Embalming Comprehensive Exam Review

The femoral artery is bordered medially by the _____muscle

Adductor longus

Distension of the body tissues is a complication of

Anasarca

Generalized edema is referred to as

Anasarca

Which of these is the last of the body compounds to decompose?

Bone

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

If you are embalming a body which has an infection disease when should the cavity treatment procedure begin?

Immediately after arterial injection is completed

Any traumatic or pathological change in the structure of the skin

Lesion

What color is imparted to the body by radium treatments?

Red

Which of the following post mortem changes is NOT a physical change?

Rigor mortis

An instrument which may be used to guide an arterial or vein tube into a vessel in the

Groove director

Which is an antemortem extravascular blood discoloration?

Ecchymosis

A mechanical device used to impel specially designed metal pins into bone is

a needle injector

Which of the following would be the most likely to cause intravascular resistance to fluid distribution?

Thrombi

Which of the following microorganisms is recognized as the causative agent of tissue gas?

Clostridium perfringens

Through the center of the femoral triangle bordered laterally by the satorius muscle and medially by the adductor longus muscle, is the anatomical guide for the ___ artery

Femoral

What suture is used to close a trocar puncture?

Purse string

Which of these conditions contributes to skin-slip?

Putrefaction of the body tissues

In the femoral triangle the femoral artery is bordered laterally by the ____ muscle

Sartorius

An embalming instrument that is used in raising vessels and for blunt dissection that has an eye in the hook portion is

an aneurysm needle

The linear guide for the axillary artery is from the

center of the axillary space parallel to the long axis of the upper extremity

The linear guide for the femoral artery is from the

center of the inguinal ligament to the center of the medial condyle of the femur

The movement of embalming solutions from the point of injection throughout the arterial system and into the arteries, arterioles, capillaries venules, and veins is called

distribution

That method of mouth closure which employs wires attached to small tacks which are inserted into the upper and lower jaw is called

needle injector

A compound of a disinfectant nature that is used to effectively clean the remains for terminal disinfection by the operator is

soap

The purpose of embalming analysis is to determine

the proper embalming technique and chemicals to use

On the surface of the forearm from the center of the antecubital fossa to a point between the fourth and fifth finger is the linear guide for the

ulnar artery

The method of drainage in relation to injection in which the 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

An embalming chemical which affects the stabilization of the acid-base balance within embalming solutions and in the embalmed tissues is a(n)

Buffer

An influential person in medical embalming, who discovered the circulation of blood in 1628 was

Dr. William Harvey

With the embalming machine turned on and the rate of flow valve closed the type of pressure being shown on the pressure gauge is

Potential pressure

What type of anticoagulant will breakup clots by causing the mineral particles of the blood to fall out of suspension?

Precipitants

Which of the follow is NOT an intrinsic factor in case analysis

Refrigeration

An extrinsic variable factor in the embalming is

Time lapse between death and embalming

Which of these is NOT a purpose for blood drainage?

To create dehydration

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 you used 2 bottles of arterial fluid to make 3 1/2 gallons of a 3% solution, what would the index of the arterial fluid be?

42 index

Just behind the medial border of the coraco-brachialis muscle is the anatomical guide for the _______ artery.

Axillary

The pre-embalming considerations given to the case at hand are called

Case analysis

Which is NOT classified as a chemical change?

Desiccation

Which chemical agents render microorganisms incapable of growth and reproduction?

Germicides

Chemical additives that act as moisture retainers in the tissues are termed

Humectants

In the nine region plan, which region of the abdominal pelvic cavity is located immediately inferior to the umbilical region?

Hypogastric

What is the relationship of the femoral vein to the femoral artery?

It lies medial and deep

Which of the following treatments would be used for the embalming of a dehydrated body?

Large volume of a dilute solution

What method of mouth closure would be used to secure the mouth of the body that has dentures but also serious gum disease

Mandibular suture

When treating blisters, what treatment is incorrect?

Remove loose integument before embalming

According to Robert Mayer, the basic ethical axiom for the funeral service professional is

Reverence for the dead

In the femoral triangle the femoral artery is bordered laterally by the ______ muscle

Sartorius

Which of the following actions would help normalize the moisture content of an emaciated body?

The slow injection of a mild solution

The most common vehicle used in embalming fluids is

Water

The maximum average level of exposure to formaldehyde over an eight hour time period is

.75 ppm

If you use 16 oz. of 30 index fluid, how many gallons of 2.5% solution will you have?

1 1/2 gallons

There is an immediate danger to health and life if exposed to formaldehyde levels above

100 ppm

The point of entry for the trocar when aspirating the cavities is

2 inches above and 2 inches to the left of the umbilicus

How much of a 16 index fluid will it take to make 2 gallons of 1.5% solution?

24 oz

The normal pH of the living body is

7.4

A bronze discoloration develops on the body as a result of

Addison's disease

Which of the following are the first products of decomposition?

Amino acids

An instrument which is inserted into the artery for the introduction of fluid is

An arterial tube

A discoloration that appears on the body during life is considered

Ante mortem

What chemical agents retard the tendency of blood to become more viscous?

Anticoagulants

An accumulation of fluid in the abdominal cavity is

Ascites

The self destruction of cells is known as

Autolysis

Which of these is an example of a perfuming agent?

Benzaldehyde

The liver produces

Bile

Embalming chemicals which are used on discolored areas of the body and are intended to remove the discoloration or at least lessen the intensity of the discoloration are

Bleaches

What should the relative temperature of the primary dilution water be to embalm a severely dehydrated case

Cold

The procedure of disinfection which takes place during the embalming process would more correctly apply to which of the following?

Concurrent disinfection

What type of autopsy involves the post mortem examination of the brain only?

Cranial autopsy

The decomposition of protein by the action of aerobic bacteria

Decay

pH is a measure of the

Degree of acidity or alkalinity

The destruction or inhibition of most pathogenic bacteria and their products in or on the body defines which of the following terms?

Disinfection

The movement of embalming solutions from the point if injection through the arteries, arterioles, capillaries, venules, and veins is

Distribution

The first muscle tissue to be affected by rigor mortis is

Eyes

What is the name given to a type of purge which has a color and odor consistent with that of arterial fluid solution?

False purge

Index is the measure of fluid strength which considers the percentage of

Formaldehyde

The discoloration resulting when HCHO reacts with hemoglobin in the tissues

Formaldehyde gray

Which of the following characterizes lung purge?

Frothy white color

What type of solution has the power to attract a solvent through a semi-permeable membrane into itself?

Hypertonic solution

The settling of blood to the dependent parts of the body is known as

Hypostasis

Which of these sutures is best suited for exposed skin?

Intradermal stitch

A preparation room supply used in mouth closure that is forced into the mandible and maxilla

Is and injector needle

What type of solutions can be placed on opposite sides of a semi-permeable membrane without either solution attracting solvent from the other solution across the membrane?

Isotonic solutions

What is the purpose of adding Oil of Wintergreen to an embalming fluid?

It can act as a perfuming agent?

Which of the following treatments should be used when intravascular difficulties are manifested during the embalming process?

Low pressure, slow rate of flow

Who was the first to note capillary circulation?

Marcello Malpighi

Which of these is the solid state of formaldehyde?

Paraformaldehyde

A discoloration that appears on the body after death is

Post mortem

The temporary rise in body temperature after death is called

Postmortem caloricity

Which of these is an example of pre-embalming chemical change in the body?

Postmortem caloricity

The science of treating the body chemically, so as to temporarily inhibit decomposition, would most appropriately apply to which of the following terms?

Preservation

Chemicals which inactivate saprophytic bacteria and alter tissues so as to render them less susceptible to decomposition are

Preservatives

What type of chemical agents are capable of inactivating saprophytic bacteria, rendering the unsuitable for nutrition the media upon which such bacteria thrive, and arresting the decomposition process?

Preservatives

The dilution of concentrated arterial fluid as prepared by the embalmer is called the

Primary dilution

Hard water

Promotes blood clotting

The post mortem evacuation of any substance from any external orifice of the body due to internal and/or external pressure is

Purge

The color of cadaveric lividity can best be described by which of the following?

Purple

Directing the trocar point toward the intersection of the fifth intercostal space and the left midaxillary line is the trocar guide for the

Stomach

Which of the following blood vessels is NOT suitable for injection of arterial fluids into a small infant?

Superior vena cava

The components of arterial fluid which is designed to decrease the molecular cohesion at the surface of liquid is a

Surfactant

The study of death is

Thanatology

Who is responsible for creating the secondary dilution of the arterial solution?

The body of the deceased

Which sentence is not part of the definition of embalming?

Treatment used to permit positive visual memories

Which of the following conditions creates intravascular resistance to fluid distribution?

Vascular disease

The key ingredient of an arterial fluid classified as a cosmetic fluid is

an active dye

Chemicals which retard the increase in viscosity of the blood are

anticoagulants

Co-Injection fluids are used

with arterial solutions

The procedure of injection and drainage in which the injection is accomplished at one place and drainage is taken from another is called

split

Which of the following does not favor dehydration

Anasarca

Any surface, prominence, or structure which is used in establishing the location of an adjacent structure or prominence is a(n)

Anatomical guide

The cooling of the body to the temperature of its surroundings is

Algor mortis

A blood-filled swelling is descriptive of which of the follow?

Hematoma