Embalming
Which of these is an example of a perfuming agent?
Benzaldehyde
Which of these is an example of an intravascular post-mortem blood discoloration?
Cadaveric lividity
Which of the following microorganisms is recognized as the causative agent of tissue gas?
Clostridium perfringens
What is the effect of a fan blowing a current of air over a dead human body?
Dehydration of the superficial tissue
Which of the following is NOT classified as a chemical change?
Desiccation
How can an extravascular discoloration be dealt with during the embalming process?
Discoloration can be lessened by adding a bleaching agent to the arterial fluid
Which of following characterizes lung purge?
Frothy white color
Which of the following methods of injection and drainage is recommended for use in embalming cases which exhibit vascular disorders?
Intermittent method
What is the purpose of adding Oil of Wintergreen to an embalming fluid?
It can act as a perfuming agent
Which of the following is an example of a perfuming agent often used in embalming fluid?
Methyl salicylate
Which of these is the most accurate classification of livor mortis?
Post mortem intravascular blood discoloration
The science of treating the body chemically, so as to temporarily inhibit decomposition would most appropriately apply to which of the following terms?
Preservation
What type of chemical agents are capable of inactivating saprophytic bacteria, rendering unsuitable for nutrition the media upon which such bacteria thrive and arresting the decomposition process?
Preservatives
What muscle acts as the anatomical guide for the external iliac artery?
Psoas major
Which of these conditions may affect the pressure at which arterial fluid must be injected to overcome the initial resistance?
Rigor mortis
What instrument can be used to hold a cotton ball used to disinfect the eyes?
Spring forceps
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
Which of the following is NOT characteristic of an artery?
They collapse when cut
Which of the following is NOT a cause of extravascular resistance to fluid distribution?
Thickened blood
Which of the following substances serves as a solvent for the many ingredients incorporated in an embalming fluid?
Vehicle
The femoral artery is bordered medially by the ____ muscle.
adductor longus
The method of creating injection pressure that incorporates air being forced under pressure into the fluid chamber to displace the embalming fluid into the body is
air pressure
The embalmer should remove as much blood from the body as possible to
all of these
An instrument for raising arteries and veins is....
an aneurysm needle
Distention of the body tissues is a complication of
anascara
Just behind the medial border of the coracobrachialis muscle is the anatomical guide for the _____ artery.
axillary
What organ should be given special attention in the embalming preparation of babies?
brain
Arteriosclerosis is a condition caused by the presence of ______ in the arterial tunics.
calcium deposits
The first body compounds to decompose are the
carbohydrates
A device which extends from some point over the sternum to a point under the chin and is used to support the chin during embalming is called a
chin rest
When arteriosclerosis is present, the artery generally best suited for injection of the arterial fluid would be the....
common carotid
An abnormal color appearing in or upon the human body is
discoloration
Hydrocele is
edema of the scrotum
Complete cellular death always _______ somatic death.
follows
Postmortem staining is an extravascular change in the color of tissues due to
hemolysis
The swelling and bursting of the red blood cells is
hemolysis
Rigor Mortis....
is reduced by flexing and bending
The ulnar artery lies along the ____ border of the flexor carpi ulnaris muscle.
lateral
When preparing the primary dilution for an edematous case, the solution should be
more astringent than usual
The hardening agent in hardening compounds is
plaster of paris
The speed at which the embalming solution enters the body is called
rate of flow
Death beginning by failure of one of the vital organs of the body is
somatic death
The right ____ artery is shorter than the left one due to its origin.
subclavian
The most common vehicle used in embalming fluids is
water
Co-injection fluids are used
with arterial solutions
If you use 16 oz. of 30 index fluid, how many gallons of a 2.5% solution will you have?
1 1/2 gallons
How much of a 16 index fluid will it take to make 2 gallons of a 1.5% solution?
24 oz.
A moribund person is said to be in what state?
Agonal state
Which blood vessel continues as the brachial artery?
Axillary artery
