EMBALMING COMPEND 10
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
Phenol
Acts as a preservative/disinfectant
Superior Vena Cava
Blood vessel which is NOT suitable for the injection of arterial fluids into a small infant
Edematous Cases
Cases where decomposition develop most rapidly
Cream-Colored
Color of the external tissue of an artery
Hydroaspirator
Devices found in the preparation room uses water pressure to create a vacuum
Limited pressure range
Disadvantage of using the gravity percolator for embalming
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?
Sectional Embalming
If a body part has been mutilated, which of the following embalming procedures is recommended?
Immediately after arterial injection is completed
If you are embalming a body which has an infectious disease when should the cavity treatment procedure begin?
Scalpel
Instrument used to make an incision
May be adapted to be used for aspiration
NOT a disadvantage of using a hand pump to inject embalming fluids
Hypostasis of the blood
NOT a sign of decomposition
To increase the secondary dilution of the arterial fluid
NOT a stated objective of drainage procedures
Tumors
Provides extravascular resistance to fluid distribution
Paraformaldehyde
Solid state of formaldehyde
Intradermal Stitch
Suture pattern best suited for exposed skin
37.0 degrees Celsius
Temperatures considered to be optimum for the growth and reproduction of bacteria
Pre-injection Solution
The primary injection solution
Stomach
What body organ will produce hydrochloric acid?
Dehydration of the superficial tissue
What is the effect of a fan blowing a current of air over a dead human body
White
What is the normal color of a nerve?
Radial Artery
Which blood vessel lies just lateral of the tendon of the flexor carpi radialis muscle?
Preservatives
Which chemical agents retard the tendency of blood to become more viscous?
Rigor Mortis
Condition which may affect the pressure at which arterial fluid must be injected to overcome the initial resistance
Disinfection of the Body
Considered to be the most important aspect of the embalming operation
Putrefaction of the body tissues
Contributes to skin slip
Retards the coagulation of protein
NOT an expressed purpose for the use of massage cream on the body
Temperature of the body
NOT influence the choice of artery to be used in embalming
