Embalming Comp

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

1.0%

What type of autopsy consists of the examination of the gastrointestinal tract below the diaphragm?

Abdominal

Which of the following would NOT affect the rate of flow?

Adjusting the pressure knob.

Generalized edema is referred to as

Anasarca

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?

Direct incision

The individual who is credited with the discovery of the circulation of blood is

Dr. William Harvey

Which of the following factors is NOT encountered in every dead human body?

Extravascular factors

Which blood vessel is the continuation of the external iliac artery?

Femoral artery

Which of these organs will yield bile when aspirated by a trocar?

Gall Bladder

Which of these devices found in the preparation room uses water pressure to create a vacuum?

Hydroaspirator

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

Immediately after arterial injection is completed

Which of these suture patterns is best suited for exposed skin?

Intradermal stitch

The individual for whom "Hunters Canal" is named is

John Hunter

Which of the following treatments would be used for the embalming of a dehydrated body?

Large volume of a dilute solution

Which of the following arteries begins at the level of the second costal cartilage?

Left common carotid

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

Low pressure, slow rate of flow

Which of the following muscles is injected with a hypodermic injection of cavity fluid to facilitate mouth closure?

Masseter

What instrument is used as a device to facilitate the closure of the mouth?

Needle injector

Which instrument is used in the test for death involving the use of a beam of light to check for fluid movement in the retina of the eyeball?

Ophthalmoscope

Pin-point hemorrhage refers to which of the following?

Petechia

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

Preservation

The color of cadaveric lividity can best be described by which of the following?

Purple

Which of the following embalming fluids produces maximum disinfection and preservation without causing objectionable changes in skin texture?

Semi-hardening arterial fluids

Blood vessel that is the origin of the axillary artery

Subclavian Artery

Which of the following actions would help normalize the moisture content of an emaciated body?

The slow injection of a mild solution

Which of these is the prescribed incision for a sclerotic blood vessel?

Triangular wedge

Which artery can be located along a line from the center of the antecubital fossa to a point between the fourth and fifth digits of the upper extremity?

Ulnar

Cosmetic fluids are so called because they contain

active dyes

What is the purpose of formaldehyde in the embalming fluids?

acts as a preservative

Distension of the body tissues is a complication of

anasarca

A discoloration that appears on the body during life is considered

ante mortem

Which of the following is NOT an intrinsic factor to be considered in case analysis?

atmospheric conditions

The self destruction of cells is known as

autolysis

The linear guide for the radial artery is from the

center of the antecubital fossa to the center of the base of the index finger

Carbon monoxide poisoning results in a ___________ discoloration

cherry red

A device which extends from some point over the sternum to a point under the chin and is used to support the chin during embalming is called a

chin rest

For which of the following cases would high index fluids be recommended

decomposition cases

Which of the following are not classified as a chemical reaction

desiccation

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

hypo-valve trocar

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

hypostasis

The ulnar artery lies along the border of the flexor carpi ulnaris muscle.

lateral

The decomposition of fats occurs by

lipolysis

Clear embalming fluid is usually purged from the nose and mouth during preparation of cases dead of pulmonary tuberculosis because why?

lung capillaries are weakened by disease

The passage of a solvent through a semipermeable membrane from a dilute into a concentrated solution is

osmosis

The passing of a solvent through a semipermeable membrane from an area of lesser concentration to an area of greater concentration is the definition of

osmosis

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

pack applications

The temporary rise in body temperature after death is called

postmortem caloricity

The passing of arterial solution through the capillary wall, caused by positive intravascular pressure, is

pressure filtration

When preparing to embalm a dead body the embalmer will prepare a solution by adding the concentrated embalming fluid to water in the reservoir of the injection device. This dilution of fluid is called

primary

The post mortem stiffening of the body muscles is

rigor mortis

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

sartorius

The common carotid arteries terminate at the level of the

superior border of the thyroid cartilage

Death beginning at the heart is termed

syncope

How far above the injection site would the bottom of the gravity percolator need to be in order achieve one pound of injection pressure

two feet

The most common vehicle used in embalming fluids is

water

What percentage dilute solution is created by adding 32 ounces of a 28 index fluid in enough water to make 4 gallons of solution?

1.75 index

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

100 ppm

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

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

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

24 oz

Which of these conditions is associated with edema?

Alcoholism

Which of these instruments is inserted into an artery to facilitate the introduction of arterial fluid?

Arterial tube

______________________ is a condition which predisposes to intravascular difficulties.

Arteriosclerosis

Which of the following is a reliable sign of fluid distribution?

Distention of the superficial vessels

Which of the following is not an infectious disease?

Hydrocephalus

What type of solution will have its solvent drawn through a semi-permeable membrane into a more concentrated solution?

Hypotonic solution

When preparing the infant case, which of the following is recommended to be applied to the tissues of the visible parts of the body during embalming?

Massage cream

The hardening agent in hardening compounds is

Plaster of Paris

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?

Preservatives

Which chemical substances inactivate the saprophytic bacteria of a body and alter the tissues of the body to render them less susceptible to decomposition?

Preservatives

What substance undergoes the process of decay by aerobic bacterial enzymes?

Proteins

Which of these conditions contributes to skin-slip?

Putrefaction of the body tissues

That procedure of disinfection following the embalming process to protect the environment would most appropriately apply to which of the following?

Terminal disinfections

Which of these is considered to be the most important aspect of the embalming operation?

The disinfection of the body

Which of the following conditions creates intravascular resistance to fluid distribution?

Vascular disease

Which of the following best describes the proper torso incision made when performing an autopsy?

Y shaped

A method of obtaining pressure for the injection of arterial fluid is

a hand pump

Jaundice fluid is classified as

a special arterial fluid

Method of creating injection pressure that incorporates air being forced under pressure into the fluid chamber to displace the embalming fluid into the body

air pressure

The post mortem loss of body heat is

algor mortis

When treating pustular or ulcerative lesions what should be done?

all of these

The artery courses along the lateral margin of the crest of the tibia, passes through the center of the anterior surface of the ankle joint and becomes the dorsalis pedis artery.

anterior tibial

Chemicals which retard the increase in viscosity of the blood are

anticoagulants

One purpose for which cavity fluids would NOT normally be recommended is

arterial injections

The anatomical guide for the artery is posterior to the medial border of the belly of the biceps brachii muscle

brachial

The action of formaldehyde on protein is

coagulation

An abnormal color appearing in or upon human body is

discoloration

The process of chemically treating a dead human body to reduce the presence and growth of microorganisms, retard organic decomposition, and restore an acceptable physical appearance is

embalming

Edema within the pleural cavity is

hydrothorax

Continuous injection of arterial solution with drainage taken at intervals is called

intermittent

The method of drainage in relation to injection in which injection in continued and drainage taken at intervals is the method

intermittent

Improper positioning of the head on the headrest may interfere with drainage from the

jugular vein

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

longitudinal incision

What method of mouth closure would be used to secure the mouth of the body that has dentures but also serious gum disease

mandibular suture

From the center of the popliteal space to a point midway between the medial malleolus and the calcaneus bone is the linear guide for the

posterior tibial artery

The purpose of the embalming analysis is to determine

the proper embalming techniqe and chemicals to use

What is the normal color of a nerve?

white

The initial color change of decomposing tissue is

yellow-green

study of death

thanatology

hard water

promotes blood clotting

When injecting a body with any mechanical injector the desired pressure should be

set before opening the rate of flow