National Board Review 4
Which of these sutures begins by placing the point of the needle within the incision and then up through the skin passing from one side of the incision to the other side with each stitch?
Baseball stitch
What substance undergoes the fermentation process?
Carbohydrates
Which of these is an example of an intravascular ante-mortem blood discoloration? a. Cadaveric lividity b. Carbon monoxide poisoning c. Petechia d. Ecchymosis
Carbon monoxide poisoning
Which of the following is a prescribed method for securing the calvarium in place?
Cements Calvarium clamps Needle injector (all of the above.)
The party responsible for dressing an Orthodox Jewish decedent in the burial shroud is ___.
Chevra Kadisha
Which of these is an example of an air pressure apparatus used to embalm a body?
Compressed air
Which of these is the prescribed incision for an atherosclerotic blood vessel?
Diagonal
Which of the following is an antemortem extravascular blood discoloration?
Ecchymosis
Which of the following factors is NOT encountered in every dead human body?
Extravascular factors
What is the name given to a type of purge which has a color and odor consistent with that of arterial fluid solution?
Fluid purge
The first people believed to have practiced cremation were the:
Greeks
The arterial injection of a jaundice case with normal arterial fluid will likely cause which kind of a discoloration?
Green
Which of the following is an antemortem extravascular blood discoloration?
Hematoma
Which of the following causes a post-mortem extravascular blood discoloration?
Hemoglobin decomposition
Which of the following treatments should be used when intravascular difficulties are manifested during the embalming process?
High pressure, slow rate of flow
What is the purpose of ponceau in embalming fluids?
It will impart a color change
Which of the following arteries begins at the level of the second costal cartilage?
Left common carotid
Which of the following is an inexpert test for death?
Ligature test
Which of the following is an example of a perfuming agent often used in embalming fluid?
Methyl salicylate
A slightly oversize casket for a larger person is 32 inches wide and 84 inches long. Will it fit in a standard vault?
NO
Which of these would be the last to decompose?
Non-pregnant uterus
Which of these is an example of pre-embalming chemical change in a body?
Postmortem caloricity
Which of the following types of decomposition yields foul odors?
Putrefaction
In an exanthematous disease, which of the following would best describe the skin?
Scaling
Which of these incisions is located along the superior border of the medial one-third of the clavicle?
Supraclavicular incision
What is the purpose of the quaternary ammonium compounds in embalming fluids?
They act as supplementary germicides
What is the common action of phenol, formalin and sodium hypochlorite on the tissues of the body?
They all are capable of bleaching the tissue
How far above the injection site would the bottom of the gravity percolator need to be in order to achieve one pound of injection pressure?
Two feet
A direct method of drainage accomplished by inserting a trocar into the right atrium of the heart is
a heart tap.
The femoral artery is bordered medially by the ____________ muscle.
adductor longus
The femoral artery originates at a point behind the center of the inguinal ligament and terminates at the opening in the ___________ muscle.
adductor magnus
The escape of blood serum from an intravascular to an extravascular location is
agonal edema.
The post mortem loss of body heat is
algor mortis
The method of drainage in relation to injection in which an amount of arterial fluid is injected and then drainage is allowed to flow for a period of time, each one separately is the _____________ method.
alternate
Select the correct statement regarding the removal of a pacemaker prior to cremation.
any fee for removal by the funeral home must appear on the GPL
When treating pustular or ulcerative lesions, which of the following should be done?
aspirate pus from the pustule. swab pocket of aspirated lesion with disinfectant. apply surface compresses. (all of these.)
The anatomical guide for the ____________ artery is posterior to the medial border of the belly of the biceps brachii muscle.
brachial
The linear guide for the popliteal artery is from the
center of the popliteal space parallel to the long axis of the lower extremity.
What should the relative temperature of the primary dilution water to be embalm a severely dehydrated case?
cold
The anatomical guide for the ___________ artery is long the medial border of the sternocleidomastoid muscle.
common carotid
Which of these is NOT a recommended method of stimulating blood drainage? a. Increased pressure b. Massage c. Pulsator d. Application of a cavity fluid compress
d. Application of a cavity fluid compress
Which of the following blood vessels is NOT suitable for the injection of arterial fluids into a small infant? a. Arch of the aorta b. Abdominal aorta c. Ascending aorta d. Superior vena cava
d. superior vena cava
An unembalmed body which is kept in refrigeration for several days prior to visitation is likely to exhibit ___.
dehydration of surface tissues
The inferior vena cava is the vein which accompanies the
descending aorta.
The first muscle tissue to be affected by rigor mortis is
eyes.
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
Complete cellular death always __________ somatic death.
follows
Chemical additives that act as moisture retainers in the tissue are termed
humectants
An embalming instrument used to hypodermically inject areas of the body with embalming chemicals is a(n)
hypo-valve trocar.
An aneurysm may prove troublesome in embalming because
if it ruptures, fluid injected will escape from the vascular system.
Clear embalming fluid is usually purged from the nose and mouth during preparation of cases dead of pulmonary tuberculosis because the
lung capillaries are weakened by disease.
The method of mouth closure employing a suture passed through the septum of the nose and around the mandible is called the
mandibular suture.
Where are the iliac arteries and veins located?
pelvic cavity
The _____________ artery which originates at the opening in the adductor magnus muscle, terminates at the inferior border of the popliteous muscle.
popliteal
The color of cadaveric lividity can best be described as which of the following?
purple
The speed at which the embalming solution enters the body is called
rate of flow.
The two points which define the linear guide for the right common carotid artery are
sternoclavicular articulation and the lobe of the ear.
The right common carotid artery begins at the level of the
sternoclavicular articulation.
The component of arterial fluid which is designed to decrease the molecular cohesion at the surface of a liquid is a
surfactant
Which of these condition contributes to skin-slip?
the body lying in water after death for a few hours
Which of these is the last of the body compounds to decompose?
Bone
Which of the following is NOT classified as a chemical change?
Desiccation
Which of the following suture patterns involves the use of two needles?
Double intradermal stitch
The "Father of Embalming" was
Dr. Frederich Ruysch. Frederick Ruysch is the Father of Embalming, he practiced in the 1700's. Thomas Holmes was the Father of American Embalming, practicing in the mid 1800's
If you are embalming a body which has an infectious disease when should the cavity treatment procedure begin?
Immediately after arterial injection is completed
Which of these is NOT a recommended method of mouth closure? a. Injection of the corrugator muscle with cavity fluid b. Dental tie suture c. Mandibular suture d. Needle injecto
Injection of the corrugator muscle with cavity fluid
Which of the following methods of injection and drainage is recommended for use in embalming cases with exhibit vascular disorders?
Intermittent method
Which of these suture patterns is best suited for exposed skin?
Intradermal stitch
What is hydrogen peroxide used for in the preparation of a dead body?
It can be used as a topical bleach and disinfectant of the body
Which of these is a disadvantage of using the gravity percolator for embalming?
It has a limited pressure range
An influential person in medical embalming who was the first to make embalming available to the public is
Jean Gannal.
The individual for whom "Hunters Canal" is named is
John Hunter.
Which instrument is used in the test for death involving the use of a beam of light to check for fluid movement in the retina of the eyeball?
Ophthalmoscope
Which of these is the most commonly used disinfectant and preservative chemical agent in hardening compounds?
Paraformaldehyde
Which of the following may cause malformations and deformities of a body?
Paralytic diseases
What is the decomposition of sugar called
Saccharolysis
Where should the point of the trocar be directed to access the heart when the handle of the trocar is aligned with the left anterior superior iliac spine?
The lobe of the right ear
Which of the following actions would help normalize the moisture content of an emaciated body?
The slow injection of a mild solution
The ___________ artery courses along the lateral margin of the crest of the tibia, passes through the center of the anterior surface of the ankle joint and becomes the dorsalis pedis artery.
anterior tibial
Which of the following is NOT a component of hardening compounds? a. Paraformaldehyde b. Phenol c. Alum d. Wood powder
b. Phenol
Arteriosclerosis is a condition caused by the presence of _____________ in the arterial tunics.
calcium deposits
In cases where death is accompanied by high fever
drainage is usually a problem due to increased blood viscosity.
Damage to the valves of the heart usually occurs in cases with
endocarditis.
Variable factors encountered with every dead body are classified as
intrinsic or extrinsic.
The passing of a solvent through a semipermeable membrane from an area of lesser concentration to an area of greater concentration is the definition of
osmosis
Hard water
promotes blood clotting
The whip stitch is also known as the
roll stitch
What is the location of the femoral vein in relation to the femoral artery?
the vein lies medial and deep
Chemical additives employed to offset the effects of water with an excessive mineral content are called
water conditioners.
The most common vehicle used in embalming fluid is
water.
What is the normal color of a nerve?
white
The embalming pressure achieved in gravity embalming is
0.43 lb./ft.
The allowed maximum average level of exposure to formaldehyde over an eight hour time period is
0.75 ppm.
When using the gravity method of obtaining pressure for injecting arterial fluid, the embalmer can expect to receive approximately ____________ pound(s) of pressure per foot of elevation above the point of injection.
1/2
What index fluid must you use to have 2 gallons of diluted fluid with a strength of 1% if you use 16 oz. of concentrated fluid?
16
If an embalmer elevated a gravity percolator ten feet above the injection site how many pounds of potential pressure would be created?
5
The temperature at which decomposition of the human body progresses most rapidly is:
98 degrees Fahrenheit
Which of these is the most accurate classification of petechia?
Ante mortem extravascular blood discoloration
Hardening compound is used
As a preservative and drying agent in autopsied cases
