DIFS Embalming Lab Quiz

If you use 8oz of 16 index fluid to one gallon of water, what would be the index of your solution?

1%

If you use 16oz of 30 index fluid, how many gallons of a 2.5% solution will you have?

1.5 gallons

Green or natural burial fluids provide some disinfection and preservation. The temporary preservation is said to be

3 to 5 days in length

Which of the following applies to hardening fluids?

30-36 index

If the solute is 28 index and you wish the solution to be 3 gallons of 3%, how many ounces of solute will you need?

41.1 ounces

Dyes that color tissues are called

active dyes

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

cavity fluid

A 20 index fluid made by one manufacturer today is expected to be the same as one produced by another manufacturer?

false

The "50 sound rule" is still adequate and the standard the embalmer should use today.

false

The speed at which the embalming solution enters the body is called

rate of flow