Embalming

The femoral artery originates at a point behind the center of the inguinal ligament and terminates at the opening in the ___________ muscle. adductor magnus gastrocnemius adductor longus sartorius

adductor magnus

Which of the following would NOT affect the rate of flow? Partially closing the stopcock Using a smaller arterial tube Adjusting the rate of flow knob Adjusting the pressure knob

adjusting the pressure knob

The escape of blood serum from an intravascular to an extravascular location is agonal dehydration. agonal edema. desiccation. coagulation.

agonal dehydration

Just behind the medial border of the coracobrachialis muscle is the anatomical guide for the ____________ artery. axillary common carotid radial brachial

axillary

What is the mode of somatic death which begins in the brain? Syncope Hypothermia Coma Hypostasis

coma

Which of the following factors is NOT encountered in every dead human body? Extrinsic factors Intrinsic factors Intravascular factors Extravascular factors

extravascular factors

The injection pressure which just overcomes the vascular resistance and causes the embalming fluid to enter the arterial system at a moderate and uniform rate is differential. ideal. actual. potential.

ideal

An incision into a vessel that is parallel to the long axis of a blood vessel is the transverse incision. triangular incision. longitudinal incision. perpendicular incision

longitudinal incision

Which of the following treatments should be used when intravascular difficulties are manifested during the embalming process? Small injection volume, high index High pressure, rapid rate of flow Low pressure, slow rate of flow High pressure, slow rate of flow

low pressure, slow rate of flow

Which of the following is an example of a perfuming agent often used in embalming fluid? Methyl salicylate Sodium lauryl sulfate Sodium citrate Methyl mercaptan

methyl salicylate

Which of the following arteries begins at the level of the second costal cartilage? Left common carotid Right common carotid Right axillary Left brachial

right common carotid

Death beginning by failure of one of the vital organs of the body is somatic death. cellular death. necrosis. necrobiosis

somatic death