Embalming NBE
False
A buffer is a component of arterial fluids which will kill or render disease producing organisms incapable of reproduction.
Postmortem Caloricity
Abnormal rise in temperature
True
Agonal edema may be the result of prolonged venous and capillary congestion.
Dr. William Harvey
An influential person in medical embalming, who discovered the circulation of blood in 1628 was:
True
As a rule bodies cool more rapidly in water than in the air.
Popliteal Artery Linear Guide
Center of the popliteal space parallel to the long axis of the lower extremity
Endocarditis
Damage to the valves of the heart usually occurs in cases with
Decomposition cases
For which of the following cases would high index fluids be recommended?
Dorsalis Pedis Artery
From the center of the anterior surface of the ankle joint to a point between the first and second toe is the linear guide for the:
Common Carotid Artery
From the sternoclavicular articulation to the anterior surface of the lobe of the ear
1 1/2 gallons
If you use 16 oz. of 30 index fluid, how many gallons of a 2.5% solution will you have?
Jugular Vein
Improper positioning of the head on the headrest may interfere with drainage from the:
Drainage problem because of increased blood viscosity
In cases where death is accompanied by a high fever
Sartorius
In the femoral triangle the femoral artery is bordered laterally by the _____ muscle.
False
Livor mortis cannot be removed by ordinary arterial injection and venous drainage.
True
Livor mortis results from hypostasis
Gannal
Made embalming available to the general public
True
Paraformaldehyde is the basic active ingredient of preservative powders.
Mask the odor of formaldehyde
Perfuming materials are use in embalming fluids because:
False
Petechia are classified as intravascular blood discolorations.
Bulb Syringe
Rubber bulb
Hypostasis
Settling of blood to dependent parts of the body
Coagulation
The action of formaldehyde on protein is:
Dorsalis Pedis
The artery which is a continuation of the anterior tibial artery is the
False
The general treatment of blood discolorations dictate that the embalmer flush out the vascular system of the discolored blood by the regular arterial injection using a high injection pressure.
Pressure Filtration
The passage of embalming chemicals through the capillary walls because of positive intravascular pressure
Lateral
The ulnar artery lies along the _____ border of the flexor carpi ulnaris muscle
Axillary Artery
Through the center of the base of the axillary space parallel to the long axis of the upper extremity when abducted
Red
What color is imparted to the body by radium treatments?
Mandibular Suture
What method of mouth closure would be used to secure the mouth of a body that has dentures but also serious gum disease?
Proteins
What substance undergoes the process of decay by aerobic bacterial enzymes?
In the neck
Where is the common carotid artery found?
Superior Vena Cava
Which of the following blood vessels is NOT suitable for the injection of arterial fluids into a small infant?
Hemoglobin decomposition
Which of the following causes a postmortem extravascular blood discoloration?
Peritonitis
Which of the following would predispose a dead human body to rapid decomposition?
