Practicum Final Master Guide

what is the social security lump sum death benefit for one individual

$255

how long do NOK have to file for lump sum death benefit

2 years from date of final disposition

Under no circumstances should cremains be kept at a facility for more than

3 days

Size for OBC

30 x 86

what is the largest size of infant casket

5 ft

at what age do children understand death is final and irreversible but believe themselves to be invincible

6-10 years

the PEL test occurs over what period of time

8 hours

administrator

A person appointed by the court to manage the estate of a deceased person who left no will.

Fixed multiple pricing

A price determination method whereby the casket cost is multiplied by a constant factor describes

decrease in body temperature antemortem

Agonal Algor

Cement of Lips

Behind the weather line

Pricing method that shows separately only the price for the services to be rendered and the price for the casket is

Bi-unit pricing

the title of a Buddhist priest

Bonze

the pagoda is the place of worship for which religion

Buddhism

a group of men or women who care for the dead in Judaism

Chevrah Kadisha

In what religion are you required to be buried facing East?

Christians

Materials for GRAVE LINERS

Concrete, Fiberglass and polymer, wood

Postmortem chemical changes

Decomposition, rigor mortis, postmortem staining, change in pH

Denial

Defense mechanism by which people refuse to accept reality as a means of protecting their ego

what type of aspirator uses a motor to aspirate cavities

Electric aspirator

inflamation of the hearts inner lining

Endocarditis

on the evening of the visitation service, multiple cousins, friends, and co-workers arrive at the funeral home early. They expect that you will direct them to the visitation area. As the immediate family has yet to arrive, what action is appropriate to take.

Explain that the immediate family has yet to arrive.

application form for lump sum benefit payment

Form S.S.A 8

Quasi-property

In legal terminology, a dead human body is considered:

attachment theory

John Bowlby's theory that children are biologically predisposed to develop attachments to caregivers as a means of increasing the chances of their own survival

What religion has the option of using an OBC or not

Judaism

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

Jugular vein

difference between merchandise cost and selling price

Markup

a building containing crypts or vaults for entombment

Mausoleum

Outer burial containers are commonly made out of what

Metal or concrete

What stitches can be used in place of trocar button

N stitch, Purse

What standard includes the SDS?

OSHA Hazardous Communication Standard

When refrigerating an unembalmed body, what should be done

Raise head and neck

A genus of rod-shaped, gram negative, pathogenic, intracellular parasitic Microorganisms

Rickettsial

burns that have blisters are classified as

Second degree

Firm of tissues

Sign of Diffusion

The irreversible end of a person's vital functions, including the heart and lung

Somatic Death

Bowlby

Studied attachment in human children

A hardening compound is an example of what

Supplemental chemical

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

The slow injection of a mild solution

Mode

The value that occurs most frequently in a given data set. A funeral provider would look at this score to determine what sold the most

a private or civil wrong other than by breach of contract for which there may be action for damages

Tort

cremated remains will only be sent via

U.S. Postal Service

application for VA marker or headstone

VA 40-1330

Worden

Who created the four tasks of mourning

Is phenol a bleaching agent?

Yes

Split Injection, intermittent drainage

You are embalming a body by injecting through the common carotid and draining through the femoral vein. you open and close the drain tube while continuously injecting arterial fluid. what techniques are you using

cenotaph

a monument erected to the memory of the dead, with the dead human body not present

intermediate hue

a pigmentary hue produced by mixing, in equal quantities, a primary hue with its adjacent secondary hue on the color wheel EX. yellow-Orange

the burial vault in which a dome is lowered over the base

air seal

A proper container in which to cremate a deceased would be an

alternative container

points of origin and termination in relation to adjacent structures used to designate the boundaries of arteries

anatomical limits

the person who gives up possession but not the title of person property in a bailment

bailor

Third stage of dying according to Kubler Ross

bargaining

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

brachial

concex

curvature of the lips

in order to obtain a burial transit permit, what must be filed first

death certificate

The decomposition of protein by the action of aerobic bacteria is

decay

someone gifted real estate in a will

devisee

when do you inspect a third party Crematory

during business hours

proper term for placing human remains in a crypt

entombment

the person stated in a will to carry out the rights of the decedent

executor

An abscess or pyogenic infection of the sweat gland or hair follicle.

furuncle

constructive custody

having the authority to control disposition although another party has physical possession

A Mormon family is making service arrangements and reminds you what about the Bishop

he does not recieve an honorarium

a funeral rite devoid of any religious connotation

humanistic

what instrument is used to inject arterial solution into thoracic walls of an autopsied body

hypo-valve trocar

the embalmber is restoring a laceration on the eyelid, what should the embalmer know

if it is an abnormal marking

In a normal eye closure the eyelids should meet

inferior 1/3rd of the orbit

in an arrangement conference, who supplies vital statistics about the deceased

informant

what is it called when there is no will in place

intestate

largest family unit

joint

burial garments utilized by Muslims

kafan

Hebrew name for grave

kever

If the right common carotid is raised where should the practitioner look for the vein

lateral and superficial

The anatomical guide for the axillary artery is at the medial border of the

located behind the medial border of the coracobrachialis muscle

the liturgical celebration celebration of the eucharist in the Roman catholic church

mass

the presence of _______ in the embalming fluid helps to reduce the polymerization of the formaldehyde

methanol

which is a means of softening wax to alter the wax consistency for RA

mixing with cream cosmetics

Embalming without authorization would result in a charge of what

mutilation

in a procession, where does the family wait for the priest and cantor

narthex

receptacle for community placement of cremated remains

ossuary

2 inches

oversize caskets increase for each extra width by

what is the most common method of weighing copper

oz per square foot

which of the following would indicate a postmortem extravascular discoloration

postmortem stain

bacteria that prefer cold temperatures

psychrophile

the center of venous drainage

right atrium of the heart

gathered casket interior type made with a sewing machine and multiple needles

shirred

Grecian nose

straight from root to tip

The casket part that attaches the bar to the ear/lug is called

the arm

restorative art

the care of the deceased to recreate natural form and color

the length of the nose is equal to

the length of the ear

Bi-unit pricing method

the total sum of a product that includes the individual costs for services and items

bacteria that thrive in high temps

thermophile

1/20

thickness of a 20g metal casket would be

Abut

to join at one end or be next to

the remains should be kept in a cremation container with the proper id attached

to the body

a poisonous substance of plant or animal source

toxin

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

ulnar artery.

Blister like elevation of skin containing serous fluid

vesicle