embalming pt1

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The abnormal accumulation of fluid in the intercellular spaces or cavities is -purge. -desiccation. -edema. -liquifaction.

-edema.

The swelling and bursting of the red blood cells is -a rupture. -hemolysis. -agonal edema. -an ecchymosis.

-hemolysis.

The embalming pressure achieved in gravity embalming is -0.43 lb./ft. -4.30 lb./ft. -1.0 lb./ft. -2.0 lb./ft.

-0.43 lb./ft.

The "Father of Embalming in the U.S." was -John Hunter. -Dr. Frederich Ruysch. -William Hunter. -Dr. Thomas Holmes.

-Dr. Thomas Holmes.

Which blood vessel is the continuation of the external iliac artery? -Axillary artery -Femoral artery -Internal iliac artery -Common iliac artery

-Femoral artery

The first people believed to have practiced cremation were the: -Egyptians. -Greeks. -Romans. -Muslims.

-Greeks.

An influential person in medical embalming who was the first to make embalming available to the public is -John Hunter. -Gabriel Clauderus. -Dr. Thomas Holmes. -Jean Gannal.

-Jean Gannal.

Which of these is the most commonly used disinfectant and preservative chemical agent in hardening compounds? -Plaster of Paris -Clay -Benzaldehyde -Paraformaldehyde

-Paraformaldehyde

Which of the following conditions would predispose a dead human body to rapid decomposition? -Refrigeration -Dehydration -Peritonitis -Hemorrhage

-Peritonitis

Which of the following would NOT influence the choice of the artery to be used in embalming? -The age of the deceased -The depth of the blood vessels -The temperature of the body -The distance of the selected vessel from the center of circulation

-The temperature of the body

An embalming instrument used to hypodermically inject areas of the body with embalming chemicals is a(n) -arterial tube. -angular forceps. -aneurysm needle. -hypo-valve trocar.

-hypo-valve trocar.

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 d-ifferential. -ideal. -actual. -potential.

-ideal.

An incision that is parallel to the long axis of the blood vessel that is being opened is a: -transverse incision. -triangular incision. -longitudinal incision. -perpendicular incision.

-longitudinal incision.

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 -diffusion. -osmosis. -hypotonic. -hypertonic.

-osmosis.

The motorized pump in the embalming machine ___. -uses a gooseneck and fluid bottle. -works by the force of a fast moving liquid. -uses centrifugal force. -is the least often employed method of creating injection pressure.

-uses centrifugal force.


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