AAMI Embalming 1 Test 2 review

True

A copy of the regulatory text for the Bloodborne Pathogens Rule must be readily available and accessible to employees at all times. true or false

true

A copy of the regulatory text for the Bloodborne Pathogens Rule must be readily available and accessible to employees at all times. true or false

needle injector

A device used to impel specially designed metal pins into bone; usually used for mouth closure:

Has a short shelf life but can be used well beyond the expiration date

A good topical disinfectant, used in a funeral home prep room, should have certain qualities.? Which of the following is NOT one of those qualities?

sterilization

A process that renders a substance free of all microorganisms:

exposure to formaldehyde is present

A quick drench shower must be provided if:

drench shower

A safety device, required by OSHA, able to release copious amounts of water in a short time, and which should be used if the embalmer is splashed with a large amount of a hazardous chemical.

dressing table

A table which is typically described as having no drain, does not tilt, and folds in the middle:

bistoury knife

A?curved cutting instrument that cuts from the inside edge:

to treat the dead human body chemically so as to temporarily inhibit decomposition.

According to what you learned in the course, the secondary purpose of embalming is:

false

Agonal coagulation is a temperature change. true of false

Leonardo da Vinci

Although best known as an Italian Renaissance painter, this gentleman produced hundreds of anatomical plates as a result of his dissection of more than 30 bodies, and used injections of wax into the arterial system for preservation.

Universal precautions are utilized

An HIV infected body can be embalmed quite safely if

germicide

An agent, usually chemical, applied either to inanimate objects or surfaces or to living tissue for the purpose of destroying disease-causing microbial agents, but usually not bacterial spores

disinfectant

An agent, usually chemical, applied to inanimate objects or surfaces for the purpose of destroying disease-causing microbial agents, but usually not bacterial spores

sanitizer

An agent, usually chemical, that possesses disinfecting properties when applied to a precleaned object or surface:

electric spatula

An electrically heated blade which may be used to dry moist tissues or reduce swollen tissues

3,000; Circle of Necessity

Ancient Egyptians believed the soul went on a _____-year journey called the:

canopic jars

Ancient Egyptians used these during the mummification process to store and preserve the viscera of their owner for the afterlife.

hydroaspirator

Apparatus connected to the water supply to create suction, to be used to aspirate contents of body cavities

hydroaspirator

Apparatus connected to the water supply to create suction, to be used to aspirate contents of body cavities:

true

Auguste Renouard published "The Undertaker's Manual", which was the first book published specifically as an embalming textbook in the U.S true or false

True

Auguste Renouard published "The Undertaker's Manual", which was the first book published specifically as an embalming textbook in the U.S. true or false

True

Auguste Renouard published "The Undertaker's Manual", which was the first book published specifically as an embalming textbook in the U.S. true or false

false

Auguste Renouard wrote "The History of Embalming", which was the first embalming textbook to be published in the U.S ture or false

False

Auguste Renouard wrote "The History of Embalming", which was the first embalming textbook to be published in the U.S.

jean gannal

Author of what would become the first book devoted entirely to embalming procedures published in the United States in English

Prince Greer

Became the first documented black embalmer in U.S. history:

False

Bodies cool more slowly in running water than in stagnant fluids. true or false

Disagree

Carbohydrates are the first biochemical to undergo decomposition in the dead human body.? Their decomposition is what contributes to the awful smell, the bloating, the color changes that accompany death.? Therefore,?the reason why it is recommended that a body is embalmed as soon as possible after death is that we want to stop the breakdown of the carbohydrates.? Proteins are also important, with their enzymes and amino acids and all that, but the biochemical that embalmers are most concerned with are the carbohydrates.?? Do you agree with this??

disagree

Carbohydrates are the first biochemical to undergo decomposition in the dead human body.? Their decomposition is what contributes to the awful smell, the bloating, the color changes that accompany death.? Therefore,?the reason why it is recommended that a body is embalmed as soon as possible after death is that we want to stop the breakdown of the carbohydrates.? Proteins are also important, with their enzymes and amino acids and all that, but the biochemical that embalmers are most concerned with are the carbohydrates.?? Do you agree with this??

antemortem subcutaneous emphysema

Caused by air entering the skeletal tissues, usually in the face, neck, and chest, due to some form of trauma to the lungs, and which can cause an incredible amount of distension in those areas:

gas gangrene

Caused by bacterial infection with Clostridium perfringens

False

Clothing on the deceased would be considered an intrinsic factor affecting algor mortis. true or false

Richard Burr

Complaints against this gentleman regarding inflated prices, poor services and other examples of unprofessional conduct led to the first set of rules and regulations for the licensing of embalmers and undertakers in the United States:

enzymes

Complex proteins,?produced by cells, which act as a biological catalysts, are known as:

the employer must still take steps to keep the employees safe under the general duty clause

If OSHA does not have a regulation covering a particular hazard

it would still have to provide a safe workplace for employees under OSHA

If a funeral home did not have bloodborne pathogen hazards and chemical (including formaldehyde) hazards

a plastic sleeve

If the deceased has a sore on the elbow that may leak slightly despite your best efforts to dry it and bandage it before dressing, which of the following would you use

arterial

In _________ embalming, preservative solution is injected into an artery and blood is simultaneously removed from a vein.

False

Increased capillary permeability would most likely have no effect on the translocation of microorganisms

bacteriostatic

Inhibiting the growth or multiplication of bacteria:

Samuel Rodgers

Invented the trocar

True

Livor mortis is a postmortem, intravascular discoloration. true or false

False

Livor mortis is a sign of decomposition

False

Livor mortis is an antemortem sign of death

Tell the family what their options are, and let them make the decision

Mr. J.S. was involved in a horrific auto accident, and his face sustained major injuries. You know, from experience, that the embalming and restoration will take hours for you to complete, and will cost plenty. You also know the family personally, and know that they would struggle financially to afford not only a funeral but also the restorative work. What do you do?

false

OSHA is under the Federal Department of Health and Welfare. true or false

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

OSHA stands for:

False

Often, a good topical disinfectant will specify a period of time during which the chemical needs to be in contact with the object or surface being disinfected, but those are just guidelines and it is not necessary to follow them. true or false

thigh; femoral

One of the Hunter brothers did most of his embalming from a particular area of the body, and that region was described and documented�by the other brother.� The�region that�was described was the [a], and the large artery passing through that region�used by the Hunters for arterial injection was the [b] artery.

false

PEL for TWA sampling is at or above 0.5 ppm. true or false

true

Periodic testing of employees (because of airborne concentrations of formaldehyde above the action level for the TWA or above the PEL for the STEL) means that employers must retest the work area at least every six months if over the action level and every 12 months if over the STEL true or false

algor mortis

Postmortem cooling of the body

false

Postmortem stain is a postmortem, intravascular discoloration true or false

True

Powdered deodorants and preservatives may be placed in plastic garments to help control leakage. true or false

true

Powdered deodorants and preservatives may be placed in plastic garments to help control leakage. true or false

True

Preservation is the basis for the creation and maintenance of a natural, life-like appearance; that is, without good preservation, good restoration is difficult to accomplish . true or false

true

Preservation is the basis for the creation and maintenance of a natural, life-like appearance; that is, without good preservation, good restoration is difficult to accomplish. true or false

surface embalming

Preservation of the body tissues by direct contact with embalming chemicals (for example, brushing on a preservative gel or placing a pack saturated with preservative chemical on the body)

true

Proper medical surveillance could possibly result in the employee being terminated if he/she is medically unable to perform the tasks and duties for which he/she was hired true or false

False

Proteins decompose before carbohydrates. true or false

False

Putrefaction and decay are really the same thing, so the terms can be used interchangeably. true or false

False

Putrefaction is caused by aerobic bacteria. true or false

anaerobic bacteria

Putrefaction is caused by the decomposition of proteins by:

slow onset, intense rigidity, lengthy duration

Regarding rigor mortis, a healthy young man would generally experience which of the following

rapid onset, feeble rigidity, brief duration

Regarding rigor mortis, infants and the elderly would generally experience which of the following

Safety Data Sheet

SDS is the acronym for:

antemortem temperature change

Select the two best answers that apply - Agonal algor

antemortem moisture change

Select the two best answers that apply - Agonal dehydration

antemortem moisture change

Select the two best answers that apply - Agonal edema

antemortem temperature change

Select the two best answers that apply - Agonal fever

postmortem and physical

Select the two best answers that apply - Algor mortis

postmortem chemical

Select the two best answers that apply - Change in pH

postmortem physical

Select the two best answers that apply - Hypostasis

postmortem physical

Select the two best answers that apply - Increase in blood viscosity

postmortem physical

Select the two best answers that apply - Livor mortis:

postmortem chemical

Select the two best answers that apply - Postmortem stain

postmortem chemical

Select the two best answers that apply - Rigor mortis

postmortem chemical change

Select the two best answers that apply?-?Postmortem caloricity

trocar

Sharp-pointed instrument which, when attached to an aspiration device, can be used to pierce organs in order to aspirate them and fill them with cavity fluid

Herodotus

The Father of history:

Gabriel Clauderus

The German physician best known for embalming without evisceration

Gabriel Clauderus

The German physician best known for embalming without evisceration:

proteins

The biochemical that embalmers are most concerned with are called

Capuchin monks

The bodies of their dead were dried slowly in an oven, then placed in upright positions along the walls of catacombs.

agonal algor

The cooling of the body prior to death

plastic unionall

The deceased has open sores on his shoulders, back and the backs of his legs. You only get to use one plastic garment.? After treating the areas, which of the following would be used:

lipolysis

The decomposition of fats is called

disinfection

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

carbohydrates

The first body compounds to decompose are

disagree

The force of gravity may move blood from one place to another in the body, forming no new products, only changing the location of the blood. This represents a chemical change. agree or disagree

agonal fever

The increase in temperature of the body prior to death

false

The most expensive of the embalming machines/apparatus discussed in this course is the air pressure machine true or false

false

The plastic coverall covers the trunk of the body from the knees to the neck. true or false

false

The plastic unionall covers the entire body except for the hands, feet, neck and head areas. true or false

True

The plastic unionall covers the entire body except for the hands, neck and head areas. tue or false

dehydration

The postmortem loss of moisture from body tissues by surface evaporation

hypostasis

The postmortem settling of blood to the dependent, or lowest, parts of the body:

Agree

The primary purpose of embalming is disinfection. agree or disagree

disagree

The primary purpose of embalming is restoration. Agree or disagree

disinfection

The primary purpose of embalming is:

embalming

The process of chemically treating the dead human body to reduce the presence and growth of organisms, to temporarily inhibit organic decomposition, and to restore an acceptable physical appearance

autolysis

The self-destruction of the body's own cells is called:

decomposition

The separation of compounds into simpler substances by the action of microbial and/or autolytic enzymes.

action level

The specific point at which an 8-hour excposure to formaldehyde is unsafe, and the point at which employers are required to take steps to reduce that exposure before it reaches maximum allowable exposure, is called the:

Hypodermic embalming Surface embalming

The supplemental methods of embalming are:

restoration

The treatment of the deceased in an attempt to recreate natural form and color.

false

The word "embalm" comes from the Egyptian word embaumer, which means to treat a body with chemicals to temporarily inhibit decomposition true or false

False

The word "embalm" comes from the Egyptian word embaumer, which means to treat a body with chemicals to temporarily inhibit decomposition. true or false

cavity, arterial

Theoretically, complete embalming can be accomplished by ______ and ______ embalming.

bulb syringe

This injection device is easily portable and requires no electricity, but the rubber bulb deteriorates rapidly:

John Hunter

This surgeon and anatomy lecturer so distinguished himself that a region of the body that he described was named in his honor

false

Thomas Holmes published Jean Gannal's "History of Embalming", which then became the first embalming textbook in the United States. true or false

PPE

To protect against bloodborne pathogen contamination, the employer should use:

drain tube

Tubular instrument of varying diameters and lengths, usually with a plunger, that is inserted into a vein

aneurysm needle

Used for blunt dissection and in raising vessels

aneurysm needle

Used for blunt dissection and in raising vessels:

forceps

Used for grasping and holding tissue, or holding veins open

autopsy aspirator

Used to aspirate blood and arterial fluid from the open cavity of the autopsied body:

stopcock

Used to attach delivery hose from the injection device to the arterial tube, to manage the flow of solution into the body:

Disagree

Using standard embalming procedures, indefinite preservation is highly probable. The length of time during which the body will remain as a "preserved, recognizable entity is solely dependent on the climate and environment within the burial chamber (the casket and vault or crypt, the grave or mausoleum). agree or disagree

Friends and family of the Embalmer

When embalming?the decedent, which parties are not allowed to be present in the preparation room?

Before tasks requiring exposure, and annually thereafter

When must an embalmer employee receive training on the Formaldehyde Standard?

false

When proteins are decomposed, they break down into amino acids which are reabsorbed back in to the bloodstream, where they start to break down the blood and contribute to the awful smell of decomposition. true or false

may be used for aspiration

Which describes the air pressure machine?

can provide a constant pressure

Which of the following describes the centrifugal pump embalming machine?

Freezing water

Which of the following is not an example of the denaturation of a protein?

Gluteraldehyde Standard

Which of the following is not one of the major areas addressed by OSHA that funeral homes must follow?

you tell them all inquires?should be made to the family

While handling?a funeral for an individual who had died from a drug overdose a person inquires?about the cause of death during visitation. As a funeral service professional you inform them

Thomas Holmes

Who is the Father of Modern Embalming in the U.S

Federal Trade Commission

Who was responsible for creating the Funeral Rule?

Auguste Renouard

Wrote the first embalming textbook in the United States

auguste renouard

Wrote the first embalming textbook in the United States

Say "no, you are not allowed in the prep room, and Mr. Xxxxxxx deserves respect and peace."

You are an embalmer, and your funeral home has just received the body of a world famous entertainer. Your family asks if they can watch you embalm and/or see photos of the body. What do you do?

disagree

You are employed as an embalmer in a funeral home. You consider a body completely embalmed if only arterial embalming has been done. The other 3 methods of embalming are supplemental, and can be done on an as-needed basis. agree or disagree

disagree

You are employed as an embalmer in a funeral home. You consider a body completely embalmed if only arterial embalming has been done. The other 3 methods of embalming are supplemental, and can be done on an as-needed basis. agree or disagree

Disagree

You are employed as an embalmer in a funeral home. You?consider a body completely embalmed if only arterial embalming has been done.? The other 3 methods of embalming are supplemental, and can be done on an as-needed basis. agree or disagree

Put the money in an envelope and give it to the family

You have just returned from an out-of-state hospital with the remains of an auto accident victim. While removing the sheets and cut-up clothing you come across five one-hundred-dollar bills in the pocket of the pants. What should you do?

anaerobic

______ bacteria grow best in the absence of oxygen:

aerobic

______ bacteria need air to live and are responsible for causing decay in a body:

Gabriel Clauderus

________ was known for embalming without evisceration.

apparent death

a person may appear not to be breath, would be called this

cool more quickly

a person with a wasting disease would WHAT a person who died from a cocaine overdose

cool more slowly

after death and obese person would what, a thin person

false

agonal capillary expansion means the capillaries become less permeable. true or false

true

agonal capillary expansion means the capillaries become more permeable, true or false

gangrene

an example of necrosis would be

gangrene

and example of the pathological death of body cells as a result of disease processes is called

true

capillary permeability refers to the capillary walls to allow substances to pass between the capillary and surrounding tissue spaces. true or false

sign of death

cessation of circulation is a sign of

sign of death

clouding of the cornea is a sign of

agonal algor

cooling or lowering of body temperature prior to death would be called.

coma

death beginning at the brain

syncope

death beginning at the heart

apnea and asphyxia

death beginning at the lungs

somatic death

death of the organism as a whole is called

sign of death

decomposition is a sign of

sign of decomposition

desquamation is a sign of

true

gangrene is always an antemortem condition, it does NOT occur after death. true or false

true

imbibition can result in swelling , or edema. true of false

agonal edema

increase in amount of moisture or fluid in body tissues and body cavities before death is

speed onset of hypostasis

less viscous blood would

true

livor mortis is a postmortem sign of death. true or false

sign of death

livor mortis is a sign of

false

livor mortis is a sign of decomposition. true or false

true

livor moryis is a postmortem, intravascular discoloration . true or false

true

postmortem cellular death follows somatic death. true or false

false

postmortem stain is a postmortem, intravascular discoloration. true or false

sign of decomposition

purge is a sign of

sign of death

rigor mortis is

false

since hypostasis is intravascular, it can be removed by arterial injection / venous. true or false

inexpert test

taking a persons pulse

imbibition

the ability of cells to draw moisture from the surrounding area into themselves is called

inexpert test of death

the ammonia test is a

agonal coagulation

the antemortem clotting and congealing of blood is called

agonal coagulation

the antemortem clotting or coagulation of blood is called

agonal capillary expansion

the antemortem opening of the pores in the walls of capillaries as the body attempts to take in oxygen for the tissues and cells

agonal hypostasis

the antemortem settle of blood in dependent tissues is called

necrosis

the antenirtem, pathological, death of body cells as a rsult of disease processes (decubitus ulcers) is called

fermentation

the decomposition of carbohydrates is called

decay

the decomposition of proteins by aerobic bacteria is called

putrefaction

the decomposition of proteins by anaerobic bacteria is called

proteolysis

the decomposition of proteins is called

saccharolysis

the decomposition of sugars is called

agree

the force of gravity may move blood from one place to another in the body, forming no new products, only changing the location of the blood. this represents a physical change. agree or disagree

agonal fever

the increase in temperature of the body prior to death is called

agonal dehydration

the loss of fluids or moisture in tissues prior to death is called

death of cells and pathological death of cells

the occurrence of gangrene is an example of. check all that apply)

agree

the pathological death of body cells as a result of disease processes (gangrene) is called necrosis. agree or disagree

necrosis

the pathological death of body cells as a result of disease processes is called

necrosis

the pathological death of cells, due to disease processes, in the still living body is called

agonal

the period during which a person is moribund is called

catalepsy

the person may appear to have rigor mortis, would be called this

necrobiosis

the physiologic, or natural death of body cells as they complete their life cycles is called

necrobiosis

the physiologic, or natural, death of cells, as they complete their life cycle, along with their replacement by new cells

dehydration

the postmortem loss of moisture from body tissue by surface evaporation, is called

necrosis and necrobiosis

the two type of antemortem cellular death are

expert test if death

the use of a stethoscope is a

brain

what cells die minutes after death

clinical

what type of somatic death is reversible

heat

what will speed the onset of hypostasis

disagree

your text says clinical death occurs when respiration and heartbeat irreversibly cease. agree or disagree

The entire statement is false except for the first sentence

Consider the following statement: Carbohydrates are the first biochemical to undergo decomposition in the dead human body.? Their decomposition is what contributes to the awful smell, the bloating, the color changes that accompany death.? Therefore,?the reason why it is recommended that a body is embalmed as soon as possible after death is that we want to stop the breakdown of the carbohydrates.? Proteins are also important, with their enzymes and amino acids and all that, but the biochemical that embalmers are most concerned with are the carbohydrates

Antony van Leeuwenhoek

Considered to be the inventor of the microscope

Antony van Leeuwenhoek

Considered to be the inventor of the microscope:

true

Cotton can be used in the mouth,instead of a mouth former, to support the lips, and give the deceased's mouth a normal contour when the deceased does not have natural teeth or dentures. true or false

aerobic bacteria

Decay is caused by the decomposition of proteins by:

true

Dehydration slows the decomposition process. true or false

Y-tube

Developed for faster and easier injection of autopsied bodies

cavity embalming

Direct treatment of?the thoracic, abdominal,?and pelvic cavities as well as the lumina of?hollow viscera, usually accomplished by aspiration and injection, is called

William Harvey

Discovered the circulation of blood:

pathogens

Disease-causing organisms are also referred to as

pathogens

Disease-causing organisms are also referred to as:

agree

During rigor mortis, pH is in the acid range, agree or disagree

?dynasties

Egyptologists usually divide ancient Egypt's?history into _______, each of which describe a succession of kings who were usually related.?

Henry Cattell

Embalmed President Lincoln in 1865:

preservation B. 2nd restoration C. 3rd disinfection A. 1st

Embalming has three main objectives. Match them in order of importance, starting with the primary objective first:

Joel Crandall

Embalming schools began introducing restorative art instruction to their curriculum after this gentleman developed a systematic treatment for treating injuries to the dead caused by disease or trauma:

denature

Embalming? "...changes the structure of a protein so that some of its original properties, especially its biological activity, are diminished or eliminated".? In other words, embalming will ________ the protein.

reverence for the dead

Every profession has a primary ethic of paramount importance in the disposition of its duties. The primary ethic, or basic ethical axiom, of the funeral service profession is

Antony van Leeuwenhoek

Father of Bacteriology:

Auguste Renouard

First major figure to provide embalming instruction for undertakers in the U.S.:

Marcello Malpighi

First to discover capillaries

Marcello Malpighi

First to discover capillaries:

false

Formaldehyde got its start being used in embalming fluids during the early Anatomists period. true or false

Marcello Malpighi

Founder of Microscopic anatomy:

Lena Simmons

Founder of Simmons School of Embalming:

Joseph Clarke

Founder of the Clarke School of Embalming:

asepsis

Freedom from infection and from any form of life

False

Having, in your prep room, vacuum breakers on the main water line, a suitable water source for the embalming table, a proper drench shower, a proper eye-wash station, a proper hand-washing station, and adequate ventilation are all examples of work practice controls. true or false