NBE Study Guide - Capstone Science Review

The number of pairs of spinal nerves is

31

The average adult human body is

7 1/2 to 8 heads tall

Which of these arteries extends from the lateral border of the patella to the anterior surface of the ankle?

Anterior tibial

Addison's Disease generally results in which kind of discoloration?

Bronze

You are attending an arrangement conference with a Jewish family. The have purchased their own casket at a discounted price from another firm. The family has strict cultural rites about the preparation of the body. What is the term used for the Hebrew phrase meaning "Holy Society"?

Cehvrah Kadisha

The "Father of Embalming in the U.S." was

Dr. Thomas Holmes

When measured from the normal hairline to the base of the chin, what is the location of the superior border of the chin?

Eight-ninths

Which of these is the solid state of formaldehyde?

Paraformaldehyde

Which of these is a commonly used, moisture absorbing, substance in hardening compounds?

Plaster of Paris

A short, broad, flattened nose is identified as

Platyrrhine

Which of the following is a posterior muscle of the abdomen?

Psoas major

The colors of the spectrum are represented by the lettery

ROY-G-BIV

The specific color arrangement that employs direct opposites on the color wheel is identified as

a complementary color scheme

A smooth, curved articular projection on a long bone is

a condyle

An infection that occurs after another infection is already present

a secondary infection

If a small amount of blue is mixed into a large amount of orange, the resulting mixture is classified as

a tertiary hue

Vaccines bring about a type of immunity referred to as

active

A competing funeral home has requested your assistance with an embalming case due to mechanical issues they have experienced with their prep room. Although the preparation of the body will be done at your funeral home, the preparation and final disposition requested by the family will be the responsibility of the other funeral home. Your funeral home would have what type of custody during the time of preparation?

actual custody of the body

Warm hues make objects appear to

advance

On a plane, casketed remains should be transported in what type of receptacle for shipment per regulations?

air tray

Changes occurring in the eyes after death include

all of these

An enzyme that is produced in a bacterial cell, but retained inside the cell is

an endoenzyme

Distension of the body tissues is a complication of

anasarca

Generalized edema of the subcutaneous tissue is called

anasarca

Which of the following would NOT be used as a restorative treatment for separated lips?

application of a cavity fluid compress

A family wishes to bury their loved one in a container made entirely of wood that contains no metal parts. What type of burial container should the funeral home present to the family?

aron

An accumulation of fluid in the abdominal cavity is

ascites

A vertical forehead and a chin that receded from the projection of the upper lip characterized a facial profile as

balanced-convex

Purple is an equal mixture of

blue and red

What legal document should be given to the family authorizing the transportation of the cremated remains?

burial transit permit

The first body compounds to decompse

carbohydrates

Which of these is an example of an intravascular ante-mortem blood discoloration?

carbon monoxide poisoning

Hemolysis complicates the embalming process because it

causes a stain

The dilated inferior end of the thoracic duct is called the

cisterna chyli

Septic sore throat is caused by a

coccus

This term is used to identify a case or receptacle for dead human remains which is anthropoidal in shape

coffin

What type of autopsy consists of the examination of the contents of the cranial and ventral cavities?

complete

Which of the terms is used to describe the color of the external tissue of an artery?

cream-colored

The inferior vena cava is the vein which accompanies the

descending aorta

This is used to define the disposition of human remains by cremation, without formal viewing, visitation, or ceremony with the body present

direct cremation

The artery which is a continuation of the anterior tibial artery is the

dorsalis pedis

Which blood vessel is a continuation of the anterior tibial artery?

dorsalis pedis artery

Which term best describes a sunken area caused by loss of weight?

emaciation

The superior border of the ear lies on the same transverse plane as the

eyebrow

The transverse frontal sulci are usually deepest near the

eyebrows

The first muscle tissue to be affected by rigor mortis is

eyes

The by-products of the hydrolysis of fats are

fatty acids and glycerol

Through the center of the femoral triangle bordered laterally by the sartorius muscle and medially by the adductor longus muscle, is the anatomical guide for the _________ artery.

femoral

After embalming, tissues to be restored should be

firm and dry

A mixture of formaldehyde gas dissolved in water is

formalin

The supraorbital margin is create by the

frontal bone

Ligature is suggested for the creation of

furrows

Yellow-green is an equal mixture of

green and yellow

A direct method of drainage accomplished by inserting a trocar into the right atrium of the heart is

heart-tap

An antemortem extravascular blood discoloration

hematoma

Points of entry for hypodermic tissue building should be

hidden

This type of water is blessed by a priest

holy water

What property is exhibited by colloidal substances which allows them to absorb large quantities of water?

imbibition

Where is the condition of jaundice first noticed on a dead body?

in the sclera of the eyeball

Dyes used in arterial fluid in which they color the fluid in the bottle, but impart no color to the body

inactive dyes

Edematous areas can sometimes be treated

injecting stronger arterial solutions

Variable factors encountered with every dead body are classified as

intrinsic or extrinsic

Which of the following is an inexpert test for death?

ligature test

According to the nine region plan, which region of the abdominal pelvic cavity is located just lateral of the umbilical region?

lumbar

Which of these conditions contributes to skin-slip?

putrefaction of the body tissues

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

rate of flow

This is required to be itemized on the GPL if the funeral provider offers the service. This involves services of the funeral provider after initial services have been provided by another firm at the locale of death. The Funeral Rule requires package pricing of this service with a description of the components included.

receiving remains

The process of injection and drainage in which both common carotids are raised is referred to as

restricted cervical

The center of blood drainage in embalming is the

right atrium of the heart

When embalming the autopsy case which of the following would be utilized to inject the lower right extremity?

right common iliac

The division of pathology that deals with individual body organs or systems is

special pathology

The linear guide for the common carotid artery is from the

sternoclavicular articulation to the anterior surface of the lobe of the ear

Which term best describes the square head shape?

strong

If the lower third of the face is subdivided into three parts, one of the lines of division will extend across the

superior border of the chin

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

surfactant

The subjective disturbances caused by the disease that are felt or experienced by a patient, but not directly measurable are called

symptoms

The distance from the eyebrow to the base of the nose is equal to

the length of an ear

Which of the following bones creates the base of the cranium?

the occipital

The seven colors in white light discovered by Sir Issac Newton are known as

the spectrum

The d shaped elevation on the anterior margin of the ear that protects the ear passage is known as the

tragus

Parrot fever is

transmitted by air

On the surface of the foreman from the center of the antecubital fossa to a point between the fourth and fifth finger is the linear guide for the

ulnar artery

During your embalming analysis you have found that the mouth of the individual appears to missing teeth. To set the features correctly, what best practice procedure will you have to use to present her in a normal and pleasing manner, as depicted in the photo the family has provided?

use the dentures provided by the family

Water, when used in embalming fluids, is used as a

vehicle

Those hues on the side of the color wheel containing red are identified as

warm

One disadvantage in the use of the electric spatula is that it can

wrinkle and darken skin

Tuberculosis is caused by the organism

Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Which of the following is characteristic of organic compounds?

The molecular structure is complex

What is the purpose of ponceau in embalming fluids?

It will impart a color change

Which of the following post mortem changes is NOT a physical change?

Rigor mortis

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

The body of the deceased

Which of the following are rounded unmargined elevations found where the forearm turns backward toward the crown of the head?

The frontal eminences

The usual manner of chemical union between inorganic compounds is

non-metals gain electrons, metals lose electrons

What is the distance expressed in eye widths from the midline of the face to the inner canthus of the eye?

one-half

Which of the following is a disinfectant and preservative found in hardening compounds

paraformaldehyde

Where are the iliac arteries and veins located?

pelvic cavity

The membrane which lines the abdominal cavity is the

peritoneum

The vertical groove found on the central plane of the upper integumentary lip is known as the

philtrum

The discoloration which is considered to be most permanent is

postmortem extravascular discoloration

Water of high mineral content, such as hard water, tends to

promote blood clotting