a(n)

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 it

Arterial Solution

The mixture of embalming fluid and water which is used in arterial injections is

Water

The most common vehicle used in embalming fluids is

uses centrifugal force

The motorized force pump

Algor mortis

The post mortem loss of body heat is

Concurrent disinfection

The procedure of disinfection which takes place during the embalming process

They prepare the vascular system to accept arterial embalming fluids

The purpose of PRIMARY injection fluids?

Preservation

The science of treating the body chemically, so as to temporarily inhibit decomposition would most appropriately apply to...?

hemolysis

The swelling and bursting of red blood cells

Cavity fluid

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

putrefaction

Type of decomposition that yields foul odors

Y shaped

What best describes the proper torso incision made when performing an autopsy?

Peritonitis

What condition would predispose a dead human body to rapid decomposition?

Hemostat

What embalming instrument can be used to clamp a leaking blood vessel?

Extravascular factors

What factor is NOT encountered in every dead human body?

Spring forceps

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

Thickened blood

What is NOT a cause of extravascular resistance to fluid distribution?

Arthritis

What is NOT a condition that predisposes purge?

It acts as a preservative

What is the purpose of formaldehyde 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?

Clostridium perfringens

What microorganism is recognized as the causative agent of tissue gas?

Masseter

What muscle is injected with hypodermic injection of cavity fluid to facilitate mouth closure?

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?

Whip or roll stitch

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

Worm

What suture is described as a recommended hidden stitch which could be used on a cranial autopsy?

Double intradermal stitch

What suture pattern involves the use of two needles?

Large volume of a dilute solution

What treatment would be used for the embalming of a dehydrated body?

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?

Adjusting the pressure knob

What would NOT affect the rate of flow?

Thrombi

What would be the most likely to cause intravascular resistance to fluid distribution?

Posterior to the ear

When the pathologist makes an incision for a cranial autopsy, what best describes the proper location for the incision to begin?

The sclera of the eyeball

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

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?

Pack applications

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

Hemoglobin decomposition

Which of the following causes a post-mortem extravascular blood discoloration?

methyl salicylate

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

Low pressure, slow rate of flow

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

Baseball stitch

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?

The body of the deceased

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

Ascites

accumulation of fluid in the abdominal cavity

Aneurysm hook

an embalming instrument that is used for blunt dissection and in raising vessels

Bistoury

an embalming instrument which is a one piece scalpel used for making incisions and excisions is

Modifying agent

chemicals added to embalming solution to deal with varying demands predicted upon the type of embalming, the environment and the embalming fluid to be used.

Cadaver

dead human body used for medical purposes: including transplantation, anatomical dissection and study

Agonal edema

escape of blood serum from an intravascular to an extravascular location immediately before death

Marcello Malpighi

first to note capillary circulation

Anasarca

generalized edema

Arterial tube

instrument that is inserted into an artery to facilitate the introduction of arterial fluid

Paralytic diseases

may cause malformations and deformities of a body

Embalming

process of chemically treating the dead human body to reduce the presence and growth of microorganisms, to temporarily inhibit organic decomposition, and to restore an acceptable physical appearance

Thanatology

the study of death and dying

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

Hydrothorax

Edema in the pleural cavity

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?

Cranium

Hydrocephalus is an abnormal accumulation of fluid in the

Five

If an embalmer elevated a gravity percolator ten feet above the injection site how many pounds of potential pressure would be created?

Bronze

Addison's Disease generally results in which kind of a discoloration?

Hematoma

A blood-filled swelling

Heart tap

A direct method of drain accomplished by inserting a trocar into the right atrium of the heart.

post mortem

A discoloration that appears on the body after death is considered

ante mortem

A discoloration that appears on the body during life is considered

Dehydration

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

Trocar

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

Formalin

A mixture of formaldehyde gas dissolved in water is

Adipocere

A soapy wax by-product of saponification

Hypochondriac

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

Lumbar

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

Hydropericardium

An abnormal accumulation of fluid in the heart sac is

Buffer

An embalming chemical which affects the stabilization of the acid based balance within embalming solutions and in the embalmed tissues is a(n)

hypo-valve trocar.

An embalming instrument used to hypodermically inject areas of the body with embalming chemicals is a(n)

carbon monoxide poisoning

An example of an intravascular ante-mortem blood discoloration

longitudinal incision.

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

Jean Gannal

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

Dr. William Harvey

An influential person in medical embalming, who discovered the circulation of blood in 1628 was

Anatomical guide

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

Ulnar

Artery located along a line from the center of the antecubital fossa to a point between the fourth and fifth digits of the upper extremity

Preservatives

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

Coma

Death beginning at the brain