NBE SCIENCE EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
The lower jaw is commonly called the - Correct Answers -Mandible
According to the canon of beauty, the length of the head is divided into halves by: -
Correct Answers -the line of eye closure.
The facial marking which is classified as natural - Correct Answers -Labiomental sulcus
The transverse dipping furrows of the anterior neck - Correct Answers -Platysmal sulci
The distance across base of nose is approximately the width of ________ eye(s). -
Correct Answers -One
What are acceptable corrective treatments for protruding eyes? - Correct Answers -
External pressure, aspiration of the cranial vault, and surgical reduction of fatty tissue.
Hypodermic injection of tissue builder is usually done - Correct Answers -After
embalming
The distance from the base of the nose to the base of the chin is approximately equal to
the distance from base of nose to - Correct Answers -Eyebrow
Another name for the occipital frontalis muscle - Correct Answers -Epicranius
A prognathism which is the projection of the upper jaw - Correct Answers -Maxillary
prognathism
Another name for the square geometric head shape - Correct Answers -Strong
What are considerations for the restoration following a penetrating wound? - Correct
Answers -apply wax to surface, use filler to prevent leakage,
and embalming should be done with a strong preservative.
The color scheme of pigmentation which uses two complementary colors only, though
this may include tints and shades - Correct Answers -Complementary color scheme
Another name for egg shaped geometric head shape - Correct Answers -Oval
,The skin is composed of how many layers? - Correct Answers -3
The bony landmark which marks the measurement of the widest part of the human face
- Correct Answers -Zygomatic arches
The color scheme of pigmentation using two adjacent hues plus their respective
complements - Correct Answers -Double complementary color scheme
The primary colors of the subtractive method of illumination - Correct Answers -Yellow,
magenta, and blue-green
The following muscles are part of the quadratus labii superiorus - Correct Answers -
Levator labii superiorus, zygomaticus minor, levator labii superiorus alaque nasi
The least common form of facial profiles - Correct Answers -Concave
As applies to color theory, the lightness or darkness of a color refers to the - Correct
Answers -Value
The tendinous chords connecting the atrio-ventricular valves of the heart to the papillary
muscles - Correct Answers -Chordae tendinae
Characteristics of the lymphatic system - Correct Answers -Involved with the
immunological activity of the body, filters out foreign matter in the lymph, returns
escaped protein to the blood stream
What are the branches of the internal iliac arteries? - Correct Answers -Superior
vesicular arteries, superior gluteal arteries, inferior gluteal arteries
The 'moth-shaped' bone forming a portion of the floor of the cranial cavity - Correct
Answers -Sphenoid bone
The major muscle of respiration - Correct Answers -Diaphragm
Most extrinsic muscles of the eyeball are innervated by - Correct Answers -The
occulomotor nerve
The gonadal arteries are branches of the - Correct Answers -Abdominal aorta
If a piece of muscle tissue has fibers which are branching and anastomosing in a
continuous network, which kind would it be? - Correct Answers -Cardiac muscle
The ileocolic artery provides some of the blood supply to - Correct Answers -Part of the
small intestine, the appendix and the cecum
,The longest anatomical unit of the alimentary canal - Correct Answers -Ileum
Veins below the level of the heart have - Correct Answers -Valves in them
What are examples of paired-bone sets in the face? - Correct Answers -Maxilla,
zygomatic bone, nasal bone
The thick middle layer of the heart wall - Correct Answers -Myocardium
The superior border of "Scarpa's Triangle" - Correct Answers -Inguinal ligament
The veins from the organs of digestion drain into - Correct Answers -The portal vein
The vessel which originates on the lateral side of the hand, and terminates by becoming
a tributary to the superior portion of the axillary vein - Correct Answers -Cephalic vein
The 2nd branch of the aortic arch - Correct Answers -Left common carotid
The vertebral column consists of five regions. From superior to inferior, the number of
bones originally in each section (prior to fusion of some) - Correct Answers -7,12,5,5,4
The structure leading from the urinary bladder to the outside - Correct Answers -Urethra
The medial artery of the forearm between the elbow and wrist - Correct Answers -Ulnar
artery
The vein that receives venous blood directly from the cranial cavity - Correct Answers -
Internal jugular vein
The separation of colloids from crystalloids by means of a semipermeable membrane -
Correct Answers -Dialysis
A saturated hydrocarbon; a hydrocarbon that has no carbon-carbon multiple bonds;
formerly called the paraffin (or methane) series. - Correct Answers -Alkane
Polymers made up by linking together a number of similar but different small particles
called amino acids - Correct Answers -Proteins
Ca is the chemical symbol for - Correct Answers -Calcium
When we employ compounds to prevent dehydration, we use - Correct Answers -
Humectants
Hydrogen can be generated by reacting water with what? - Correct Answers -Sodium
The basic unit of length in the metric system - Correct Answers -Meter
, Examples of embalming humectants - Correct Answers -Glycerol and sorbitol.
Examples of inert (noble) gases - Correct Answers -Argon, Neon, and Helium
Polymerization of formaldehyde in an arterial solution is inhibited by the addition of
what? - Correct Answers -Methanol
Deamination occurs when what is broken off the amino acid? - Correct Answers -Amino
group
The flow of solvent through a semipermeable membrane with the solvent passing from
a dilute to a more concentrated solution - Correct Answers -Osmosis
An organic compound that takes the general formula R-O-R is said to be - Correct
Answers -Ether
Benzene is - Correct Answers -Carbocyclic
Hydroxides change the color of - Correct Answers -Red litmus to blue
If a solution is acid, what will its ph value be? - Correct Answers -Below seven
A ph value of 9 indicates that the solution contains an excess of - Correct Answers -
Hydroxyl ions
An organic compound containing two aldehyde (-CHO) radicals. An example would
include the preservative glutaraldehyde normally found in some arterial fluids. - Correct
Answers -Dialdehyde
Due to their action as both acids and bases; amino acids are said to be - Correct
Answers -Amphoteric
What is an example of a mold inhibitor? - Correct Answers -Paradichlorobenzene
Syneresis means - Correct Answers -Drawing together to contract
An approach to infection control. This concepts dictates that all human blood and
certain body fluids are treated as if known to be infectious for HIV, HBV and other
bloodborne pathogens. - Correct Answers -Universal precautions
Assume your are preparing to embalm a normal body exhibiting the following
conditions: dead less than six hours, no edema, no chemotherapy, some livor mortis.
Which of the following is a reasonable treatment for said body? - Correct Answers -
Three to five gallons of preservative solution may be injected (depending upon body
AND ANSWERS
The lower jaw is commonly called the - Correct Answers -Mandible
According to the canon of beauty, the length of the head is divided into halves by: -
Correct Answers -the line of eye closure.
The facial marking which is classified as natural - Correct Answers -Labiomental sulcus
The transverse dipping furrows of the anterior neck - Correct Answers -Platysmal sulci
The distance across base of nose is approximately the width of ________ eye(s). -
Correct Answers -One
What are acceptable corrective treatments for protruding eyes? - Correct Answers -
External pressure, aspiration of the cranial vault, and surgical reduction of fatty tissue.
Hypodermic injection of tissue builder is usually done - Correct Answers -After
embalming
The distance from the base of the nose to the base of the chin is approximately equal to
the distance from base of nose to - Correct Answers -Eyebrow
Another name for the occipital frontalis muscle - Correct Answers -Epicranius
A prognathism which is the projection of the upper jaw - Correct Answers -Maxillary
prognathism
Another name for the square geometric head shape - Correct Answers -Strong
What are considerations for the restoration following a penetrating wound? - Correct
Answers -apply wax to surface, use filler to prevent leakage,
and embalming should be done with a strong preservative.
The color scheme of pigmentation which uses two complementary colors only, though
this may include tints and shades - Correct Answers -Complementary color scheme
Another name for egg shaped geometric head shape - Correct Answers -Oval
,The skin is composed of how many layers? - Correct Answers -3
The bony landmark which marks the measurement of the widest part of the human face
- Correct Answers -Zygomatic arches
The color scheme of pigmentation using two adjacent hues plus their respective
complements - Correct Answers -Double complementary color scheme
The primary colors of the subtractive method of illumination - Correct Answers -Yellow,
magenta, and blue-green
The following muscles are part of the quadratus labii superiorus - Correct Answers -
Levator labii superiorus, zygomaticus minor, levator labii superiorus alaque nasi
The least common form of facial profiles - Correct Answers -Concave
As applies to color theory, the lightness or darkness of a color refers to the - Correct
Answers -Value
The tendinous chords connecting the atrio-ventricular valves of the heart to the papillary
muscles - Correct Answers -Chordae tendinae
Characteristics of the lymphatic system - Correct Answers -Involved with the
immunological activity of the body, filters out foreign matter in the lymph, returns
escaped protein to the blood stream
What are the branches of the internal iliac arteries? - Correct Answers -Superior
vesicular arteries, superior gluteal arteries, inferior gluteal arteries
The 'moth-shaped' bone forming a portion of the floor of the cranial cavity - Correct
Answers -Sphenoid bone
The major muscle of respiration - Correct Answers -Diaphragm
Most extrinsic muscles of the eyeball are innervated by - Correct Answers -The
occulomotor nerve
The gonadal arteries are branches of the - Correct Answers -Abdominal aorta
If a piece of muscle tissue has fibers which are branching and anastomosing in a
continuous network, which kind would it be? - Correct Answers -Cardiac muscle
The ileocolic artery provides some of the blood supply to - Correct Answers -Part of the
small intestine, the appendix and the cecum
,The longest anatomical unit of the alimentary canal - Correct Answers -Ileum
Veins below the level of the heart have - Correct Answers -Valves in them
What are examples of paired-bone sets in the face? - Correct Answers -Maxilla,
zygomatic bone, nasal bone
The thick middle layer of the heart wall - Correct Answers -Myocardium
The superior border of "Scarpa's Triangle" - Correct Answers -Inguinal ligament
The veins from the organs of digestion drain into - Correct Answers -The portal vein
The vessel which originates on the lateral side of the hand, and terminates by becoming
a tributary to the superior portion of the axillary vein - Correct Answers -Cephalic vein
The 2nd branch of the aortic arch - Correct Answers -Left common carotid
The vertebral column consists of five regions. From superior to inferior, the number of
bones originally in each section (prior to fusion of some) - Correct Answers -7,12,5,5,4
The structure leading from the urinary bladder to the outside - Correct Answers -Urethra
The medial artery of the forearm between the elbow and wrist - Correct Answers -Ulnar
artery
The vein that receives venous blood directly from the cranial cavity - Correct Answers -
Internal jugular vein
The separation of colloids from crystalloids by means of a semipermeable membrane -
Correct Answers -Dialysis
A saturated hydrocarbon; a hydrocarbon that has no carbon-carbon multiple bonds;
formerly called the paraffin (or methane) series. - Correct Answers -Alkane
Polymers made up by linking together a number of similar but different small particles
called amino acids - Correct Answers -Proteins
Ca is the chemical symbol for - Correct Answers -Calcium
When we employ compounds to prevent dehydration, we use - Correct Answers -
Humectants
Hydrogen can be generated by reacting water with what? - Correct Answers -Sodium
The basic unit of length in the metric system - Correct Answers -Meter
, Examples of embalming humectants - Correct Answers -Glycerol and sorbitol.
Examples of inert (noble) gases - Correct Answers -Argon, Neon, and Helium
Polymerization of formaldehyde in an arterial solution is inhibited by the addition of
what? - Correct Answers -Methanol
Deamination occurs when what is broken off the amino acid? - Correct Answers -Amino
group
The flow of solvent through a semipermeable membrane with the solvent passing from
a dilute to a more concentrated solution - Correct Answers -Osmosis
An organic compound that takes the general formula R-O-R is said to be - Correct
Answers -Ether
Benzene is - Correct Answers -Carbocyclic
Hydroxides change the color of - Correct Answers -Red litmus to blue
If a solution is acid, what will its ph value be? - Correct Answers -Below seven
A ph value of 9 indicates that the solution contains an excess of - Correct Answers -
Hydroxyl ions
An organic compound containing two aldehyde (-CHO) radicals. An example would
include the preservative glutaraldehyde normally found in some arterial fluids. - Correct
Answers -Dialdehyde
Due to their action as both acids and bases; amino acids are said to be - Correct
Answers -Amphoteric
What is an example of a mold inhibitor? - Correct Answers -Paradichlorobenzene
Syneresis means - Correct Answers -Drawing together to contract
An approach to infection control. This concepts dictates that all human blood and
certain body fluids are treated as if known to be infectious for HIV, HBV and other
bloodborne pathogens. - Correct Answers -Universal precautions
Assume your are preparing to embalm a normal body exhibiting the following
conditions: dead less than six hours, no edema, no chemotherapy, some livor mortis.
Which of the following is a reasonable treatment for said body? - Correct Answers -
Three to five gallons of preservative solution may be injected (depending upon body
