Embalming I exam 2: PM changes, orientation, chemicals

According to the lecture, how many types of embalming are there?

4

When you embalm a 200 pound body, how many gallons of fluid is the minimum suggested?

4 gallons

At least how much solution would be required to embalm a 400-pound person?

8 gallons

The letters PPE refer to what?

Personal Protective Equipment

A discoloration that appears on the body during life is considered

ante mortem

The agonal period is

ante mortem

If a body is dead long enough for rigor mortis to have relieved itself, the body is more

basic

Pathogenic microorganisms that are present in human blood and can cause disease are called what?

bloodborne pathogens

Livor mortis is synonymous with

cadaveric lividity

Abdominal distention is most dramatically reduced during __________________.

cavity treatment

Of the following, which decomposes first?

cells

What is a process of chemically treating the dead human body to reduce the presence and growth of microorganisms, to retard organic decomposition, and to restore an acceptable physical appearance?

embalming

Rigor mortis develops first in the muscles of the

eyes

Which of the following is an antemortem extravascular blood discoloration?

hematoma

All of the following are post mortem chemical changes except

livor mortis

A polymer of formaldehyde is

paraformaldehyde

The discoloration which is considered to be most permanent is

postmortem extravascular discoloration

According to the lecture, when is the ideal time that features should be set?

prior to arterial injection

Proteolysis refers to decomposition of what?

proteins

A sharp cutting instrument used for making incisions is what?

scalpel

Odor, purge, and skin slip are

signs of decomposition

The internal cooling of a larger person would be

slower

The cooling of the body of a corpulent person would be:

slower than usual

Death beginning by failure of one of the vital organs of the body is

somatic death

Inactive dyes are used in arterial fluid

to show distribution

A long hollow needle-like tube that is used to draw out the contents of the cavities and hollow organs of the body is

trocar

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

100 ppm

During embalming the head should be tilted

15 degrees to the right

Cavity fluid injection happens when?

after aspiration

Escape of blood serum from an intravascular to an extravascular location immediately before death is called what?

agonal edema

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

algor mortis

The post mortem loss of body heat is

algor mortis

What is the movement of embalming solutions from the point of injection throughout the arterial system and into the capillaries called?

distribution

The irreversible cessation of all vital function is what?

death

Separation of the dermis and the epidermis after death is called

desquamation

A needle injector is used for what?

mouth closure

If you embalm a body after rigor mortis has come and gone, the body will

not firm as well as it would have if you had embalmed it during primary flaccidity