Mortuary Science NBE –
Sciences Questions and
Answers Updated 2026
EmbalmingB-
BAnswerBprocessBofBchemicallyBtreatingBtheBdeadBhumanBbodyBtoBreduceBtheBpresen
ceBandBgrowthBofBmicroorganisms,BtoBtemporarilyBinhibitBorganicBdecomposition,Band
BtoBrestoreBanBacceptableBphysicalBappearance
ThomasBHolmesB-BAnswerBFatherBofBmodernBembalming
BloodborneBPathogenBRuleB-
BAnswerBRegulatesBexposureBcontrolBplans,Bevaluations,BandBfollow-ups
HazardBCommunicationBRuleB-
BAnswerBEnsuresBthatBemployeesBknowBanyBdangersBpresentBinBtheBworkplace
TimeBWeightedBAverageB(TWA)B-
BAnswerBTestingBoverBanB8BhourBperiod,BppmB>B0.75
ShortBTermBExposeBLimitB(STEL)B-
BAnswerBTestingBoverBaB15BminuteBperiod,BppmB>B2
SomaticBDeathB-BAnswerBdeathBofBtheBorganismBasBaBwhole
ClinicalBDeathB-BAnswerBSpontaneousBheartBrateBandBrespirationBcease
BiologicalBDeathB-BAnswerBirreversibleBsomaticBdeath
,MoribundB-BAnswerBdying
AgonalBAlgorB-BAnswerBdecreaseBinBbodyBtemperatureBimmediatelyBbeforeBdeath
AgonalBFeverB-BAnswerBincreaseBinBbodyBtemperatureBimmediatelyBbeforeBdeath
AgonalBHypostasisB-
BAnswerBsettlingBofBbloodBintoBtheBdependentBtissuesBofBtheBbody
AgonalBCapillaryBExpansionB-
BAnswerBopeningBofBtheBporesBinBtheBwallsBofBtheBcapillariesBoccursBasBtheBbodyBat
temptsBtoBgetBmoreBoxygenBtoBtheBtissuesBandBcells.
AgonalBEdemaB-
BAnswerBescapeBofBbloodBserumBfromBanBintravascularBtoBanBextravascularBlocationBi
mmediatelyBbeforeBdeath
AgonalBDehydrationB-
BAnswerBtheBlossBofBmoistureBfromBtheBlivingBbodyBduringBtheBagonalBstate
AlgorBMortisB-BAnswerBTheBpostmortemBcoolingBofBtheBbody
LivorBMortisB-
BAnswerBTheBpoolingBofBtheBbloodBinBtissuesBafterBdeathBresultingBinBaBreddishBcolo
rBtoBtheBskin;BIntravascularBdiscoloration
PostmortemBCaloricityB-
BAnswerBTheBcontinuationBofBmetabolismBafterBdeathBresponsibleBforBtheBelevatedBp
ostmortemBtemperature
, PostmortemBStainB-
BAnswerBExtravascularBdiscolorationBresultingBfromBbloodBsettlingBintoBdependentBtiss
ues
OrderBofBdecompositionBofBtheBBodyBCompoundsB-BAnswerB1.Bcarbohydrates
2.BsoftBproteinsB
3.Bfats
4.BhardBproteins
5.Bbones
SignsBofBDecompositionB-BAnswerBColorBchange
odor
skinBslip
gases
purge
LinearBGuideBofBtheBCommonBCarotidBArteryB-
BAnswerBSternocleidomastoidBtoBtheBbaseBofBtheBearlobe
LocationBofBtheBJugularBVeinBinBRelationBtoBtheBCommonBCarotidB-
BAnswerBLateralBandBSuperficial
LinearBGuideBofBtheBAxillaryBArteryB-
BAnswerBCenterBofBtheBaxillaryBspaceBtoBtheBcenterBofBtheBlateralBborderBofBtheBaxi
llaryBspace
OriginBofBtheBAxillaryBArteryB-BAnswerBSubclavianBa.
Sciences Questions and
Answers Updated 2026
EmbalmingB-
BAnswerBprocessBofBchemicallyBtreatingBtheBdeadBhumanBbodyBtoBreduceBtheBpresen
ceBandBgrowthBofBmicroorganisms,BtoBtemporarilyBinhibitBorganicBdecomposition,Band
BtoBrestoreBanBacceptableBphysicalBappearance
ThomasBHolmesB-BAnswerBFatherBofBmodernBembalming
BloodborneBPathogenBRuleB-
BAnswerBRegulatesBexposureBcontrolBplans,Bevaluations,BandBfollow-ups
HazardBCommunicationBRuleB-
BAnswerBEnsuresBthatBemployeesBknowBanyBdangersBpresentBinBtheBworkplace
TimeBWeightedBAverageB(TWA)B-
BAnswerBTestingBoverBanB8BhourBperiod,BppmB>B0.75
ShortBTermBExposeBLimitB(STEL)B-
BAnswerBTestingBoverBaB15BminuteBperiod,BppmB>B2
SomaticBDeathB-BAnswerBdeathBofBtheBorganismBasBaBwhole
ClinicalBDeathB-BAnswerBSpontaneousBheartBrateBandBrespirationBcease
BiologicalBDeathB-BAnswerBirreversibleBsomaticBdeath
,MoribundB-BAnswerBdying
AgonalBAlgorB-BAnswerBdecreaseBinBbodyBtemperatureBimmediatelyBbeforeBdeath
AgonalBFeverB-BAnswerBincreaseBinBbodyBtemperatureBimmediatelyBbeforeBdeath
AgonalBHypostasisB-
BAnswerBsettlingBofBbloodBintoBtheBdependentBtissuesBofBtheBbody
AgonalBCapillaryBExpansionB-
BAnswerBopeningBofBtheBporesBinBtheBwallsBofBtheBcapillariesBoccursBasBtheBbodyBat
temptsBtoBgetBmoreBoxygenBtoBtheBtissuesBandBcells.
AgonalBEdemaB-
BAnswerBescapeBofBbloodBserumBfromBanBintravascularBtoBanBextravascularBlocationBi
mmediatelyBbeforeBdeath
AgonalBDehydrationB-
BAnswerBtheBlossBofBmoistureBfromBtheBlivingBbodyBduringBtheBagonalBstate
AlgorBMortisB-BAnswerBTheBpostmortemBcoolingBofBtheBbody
LivorBMortisB-
BAnswerBTheBpoolingBofBtheBbloodBinBtissuesBafterBdeathBresultingBinBaBreddishBcolo
rBtoBtheBskin;BIntravascularBdiscoloration
PostmortemBCaloricityB-
BAnswerBTheBcontinuationBofBmetabolismBafterBdeathBresponsibleBforBtheBelevatedBp
ostmortemBtemperature
, PostmortemBStainB-
BAnswerBExtravascularBdiscolorationBresultingBfromBbloodBsettlingBintoBdependentBtiss
ues
OrderBofBdecompositionBofBtheBBodyBCompoundsB-BAnswerB1.Bcarbohydrates
2.BsoftBproteinsB
3.Bfats
4.BhardBproteins
5.Bbones
SignsBofBDecompositionB-BAnswerBColorBchange
odor
skinBslip
gases
purge
LinearBGuideBofBtheBCommonBCarotidBArteryB-
BAnswerBSternocleidomastoidBtoBtheBbaseBofBtheBearlobe
LocationBofBtheBJugularBVeinBinBRelationBtoBtheBCommonBCarotidB-
BAnswerBLateralBandBSuperficial
LinearBGuideBofBtheBAxillaryBArteryB-
BAnswerBCenterBofBtheBaxillaryBspaceBtoBtheBcenterBofBtheBlateralBborderBofBtheBaxi
llaryBspace
OriginBofBtheBAxillaryBArteryB-BAnswerBSubclavianBa.