dead science

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

30 inches

Where are the iliac arteries and veins located?

In the pelvic cavity

Which of the following is NOT a cause of extravascular resistance to fluid distribution?

Thickened blood

Borax is used in embalming fluids to:

adjust pH

Toxemia, septicemia, and bacteremia are all associated with:

blood

Death beginning at the brain is termed

coma

Inflammation of the brain is

encephalitis

The __________ artery changes its name to femoral and is used in the embalming of an autopsied body.

external iliac

Complete cellular death always __________ somatic death.

follows

Polyhydroxy alcohols are a class of compounds often added to arterial fluids to act as:

humectants

An abnormal accumulation of fluid in the heart sac is

hydropericardium.

Which of the following is a facial bone?

mandible

Death of a localized area of tissue is a condition known as

necrosis

A quality restorative wax should

not be adversely affected by the presence of embalming chemicals

According to the Canon of Beauty, what portion of the total distance from base of chin to the eyebrows is the distance from base of chin to labiomental sulcus?

one-sixth

Which of the chemical agents is described as a coal-tar derivative?

phenol

Components of embalming solutions which chemically alter peptide bonds are called ___.

preservatives

The stage of tuberculosis which is contagious is:

secondary

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

two- thirds

A solution containing less solute than it could hold under ordinary conditions is

unsaturated

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

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.

When using the gravity method of obtaining pressure for injecting arterial fluid, the embalmer can expect to receive approximately ____________ pound(s) of pressure per foot of elevation above the point of injection.

1/2

What is the ratio of the width of the widest part of the face compared to the sum of the widths of two eyes?

2 and 1/2 times

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

Jean Gannal.

The process whereby chemical treatment is used to temporarily prevent decomposition is most completely defined as:

Preservation

Reacting an acid with a base yields:

a salt and water

What type of condition is produced by the application of an antiseptic?

bacteriostatic

Bacteria usually reproduce by

binary fission

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

brain stem

Myocardial infarction is a likely after-effect of

coronary thrombosis

Substances which will pass through membranes such as capillary walls are called:

crystalloids

The presence of a capsule may affect a bacterium by

increasing virulence

Which of the following is NOT characteristic of a large artery?

it collapses flat when cut

Polycythemia vera is an uncontrolled increase of ___ in the blood.

red blood cells

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

somatic death

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of viruses?

they are obligate saprophytes

Borax is used in an arterial fluid as a

Buffer