AAMI PRINCIPLES OF EMBALMING EXAMS
SET VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE
ANSWERS COMPLETE PREPARATION FILE
●● A common pathological change that occurs as a result of diabetes
mellitus:
Answer: poor peripheral circulation
●● Preinjection fluid is a chemical with very little or no preservative
Answer: True
●● f senile purpura is seen over the hands and arms of the deceased, a
slow rate of flow is recommended. Why?
Answer: To prevent the possible further rupture of fragile capillaries
●● Which of the following is not a factor determined in the embalming
analysis?
Answer: amount of hypodermic tissue building
●● On the unautopsied infant, the common carotid artery is the largest
of the non-aortic vessels
Answer: True
,●● At birth, body water is approximately 50% of total body weight
Answer: False
●● Mouth closure and lip closure describe the same thing
Answer: F
●● The biggest problem with mouth closure in the elderly is:
Answer: atrophy of the maxillae and mandible
●● In the autopsied body, the trunk should be injected first to observe
tissue reaction to the chemical used
Answer: False
●● The recommended vessels for embalming the unautopsied infant
include the common carotid artery, the femoral artery, the abdominal
aorta, and the ascending aorta.
Answer: T
●● Eyecaps should never be used on infants.
Answer: F
●● The viscera of the autopsied infant should be treated with undiluted
cavity fluid.
,Answer: T
●● Infant skin can easily distend and wrinkle upon injection of arterial
solution.
Answer: T
●● Preservative demand is defined as the number of grams of pure
formaldehyde gas dissolved in 100 milliliters of water.
Answer: F
●● The discolorations known as senile purpura can be removed by
arterial injection/venous drainage.
Answer: F
●● Infants should always be embalmed with dilute, low-index solutions.
Answer: F
●● At 1 year of age, body water is about the same as the adult level of
60% of total body weight.
Answer: T
●● At 1 year of age, body water is about the same as the adult level of
50% of total body weight.
, Answer: F
●● A coinjection fluid is used to enhance the action of the preservative
solution
Answer: T
●● At 1 year of age, body water is about the same as the adult level of
70% of total body weight.
Answer: F
●● The vessels on the 4-to-12-year-old child should be larger than an
infant s but smaller than an adult s.
Answer: T
●● In the autopsied body, the legs are injected first to observe tissue
reaction to the chemical used.
Answer: T
●● Senile purpura is brought about by the fragility of the capillaries.
Answer: T
●● Organ transplantation would NOT include:
Answer: Bone
SET VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE
ANSWERS COMPLETE PREPARATION FILE
●● A common pathological change that occurs as a result of diabetes
mellitus:
Answer: poor peripheral circulation
●● Preinjection fluid is a chemical with very little or no preservative
Answer: True
●● f senile purpura is seen over the hands and arms of the deceased, a
slow rate of flow is recommended. Why?
Answer: To prevent the possible further rupture of fragile capillaries
●● Which of the following is not a factor determined in the embalming
analysis?
Answer: amount of hypodermic tissue building
●● On the unautopsied infant, the common carotid artery is the largest
of the non-aortic vessels
Answer: True
,●● At birth, body water is approximately 50% of total body weight
Answer: False
●● Mouth closure and lip closure describe the same thing
Answer: F
●● The biggest problem with mouth closure in the elderly is:
Answer: atrophy of the maxillae and mandible
●● In the autopsied body, the trunk should be injected first to observe
tissue reaction to the chemical used
Answer: False
●● The recommended vessels for embalming the unautopsied infant
include the common carotid artery, the femoral artery, the abdominal
aorta, and the ascending aorta.
Answer: T
●● Eyecaps should never be used on infants.
Answer: F
●● The viscera of the autopsied infant should be treated with undiluted
cavity fluid.
,Answer: T
●● Infant skin can easily distend and wrinkle upon injection of arterial
solution.
Answer: T
●● Preservative demand is defined as the number of grams of pure
formaldehyde gas dissolved in 100 milliliters of water.
Answer: F
●● The discolorations known as senile purpura can be removed by
arterial injection/venous drainage.
Answer: F
●● Infants should always be embalmed with dilute, low-index solutions.
Answer: F
●● At 1 year of age, body water is about the same as the adult level of
60% of total body weight.
Answer: T
●● At 1 year of age, body water is about the same as the adult level of
50% of total body weight.
, Answer: F
●● A coinjection fluid is used to enhance the action of the preservative
solution
Answer: T
●● At 1 year of age, body water is about the same as the adult level of
70% of total body weight.
Answer: F
●● The vessels on the 4-to-12-year-old child should be larger than an
infant s but smaller than an adult s.
Answer: T
●● In the autopsied body, the legs are injected first to observe tissue
reaction to the chemical used.
Answer: T
●● Senile purpura is brought about by the fragility of the capillaries.
Answer: T
●● Organ transplantation would NOT include:
Answer: Bone
