DEAD Academy Study Questions

Debt equity

Any borrowed or loaned capital invested in the business that must be repaid to creditors.

Drop arch

Any vertical refractory wall supported by arch construction which serves to deflect gasses in a downward direction.

Guilt

Blame directed towards ones self based on real or unreal conditions.

Equity capital

Capital that is invested in the business by the owner(s).

Caskets for burial at sea

Caskets prepared for burial at sea must have a total of 20, 2 inch holes drilled in them.

Tertiary hue

Combining two parts of one primary color with one part of another primary color yields.

A green apron

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 ___.

Methylene Glycol - HCHO + H₂0> CH₂(OH)₂

Formaldehyde in water in a closed system such as an embalming fluid bottle.

Torts

Generally, a minor is fully liable for his/her.

Promotes blood clotting

Hard water.

6

How many profile variations are created when the basic linear profile classifications are combined?

Basic arrangements

Identify the item from the list below which is included in the direct cremation package.

Left ventricle

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?

Use crib work

In a hillside cemetery, where the grave is on a steep slope, it might be necessary for the funeral director to do this.

½

In most States, regardless of the age of the cremation equipment, there is this second retention time requirement.

Sartorius

In the femoral triangle the femoral artery is bordered laterally by the _____________ muscle.

Urn burial

In the middle of the 17th century, Sir Thomas Browne wrote the earliest known essay in defense of this form of burial.

Genus

In the name Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the first name.

Behind the top of the ear

In treating a sunken temporal region, tissue builder is best injected through which of the following points of entry?

Edematous body

In which of the following cases will decomposition develop most rapidly?

Indorsements of commercial paper

Indorsements of commercial paper include which of the following? Blank indorsement, qualified indorsement, restrictive indorsement.

Enteritis

Inflammation of the small intestine.

Green

Members of the LDS Church who have Temple Endowment are dressed with this apron for viewing in the casket.

Masonic lodge

Members of which will be laid out in their casket wearing a lambskin or white leather apron.

Spores

Most likely to form when the conditions for reproduction are not favorable.

Testator

Mr. Greenjeans creates a valid will. Mr. Greenjeans is an example of a.

Redwood

NOT a hardwood used in casket construction.

Soap

NOT an effective disinfectant.

Trustee

One who holds a position of trust to a beneficiary; as a funeral director is to a client who makes and funds their pre-arrangements.

Repair

Replacement of dead tissue cells with connective tissue cells.

Census of housing

Source of market data that keeps track of new home sales by region and/or the construction of new houses by region and specific area.

Minor integumentary restorations

Surface restorer wax is used primarily for which of the following?

Dr. Frederich Reysch

The "Father of Modern Embalming" was.

Four

The FTC Funeral Rule requires a minimum of ___ packages on the GPL.

superior border of the thyroid cartilage

The common carotid arteries bifurcate into the internal carotid and external carotid at the level of the ___.

Carbon dioxide, water and urea

The complete oxidation of proteins produces these.

Intestate Succession

The condition under the law where an heir has rights to the property and assets of an estate in the event the deceased fails to leave a will.

Nitrogen atoms

The cross linking that takes place between protein molecules in embalmed tissue occurs between these in adjacent molecules.

Vertex

The crown includes an area of the head called the.

.43 lb./ft/

The embalming pressure achieved in gravity embalming is.

agonal edema

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

Yellow-green

The initial color change of decomposing tissue is.

30 in

The maximum width casket that will fit in a standard vault.

Mausolus

The modern day mausoleum is named in memory of this person who died in 353 BC.

Columna nasi

The most inferior part of the nose is known as the.

Police power

The power to adopt laws for the protection of the public.

dialysis

The process used to separate colloidal solutes from crystalloidal solutes.

Formalin

The saturated mixture of formaldehyde gas dissolved in water is called.

Anger

The second stage of death and dying according to Kubler-Ross.

Demographics

The statistical study of human populations with respect to their size, density, distribution, composition, and income.

hemolysis

The swelling and bursting of the red blood cells is.

Aschoff bodies

The typical lesions of rheumatic heart disease.

Oversize caskets width indication

The width of oversize caskets are indicated by X's and each X indicates an increase in width by 2 inches.

Occipital bone

This bone of the head articulates with the parietal bone at the lambdoidal suture and the temporal bone at the squamosal suture.

Organizing

To arrange or constitute mutually related parts, each having a specific function with respect to the whole.

Facilitate

To assist by understanding of the circumstances or situations the individual is experiencing and to assist that person in the selection of an alternative adjustment if necessary.

Lighten the cheeks and darken the forehead and jaw line.

To make a "round" face look more oval, the cosmetologist would do which of the following?

Both drop arches and curtain walls

Turbulence in the exhaust flow in a cremation retort is caused by these.

Are bactericidal

Ultraviolet rays of sunlight.

CH₃OH, H₂O

Used as vehicles in embalming fluids.

98%

What is the % of initial contacts made to the funeral home via telephone?

Deodorant (wintergreen)

What methyl salicylate is used for in embalming fluids.

Use restricted drainage

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

Precipitants

What type of anticoagulant will breakup clots by causing the mineral particles of the blood to fall out of suspension?

Final disposition

When a burial in a cemetery follows a funeral at a religious institution.

work from light toward dark.

When applying cosmetics to the face and hands of the deceased it is always best to.

Occipitofrontalis

Which muscle draws the skin of the forehead superiorly?

Zygomaticus minor

Which muscle draws the upper lip both superiorly and laterally?

Superior vena cava

Which of the following blood vessels is NOT suitable for the injection of arterial fluids into a small infant?

Femoral artery

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

Marker

Which of the following has no time limit for filing the appropriate Veteran's Administration application for benefits?

Rubbing alcohol

Which of the following is NOT a sealing agent?

Terms of the contract

Which of the following is a mistake that does NOT render an agreement defective?

Lower than average pressure, slow rate of flow, normal index, sufficient volume

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

Cavity fluid compress

Which of the following would NOT be used as an effective restorative treatment to minimize prognathism?

Diagonal

Which of these is the prescribed incision for an atherosclerotic blood vessel?

Facultative

A bacterium that prefers dead inorganic material, but can also obtain nourishment from living organic material.

Hydronephrosis

A collection of urine in the kidney pelvis.

Combination case

A container consisting of a wood base with particle board sides and top and a cardboard cover.

A joint and several contract

A contract which is written so that either party may consider it as a joint obligation or a group of individual obligation.

Variable expense

A cost of doing business which increases when there is more activity and decreases when there is less business.

Fixed expenses

A cost that for a given period of time and range of activity called the relevant range, does not change in total, but becomes progressively smaller on a per unit as volume increases.

A trial court

A court of original general jurisdiction.

A sulcus or furrow

A crevice in the skin accompanied by bordering elevations physiognomically describes.

Burner

A device for the introduction of flame by the delivery or combining of a fuel and air mixture in the presence of heat.

Holographic will

A handwritten will.

Concave

A profile in which both the forehead and the chin protrude beyond the projection of the upper lip is.

Nasal sulcus

A small triangular area found between the posterior margin of the nasal wing and the superior portion of the nasolabial fold is the.

brachytherapy

A source that might bring radiation near embalmers or crematory operators, sometimes called 'seed implantation'.

Anxiety

A state of tension, typically characterized by rapid heartbeat, shortness of breath and other similar ramifications of arousal of the autonomic nervous system.

Rite

A state of tension, typically characterized by rapid heartbeat, shortness of breath and other similar ramifications of arousal of the autonomic nervous system.

Threat

A statement or action designed or perceived to create anxiety in an individual's life.

Consanguinity

A term for blood kin.

Chronic grief

A type of complicated grief which is prolonged and is excessive in duration.

The moral stage

All of the following are examples of Kohlberg's stages of moral development EXCEPT.

Hearse

An additional charge beyond the direct burial package.

Form S.S.A. 8

An application for Lump Sum death Benefit-Claimant's Form.

Corporation

An artificial being, invisible, intangible, and existing only in contemplation of law.

Passive hyperemia

An excessive amount of blood in a body part due to decreased venous drainage.

Funeral

An organized, flexible, purposeful, group centered, time-limited response to death which reflects reverence, dignity and respect.