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AAMI Principles Of Embalming III PHT
414 | Comprehensive Q&A 2025
anasarca-correct-answer-severe generalized edema in subcutaneous tissue.
ascites-correct-answer-accumulation of serous fluids in the peritoneal
(abdominal) cavity
concurrent-correct-answer-drainage technique in which drainage occurs
continuously during arterial injection
dehydration-correct-answer-loss of moisture from body tissue, which may occur
antemortem or postmortem
desiccation-correct-answer-extreme dehydration
edema-correct-answer-abnormal accumulation of fluids in tissues and/or body
cavities
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edematous-correct-answer-affected with edema
humectant-correct-answer-chemical that increases the capability of embalmed
tissue to retain moisture.
hydrocele-correct-answer-abnormal accumulation of fluids in the scrotal sac
hydrocephalus-correct-answer-abnormal accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid in
the ventricles of the brain.
hydrothorax-correct-answer-abnormal accumulation of fluid in the thoracic cavity.
hydrothorax-correct-answer-a type of pleural effusion in which serous fluid
accumulates in the pleural cavity
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hypertonic-correct-answer-arterial solution having a greater concentration of
dissolved solute than the body tissues.
hypotonic-correct-answer-arterial solution having a lesser concentration of
dissolved solute than the body tissues
intermittent-correct-answer-method of [restricted] drainage in which the
drainage is stopped at intervals while the injection continues
osmosis-correct-answer-passage of solvent from a solution of lesser solute
concentration to one of greater solute concentration when the two solutions are
separated by a semipermeable membrane
pitting edema-correct-answer-condition in which interstitial spaces contain such
excessive amounts of fluid that the skin remains depressed after palpation
pleural effusion-correct-answer-abnormal accumulation of fluid in the pleural
(lung) cavity
The center of drainage in the dead human body is the ascending aorta.-correct-
answer-F: RIGHT ATRIUM
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Regarding postmortem changes: The embalming significance of rigor mortis is that
it creates an extravascular resistance.-correct-answer-T
Father of Modern Embalming in the United States-correct-answer-Thomas
Holmes
Founder of Microscopic anatomy:-correct-answer-Marcello Malpighi
Considered to be the inventor of the microscope:-correct-answer-Antony van
Leeuwenhoek
Discovered the circulation of blood:-correct-answer-William Harvey
Author of what would become the first book devoted entirely to embalming
procedures published in the United States in English:-correct-answer-Jean Gannal
AAMI Principles Of Embalming III PHT
414 | Comprehensive Q&A 2025
anasarca-correct-answer-severe generalized edema in subcutaneous tissue.
ascites-correct-answer-accumulation of serous fluids in the peritoneal
(abdominal) cavity
concurrent-correct-answer-drainage technique in which drainage occurs
continuously during arterial injection
dehydration-correct-answer-loss of moisture from body tissue, which may occur
antemortem or postmortem
desiccation-correct-answer-extreme dehydration
edema-correct-answer-abnormal accumulation of fluids in tissues and/or body
cavities
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edematous-correct-answer-affected with edema
humectant-correct-answer-chemical that increases the capability of embalmed
tissue to retain moisture.
hydrocele-correct-answer-abnormal accumulation of fluids in the scrotal sac
hydrocephalus-correct-answer-abnormal accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid in
the ventricles of the brain.
hydrothorax-correct-answer-abnormal accumulation of fluid in the thoracic cavity.
hydrothorax-correct-answer-a type of pleural effusion in which serous fluid
accumulates in the pleural cavity
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hypertonic-correct-answer-arterial solution having a greater concentration of
dissolved solute than the body tissues.
hypotonic-correct-answer-arterial solution having a lesser concentration of
dissolved solute than the body tissues
intermittent-correct-answer-method of [restricted] drainage in which the
drainage is stopped at intervals while the injection continues
osmosis-correct-answer-passage of solvent from a solution of lesser solute
concentration to one of greater solute concentration when the two solutions are
separated by a semipermeable membrane
pitting edema-correct-answer-condition in which interstitial spaces contain such
excessive amounts of fluid that the skin remains depressed after palpation
pleural effusion-correct-answer-abnormal accumulation of fluid in the pleural
(lung) cavity
The center of drainage in the dead human body is the ascending aorta.-correct-
answer-F: RIGHT ATRIUM
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Regarding postmortem changes: The embalming significance of rigor mortis is that
it creates an extravascular resistance.-correct-answer-T
Father of Modern Embalming in the United States-correct-answer-Thomas
Holmes
Founder of Microscopic anatomy:-correct-answer-Marcello Malpighi
Considered to be the inventor of the microscope:-correct-answer-Antony van
Leeuwenhoek
Discovered the circulation of blood:-correct-answer-William Harvey
Author of what would become the first book devoted entirely to embalming
procedures published in the United States in English:-correct-answer-Jean Gannal
