Mortuary Science National Board General Exam Questions and Answers

.75ppm - Answer- The 8 hour time weighted average permissable exposure limit according to the formaldehyde rule 2ppm - Answer- the 15 minute short term exposure limit for formaldehyde .5ppm - Answer- the 8 hour action level for formaldehyde levels. arch of aorta - Answer- the center of circulation in embalming brachiocephalic - Answer- this artery continues as the right subclavian femoral - Answer- this artery continues as the external iliac postmortem extravascular - Answer- the most permanent type of discoloration postmortem stain - Answer- another term for postmortem extravascular discoloration thomas holmes - Answer- the inventor of the hand pump and disaster pouch richard harlan - Answer- this man translated the history of embalming from french to english somatic death - Answer- the death of an organism as a whole bill of lading - Answer- a document issued by a carrier which details a shipment of merchandise and gives title of that shipment to a specified party. also called an air bill sarcoma - Answer- malignant tumors of cancellous bone, cartilage, fat, muscle, vascular or hematopoietic tissues lipoma - Answer- a benign tumor of fatty connective tissue carcinoma - Answer- from the greek word meaning crab; a type of cancer that develops from epithelial tissues. They are caused when altered or damaged DNA occurs to such an extent that the cells become transformed, and begin to exhibit abnormal malignant properties glioma - Answer- a tumor that starts in the brain or spine, almost always malignant melanoma - Answer- the most dangerous type of skin cancer, often resembling moles lymphoma - Answer- a group of blood cell tumors that develop from lymphocytes diabetes insipidus - Answer- a condition characterized by excessive thirst and excretion of large amounts of severely diluted urine, with reduction of fluid intake having no effect on the concentration of the urine diabetes mellitus - Answer- the bodies failure to produce insulin or insulin resistance disaffirmance - Answer- when a voidable contract is renounced. If a minor or insane person enters into a contract it can be denied or nullified ratification - Answer- making a void contract valid stare decisis - Answer- let the decision stand chevra kadisha - Answer- the holy society that bathes and washes the dead in the jewish tradition taharah - Answer- the ritual washing and shrouding of the dead in the jewish faith tachrichim - Answer- a linen shroud for a deceased person of the jewish faith shomer - Answer- watcher; one who sits with the body of a deceased person of the jewish faith jinazah - Answer- islamic funeral prayer el malei rachamin - Answer- the jewish funeral prayer recited at the graveside with a particular order aron - Answer- a jewish casket containing no metal parts archbishop - Answer- head of an archdiocese monsignor - Answer- an honorary title given to a priest bishop - Answer- head of a diocese narthex - Answer- foyer; vestibule nave - Answer- the main seating area in a eucharistic church transepts - Answer- wings or arms of the church chancel - Answer- the part of a church near the altar, reserved for the clergy and choir, and typically separated from the nave by steps or a screen bowlby - Answer- this man invented the attachment theory 8 - Answer- the number of people in a firing party masons - Answer- the fraternal organization that employs a lambskin apron 16 - Answer- the working length, in inches, of an adult trocar 3/8 - Answer- the amount in inches of the diameter of an adult trocar carbohydrates - Answer- the first items to decompose adductor longus - Answer- the muscle making the medial border of the femoral triangle sartorius - Answer- the muscle making the lateral border of the femoral triangle inguinal ligament - Answer- the superior border of the femoral triangle axillary - Answer- this artery goes from the tendon of the teres major muscle to the antecubital fossa ischemia - Answer- a restriction of blood supply to tissues; also meaning, the heart muscles is receiving insufficient blood flow, often as a result of atherosclerosis triangularis - Answer- also called the depressor anguli oris aron alpha - Answer- industrial krazy glue inferior vena cava - Answer- the vein that accompanies the abdominal aorta right inguinal - Answer- the location of the cecum in the 9 region plan for cavity embalming theory x - Answer- In this theory, management assumes employees are inherently lazy and will avoid work if they can and that they inherently dislike work. As a result of this, management believes that workers need to be closely supervised and comprehensive systems of controls developed theory y - Answer- In this theory, management assumes employees may be ambitious and self-motivated and exercise self-control. It is believed that employees enjoy their mental and physical work duties. According to them work is as natural as play. They possess the ability for creative problem solving, but their talents are underused in most organizations mcgregor - Answer- the creator of theory x and y maslow - Answer- the creator of the hierarchy of needs 5-9 - Answer- the ages in which a child fully grasps the concepts of death directive - Answer- Counseling during which a professional plays an active role in a client's or patient's decision making by offering advice, guidance, and/or recommendations non-directive - Answer- counseling in which the counselor refrains from interpretation or explanation but encourages the client to talk freely zygomatic bone - Answer- this bone is part of the temporal process fermentation - Answer- the microbial decomposition of carbohydrates under anaerobic conditions solea - Answer- in the eastern orthodox church, an open area sometimes raised before the altar pug - Answer- concave-infantine-snub-retrousse; a type of nasal profile in which the linear outline forms a gentle internal curve