EMBALMING COMPEND HELP

Amino Acids

First products of decomposition

Lung Purge

Frothy White Color

Anasarca

Generalized edema

Discoloration can be lessened by adding a bleaching agent to the arterial fluid

How can an extravascular discoloration be dealt with during the embalming process?

24 oz (192 oz x 2 gallons=384) (384 / 16 index = 24)

How much of a 16 index fluid will it take to make 2 gallons of a 1.5% solution?

Immediately after arterial injection is completed

If you are embalming a body which has an infectious disease when should the cavity treatment procedure begin?

1 1/2 gallons (16oz X 30 index = 480) (480 / 128 oz in a gallon = 3.75 (3.75 / 2.5% solution = 1.5 gallon)

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

42 index

If you used 2 bottles of arterial fluid to make 3.5 gallons of a 3% solution, what would the index of the arterial fluid be?

Sartorius

In the femoral triangle the femoral artery is bordered laterally by the ___ muscle

Hypogastric

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

Formaldehyde

Index is a measure of fluid strength which considers the percentage of

Anatomical guide for the axillary artery

Just behind the medial border of the coracobrachialis muscle

Hematoma

A blood-filled swelling is descriptive of

Addison's Disease

A bronze discoloration develops on the body as a result of

Post Mortem

A discoloration that appears on the body after death

Ante Mortem

A discoloration that appears on the body during life

Injector needle

A preparation room supply used in mouth closure that is forced into the mandible and maxilla

Reverence for the dead

According to Robert Mayer, the basic ethical axiom for the funeral service professional is

Slow injection of a mild solution

Action which would help normalize the moisture content of an emaciated body

Oil of Wintergreen

Acts as a perfuming agent

Bone

Last of the body compounds to decompose

Superior Vena Cava

Blood vessel which is NOT suitable for the injection of arterial fluids into a small infant

Clostridium Perfringens

Microorganism recognized as the causative agent of tissue gas

Thrombi

Most likely to cause intravascular resistance to fluid distribution

To create dehydration

NOT a purpose for blood drainage

Refrigeration

NOT an intrinsic factor in case analysis

Desiccation

NOT classified as a chemical change

Humectants

Chemical additives that act as moisture retainers in the tissues

Preservatives

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

Anticoagulants

Chemicals which retard the increase in viscosity of the blood

With Arterial Solutions

Co-injections fluids are used

Red

Color imparted to the body by radium treatments

Vascular disease

Condition which creates intravascular resistance to fluid distribution

Putrefaction of the body tissues

Contributes to skin slip

Anasarca

Distention of the body tissues is a complication of

Tilted to the right approximately 15 degrees

During embalming, the head should be

Bleaches

Embalming chemicals which are used on discolored areas of the body and are intended to remove the discolorations or at least lessen the intensity of the discoloration are

Benzaldehyde

Example of a perfuming agent

Postmortem Caloricity

Example of a pre-embalming chemical change in a body

Paraformaldehyde

Solid state of formaldehyde

Thanatology

Study of death

Intradermal Stitch

Suture pattern best suited for exposed skin

Concurrent Disinfection

That procedure of disinfection which takes place during the embalming process would most correctly apply to

Purple

The color of cadaveric lividity

Surfactant

The component of arterial fluid which is designed to decrease the molecular cohesion at the surface of a liquid

Algor Mortis

The cooling of the body to the temperature of its surroundings

Decay

The decomposition of protein by the action of aerobic bacteria

Disinfection

The destruction or inhibition of most pathogenic bacteria and their products in or on the body defines

Primary Dilution

The dilution of concentrated arterial fluid as prepared by the embalmer

Formaldehyde Gray

The discoloration resulting when HCHO reacts with hemoglobin in the tissues

Eyes

The first muscle tissue to be affected by rigor mortis is

Marcello Malpighi

The first to note capillary circulation

An Active Dye

The key ingredient of an arterial fluid classified as a cosmetic fluid is

Bile

The liver produces

0.75 ppm

The maximum average level of exposure to formaldehyde over an eight hour time period

Alternate

The method of drainage in relation to injection in which an amount of arterial fluid is injected and then drainage is allowed to flow for a period of time, each one separately

Mandibular Suture

The method of mouth closure employing a suture passed through the septum of the nose and around the mandible

Water

The most common vehicle used in embalming fluids

Distribution

The movement of embalming solutions from the point of injection through the arteries, arterioles, capillaries, venules and veins

7.4

The normal pH of the living body is

2 in. above and 2 in. to the left of the umbilicus

The point of entry for the trocar when aspirating the cavities is

Split

The procedure of injection and drainage in which injection is accomplished at one place and drainage is taken from another

Preservation

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

Autolysis

The self-destruction of cells is known as

Hypostasis

The settling of the blood to the dependent parts of the body is known as

Postmortem Caloricity

The temporary rise in body temperature after death is called

100 ppm

There is an immediate danger to health and life if exposed to formaldehyde levels above

Case Analysis

Those pre-embalming considerations given to the case at hand

Large volume of a dilute solution

Treatment used for the embalming of a dehydrated body

Low pressure, slow rate of flow

Treatment used when intravascular difficulties are manifested during the embalming process

16 (256 (oz in 2 gallons) / 16oz = 16 16 / 1% = 16

What index fluid must you use to have 2 gallons of diluted fluid with a strength of 1% if you use 16 oz. of concentrated fluid?

False Purge

What is the name given to a type of purge which has a color and odor consistent with that of arterial fluid solution?

Medial and Deep

What is the relationship of the femoral vein to the femoral artery?

Cold

What should the relative temperature of the primary dilution water be to embalm a severely dehydrated case?

Purse String

What suture is used to close a trocar puncture?

Precipitants

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

Cranial Autopsy

What type of autopsy involves the post mortem examination of the brain only?

Preservatives

What type of chemical agents are capable of inactivating saprophytic bacteria, rendering unsuitable for nutrition the media upon which such bacteria thrive and arresting the decomposition process?

Isotonic Solution

What type of solution can be placed on opposite sides of a semi-permeable membrane without either solution attracting solvent from the other solution across the membrane?

Hypertonic Solution

What type of solution has the power to attract a solvent through a semi-permeable membrane into itself?

Remove loose integument before embalming

When treating blisters, what treatment is incorrect

Germicides

Which chemical agents render microorganisms incapable of growth and reproduction?

Anticoagulants

Which chemical agents retard the tendency of blood to become more viscous?

The restoration to an acceptable physical appearance.

Which sentence is not part of the definition of embalming?

The body of the deceased

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

Potential pressure

With the embalming machine turned on and the rate of flow valve closed, the type of pressure being shown on the pressure gauge is

Anasarca

does NOT favor dehydration

Degree of acidity or alkalinity

pH is a measure of

Purge

postmortem evacuation of any substance from an external orifice of the body as a result of pressure

Ascites

An accumulation of fluid in the abdominal cavity

Buffer

An embalming chemical which affects the stabiliztion of the acid-base balance within embalming solutions and in the embalmed tissues

Time Lapse between death and embalming

An extrinsic variable factor in embalming

Dr. William Harvey

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

An Arterial Tube

An instrument which is inserted into the artery for the introduction of fluid is

Groove Director

An instrument which may be used to guide an arterial or vein tube into a vessel is the

Ecchymosis

Antemortem extravascular blood discoloration

Anatomical Guide

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

A lesion

Any traumatic or pathological change in the structure of the skin is known as

Stomach

Directing the trocar point toward the intersection of the fifth intercostal space and the left midaxillary line is the trocar guide for the

Rigor Mortis

Post mortem change NOT a physical change

Hard Water

Promotes blood clotting