Funeral Practice Exam 1 with complete solutions

Aanspreeckers - Answer- City officials of the New Amsterdam Dutch in the American colonies who were hired to invite people to funerals Acknowledgement Cards or Thank You Cards - Answer- Cards of recognition sent to friends for kindness shown to a deceased's family. Special cards are also available for clergy, musicians, and casket bearers. Acolyte - Answer- An altar attendant of minor rank Adaptive Funeral Rite - Answer- A funeral rite that is adjusted to the needs and wants of those directly involved; one which has been altered to suit the trends of the time. Administrator or Administratrix - Answer- A man/woman appointed by the court to settle the estate of a deceased person (the person is intestate, meaning they have no will) Advanced Directives - Answer- Documents such as DNR's (do not resuscitate) and living wills. After Service Call - Answer- A call made on the surviving relatives after the funeral service by the funeral director or an assistant. Algor Mortis - Answer- The cooling of the body immediately after death to room temperature Altar - Answer- An elevated place or structure on which sacrifices are offered or at which religious rites are performed Ambulance - Answer- An automotive vehicle especially constructed and equipped to transport injured, sick or incapacitated persons. Ambulatory - Answer- Aisle around an apse American Board of Funeral Service Education - Answer- Agency/organization with responsibility to accredit colleges and programs of mortuary science/funeral service education. Anatomical or Organ Donation - Answer- A gift of one's body or internal organs for transplantation or medical research and education Anticipatory Grief - Answer- A syndrome characterized by the presence of grief in anticipation of death or loss. The actual death comes as an affirmation of pre-knowledge. Apprentice/Intern/Resident/Trainee - Answer- A person registered for instruction in embalming and/or funeral directing under the supervision of an authorized licensed embalmer and/or funeral director. Apse - Answer- The vaulted wall at the back (behind the alter) of some churches. Arrangement Conference - Answer- Initial meeting between funeral director and customer. Arrangement Form - Answer- A printed form the funeral director uses in planning the details of a funeral service with the family or friends of the deceased. Arrangement Room - Answer- A private room in the funeral home used specifically for the funeral director and the family to make funeral and financial arrangements. Aspirate - Answer- Process of withdrawing fluids and gases from the body cavities Automobile List - Answer- A list of automobiles used in the cortege showing the names of the occupants and position in the cortege. Autopsy/Post Mortem Examination/Necropsy - Answer- From the Greek for to see for one's self. The medical dissection of a remains of ascertaining the cause of death through examination of the various body parts. Barrow - Answer- Mound of stones or dirt on top of grave (aka Cairn) Basic Services of Funeral Director and Staff - Answer- Also referred to as b="basic professional services". This is the basic charge to each family which the funeral home assesses for their professional expertise in assisting the family. It includes but is not limited to, a proportionate share of the taxes, licenses, utilities, and business expenses--basically overhead expenses--of the funeral home. Also included in this charge is the consultation with the family, clerical and administrative services, preparation and filing of necessary permits, consultation with the clergy, cemetery or common carrier, planning the funeral or memorial service, and placement of the obituary notices. This fee is always added to the total cost of the funeral arrangements that the consumer selects. This does not include such services as embalming, facilities and staff for any ceremonies, transportation, merchandise, and cash advance items. This is a category required by the Federal Trade Commission. Beneficiary - Answer- The person to whom the proceeds of a life insurance policy are payable; a person for whose benefit property is held in trust; a person given property by a will. Bequest - Answer- A gift of personal property in a will Bequeath - Answer- To give via a will, to pass on. Bereave - Answer- To be deprived of something valuable or beloved as by death. Also to take by force. Bereaved - Answer- (N) The immediate family of the deceased. (V) suffering from grief upon the death of a loved one. Bereavement - Answer- That event producing acute deprivation and dispossession dude to the death of one on whom emotional capital has been invested. Bier/Catafalque - Answer- A framework for supporting a remains or a casket. Catafalque tends to be a more formal term and usually connotes a framework which is draped with cloth or crepe. Called a coffin in Scotland. Blessed Candles - Answer- Candles used for religious rites which have been previously blessed by a priest. Boutonniere - Answer- A button-hole flower. Brain Death - Answer- A condition that results when the brain ceases to be conscious and the body operates only as a result of mechanical assistance. There are no brainwaves, movements, or responses to stimuli. Burial (Ground Burial) - Answer- To inter in the ground Side By Side Burial - Answer- Ground burial where the caskets of two related individuals are placed side by side Double-depth - Answer- Ground burial where the caskets of two related individuals are placed on top of each other in a double depth vault or lawn crypt area. Burial Ground - Answer- A cemetery. In America, it usually refers to a cemetery containing the remains of Native Americans. Burial-Transit Permit - Answer- A legal paper issued by the local government authorizing disposition and transportation of dead human bodies. Burial Garments - Answer- Wearing apparel made especially for the dead. Shroud. Burial Insurance - Answer- An insurance policy in which the principle is paid in a funeral service and merchandise rather than cash. Burial Site - Answer- A place for disposal of burial remains, including various forms of encasement and platform burials that are not excavated in the ground or enclosed by mounded earth. Burial Vault - Answer- An outside enclosure designed and engineered to not only carry the earth load but to protect the casket and the remains from outside water in the grave. Cadaver - Answer- A body used for scientific study and dissection Cairn - Answer- A mound of stones marking a burial place Call - Answer- Industry term for funeral Candelabrum - Answer- A large ornamental candle stick holder with several branches and each supporting a candle. Cannibalism - Answer- Eating one's own species. Also called necrophagia. Casket - Answer- From the French term 'casse' meaning 'jewel box' or container for something valuable; came into dominant use in patent literature for burial receptacles in 1890's in America. A rigid container which is designed for the encasement of human remains and which is usually constructed of wood, metal, fiberglass, plastic, or like material, and ornamented and lined with fabric. (FTC definition) Casket Bearers, Active (Active Pallbearers) - Answer- Individuals whose duty is to carry the casket when necessary during funeral service. Casket bearers in some sections of the country are hired and in other sections are close friends and relatives of the deceased. Casket Bearers, Honorary (Honorary Pallbearers) - Answer- Friends or members of a religious, social or fraternal organization who act as an escort or honor guard for the deceased. Honorary casket bearers do not carry the casket. Casket Coach or Funeral Coach or Hearse - Answer- A motor vehicle designed and used for the conveyance of casketed or uncasketed human remains. Casketing - Answer- Placing the body in the casket upon completion of embalming, dressing and cosmetizing. Casket Manufacturers Association - Answer- Organization of the casket manufacturers intended to facilitate sharing of information (now known as the Casket and Funeral Supply Association) Casket Piece - Answer- Usually a floral arrangement placed on the casket to adorn it during the services, supplied by either the family, friends or the funeral home. Casket Rack - Answer- A device which allows caskets to be placed one on top of the other for display purposes Casket Standard - Answer- A bier Casket Veil - Answer- A silk or net transparent covering for the casket for the purpose of keeping flies and other insects from the remains. Catacombs - Answer- An underground cemetery of rooms and galleries with recesses for burial purposes Celebrant - Answer- The officiant who celebrates the mass Cemetery - Answer- From the Greek koimeterion, literally a "sleeping place" or "dormitory". An area of ground set aside and dedicated for the final disposition of dead human remains. In America, the term refers to non-native Americans (as opposed to American Indians). In Latin American culture known as "campo santo", or holy field. Family Cemetery - Answer- A small, private burial place for members of the immediate or extended family; typically found in rural areas, and often, but no always, near a residence; different from a family plot, which is an area reserved for family members within a larger cemetery. Memorial Park - Answer- A cemetery of the 20th century cared for in perpetuity by a business or nonprofit corporation; generally characterized by open expanses of greensward with either flush or other regulated grave markers; in the last half of the 19th century, those with flush markers were called "lawn cemeteries". No upward stones! Military Cemetery - Answer- A burial ground established for war casualties, veteran, and eligible dependents. Those established by the Federal government include national cemeteries, post cemeteries, soldiers' lots, Confederate and Union plots, and American cemeteries in foreign countries. Many states have established cemeteries for veterans. National Cemetery - Answer- One of 130 burial grounds established by the Congress of the US since 1862 for interment of armed forces servicemen and women whose last service ended honorably. Presently, the Department of Veterans Affairs maintains 114, the National Park Service administers 14, and the Department of the Army has responsibility for two. Pet Cemetery - Answer- An area set aside for burial of cherished animals. "Rural" Cemetery - Answer- A burial place characterized by spacious landscaped grounds and romantic commemorative monuments established in a rural setting in the period of the young republic and at the dawn of the Victoria era; so called for the movement inspired by the American model, Mount Auburn Cemetery in the environs of Boston; a cemetery developed in this tradition. The term is used with quotation marks throughout the guidance to distinguish this distinctive type from other kinds of burying grounds occurring in the countryside. Cenotaph - Answer- Literally "an empty tomb". A monument erected to the memory of the dead, with the dead human body not present. Cerecloth - Answer- Fabric used to cover corpse soaked in adhesive to hold it close. Certified Copy of Death Certificate - Answer- A legal copy of the original death certificate. Chancel - Answer- The place about the altar of the church, usually enclosing the clergy and other officials. It does not include the altar. Chapel - Answer- A building or an area of a building in which services are conducted. Chaplain - Answer- An ecclesiastic attached to the chapel of an institution, military unit, fraternal organization, etc. Charnel (House) - Answer- A place for storing bones or corpses Choir - Answer- The part of a cruciform church left of the crossing Christian Burial Permit/Priestly Lines - Answer- A letter from a priest stating the eligibility of a deceased person for funeral rites of the Roman Catholic Church. Church Truck - Answer- A collapsible, portable bier. Cinerarium - Answer- Place for storing ashes, kept in cinerary jars or urns. Clientele (Clients) - Answer- Those who seeks professional help and advice. Code of Ethics - Answer- Self-imposed rules of conduct specific to the group only Codicil - Answer- An addition or qualification of a last will and testament Coffin - Answer- From the Greek Kophinos meaning "a lidded basket or box." An anthropoid shaped receptacle into which human remains are placed; an outmoded term for casket. Columbarium - Answer- Originally a dovecote or a place where the birds nested. A structure, room or other space containing niches, recesses, used to contain cremated remains. Committal Service - Answer- That portion of a funeral service which is conducted at the place of interment or other m