Embalming Review (pt.2)

This term applies to the spider-web appearance of veins

marbling

The injection of arterial solution at more than one location is referred to as

multi-point injection

Where is the common carotid artery located?

neck

when is restricted cervical injection recommended

normal un-autopsied bodies

heat, liver, kidney

organs

The following are liquids or gels that help treat skin slips, gangrene, and surface ulcerations

pack applications

Which of the following are complications of long term storage in body bag or pouch

rapid hemolysis, intense livor mortis, false firmness due to frozen fatty tissues, rapid distension of organs during injection, possible skin slip

The speed at which the embalming solution enters the body is called

rate of flow

which of the following is not an intrinsic factor in case analysis

refrigeration

Of the choices below, the best type of injection style for bodies with a long delay between death and embalming would be

restricted cervical injection would be best

An embalming instrument used to spread incisions and give more working room is a

retractor

If the body has been mutilated, which of the following procedures is recommended

sectional embalming

When injected a normal body with no complicated conditions, the first gallon should be injected

slowly

refrigeration ______ the decomposition process

slows

You should use a minimum of how many bottles of cavity fluid per major cavity in a long-term stored body.

1

If human remains are not placed in the refrigerator how long does the technician have to harvest tissue?

15

If the remains are refrigerated how long does the technician have to harvest the tissue.

24

Tissue is defined as

A collection of similar cells and the intercellular substances surrounding them.

Hospitals that receive funding from medicare/medicare are required to do what?

Ask for tissue/organ donation

If you are using restricted cervical injection on the delayed embalming case, you may aspirate bodies at what time to prevent purge

Before the features are set and the head/facial tissue is embalmed

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

Buffer

carbon monoxide poisoning results in a ________ discoloration

Cherry red

What does the term "complete autopsy" mean?

Cranial and trunk cavities are opened and viscera removed

If the head was elevated during long term storage, which of the following could be encountered in the facial tissues?

Dehydration

the primary responsibility to restore human remains following donation falls to

the donation technician

The examination by a pathologist of only the contents of the chest cavity

thoracic autopsy

Postmortem changes begin when?

time of death

bone, skin, eye tissue

tissues

__________ is synonymous with arterial embalming

vascular embalming

You should run warm water over the frozen body to help thaw it as quickly as possible, true or false?

False

Cavity aspiration should take place ________

Immediately after arterial injection

Locating an artery in the area of donation typically falls into the category of which of the following?

Internal access

Which of the following are incisions used for organ donation?

Midline incision from base of neck to umbilicus, midline incision from base of sternum to pubic bone, midline incision from base of neck to pubic bone, T incision

Which of the following requires the person to be alive at the time of harvesting?

Organ donation

Which of these is the solid state of formaldehyde

Paraformaldehyde

When there are no postmortem invasive procedures, which of the following incisions is often used for spine donation retrieval?

Posterior incision

Which of the following is most likely harvested after the deceased has passed away

Tissue donation

When a cornea has been donated, you may have to aspirate fluids out of the eye prior to arterial injection. True or false?

True

it is recommended that fluid dye be used to trace distribution of arterial solution in bodies that have delays in between death and embalming, true or false?

True

the term "proximal humerus" refers to the humeral head and upper portion of bone. true or false?

True

The act that allows a person over the age of 18 or their legal representative/next of kin to authorize the donation of their body or parts of is referred to as

Uniform anatomical gift act

a piece of embalming equipment designed to eliminate the physical strain of moving caskets and bodies by hand is

a body lift

What type of autopsy consists of the examination of the gastrointestinal tract below the diaphragm?

abdominal

An important factor to consider in case analysis is

all of these

any surface structure, prominence, or surface used in establishing the location of an adjacent structure or prominence is a

anatomical guide

When an autopsy has taken place or other organs have been donated, which of the following donation incisions would more than likely be used for spinal retrieval?

anterior incision

The mixture of embalming fluid and water which is used in arterial injections is

arterial solution

Which of the following areas is skin often taken from during donation?

back, back of upper leg, back of lower leg

after rigor, pH of the tissues is

basic

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

case analysis

Of the following which is not a complication of long term refrigeration of a body in a pouch or body bag?

deceased coagula in the vascular system.

once broken, rigor...

does not return

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

embalming

Raising vessels from the surface of the body falls into which category?

external access

after the passage of rigor preservative demand is

greatly increased

What embalming tool can be used to clamp a leaking vessel?

hemostat

Which of these is not a sign of decomposition?

hypostasis of the blood