AAMI Principles of Embalming Exam Questions And
Correct Answers
_______ discovered formaldehyde. - Answer Butlerov and Hofmann
Father of Bacteriology - Answer Anthony van Leeuwenhoek
This surgeon and anatomy lecturer so distinguished himself that a region of the body that
he described was named in his honor - Answer John Hunter
Who is the Father of Modern Embalming in the U.S - Answer Thomas Holmes
Auguste Renouard wrote "The History of Embalming", which was the first embalming
textbook to be published in the U.S. - Answer False
Considered to be the inventor of the microscope: - Answer Antony van Leeuwenhoek
T/F Herodotus was known for embalming without evisceration. - Answer False
Founder of Microscopic anatomy: - Answer Marcello Malpighi
Author of what would become the first book devoted entirely to embalming procedures
published in the United States in English: - Answer Jean Gannal
Ancient Egyptians used these during the mummification process to store and preserve
the viscera of their owner for the afterlife. - Answer Canopic Jars
,One of the Hunter brothers did most of his embalming from a particular area of the body,
and that region was described and documented by the other brother. The region that was
described was the _________ artery. - Anšr thigh; femoral
Who is the Father of Embalming? - Anšr Frederick Ruysch
The Father of History - Answer Herodotus
Became the first recorded black embalmer in U.S. history: - Answer Prince Geer
Who authored the first book on embalming to be published in the United States? -
Answer Auguste Renouard
T/F Auguste Renouard published "The Undertaker's Manual", which was the first book
published specifically as an embalming textbook in the U.S. - Answer True
Discovered the circulation of blood: - Answer William Harvey
Invented the trocar - Answer Samuel Rodgers
First major figure to provide embalming instruction for undertakers in the U.S.: - Answer
Auguste Renouard
Complaints against this gentleman regarding inflated prices, poor services and other
examples of unprofessional conduct led to the first set of rules and regulations for the
licensing of embalmers and undertakers in the United States: - Answer Richard Burr
T/F Thomas Holmes published Jean Gannal's "History of Embalming", which then
became the first embalming textbook in the United States. - Answer False
, Egyptologists usually divide ancient Egypt's history into _______, each of which describe
a succession of kings who were usually related. - Answer Dynasties
First to discover capillaries: - Answer Marcello Malpighi
Embalmed President Lincoln in 1865: - Answer Henry Cattell
It was only when this gentleman had created a scientific method for the treatment of
injuries to the dead due to disease or trauma that schools of embalming began adding
restorative art instruction to their course of study: - Answer Joel Crandall
Ancient Egyptians believed the soul went on a _____-year journey called the: - Answer
3000; Circle of Necessity
T/F Formaldehyde got its start being used in embalming fluids during the early
Anatomists period. - Answer False
The bodies of their dead were dried slowly in an oven, then placed in upright positions
along the walls of catacombs. -Answer Capuchin monks
________ was known for embalming without evisceration. -Answer Gabriel Clauderus
Was indirectly responsible for passage of the first law prohibiting the use of arsenic in
embalming solutions in 1846 -Answer Jean Gannal
Decay is caused by the decomposition of proteins by: -Answer aerobic bacteria
______ bacteria need air to live and are responsible for causing decay in a body: - Answer
aerobic
Correct Answers
_______ discovered formaldehyde. - Answer Butlerov and Hofmann
Father of Bacteriology - Answer Anthony van Leeuwenhoek
This surgeon and anatomy lecturer so distinguished himself that a region of the body that
he described was named in his honor - Answer John Hunter
Who is the Father of Modern Embalming in the U.S - Answer Thomas Holmes
Auguste Renouard wrote "The History of Embalming", which was the first embalming
textbook to be published in the U.S. - Answer False
Considered to be the inventor of the microscope: - Answer Antony van Leeuwenhoek
T/F Herodotus was known for embalming without evisceration. - Answer False
Founder of Microscopic anatomy: - Answer Marcello Malpighi
Author of what would become the first book devoted entirely to embalming procedures
published in the United States in English: - Answer Jean Gannal
Ancient Egyptians used these during the mummification process to store and preserve
the viscera of their owner for the afterlife. - Answer Canopic Jars
,One of the Hunter brothers did most of his embalming from a particular area of the body,
and that region was described and documented by the other brother. The region that was
described was the _________ artery. - Anšr thigh; femoral
Who is the Father of Embalming? - Anšr Frederick Ruysch
The Father of History - Answer Herodotus
Became the first recorded black embalmer in U.S. history: - Answer Prince Geer
Who authored the first book on embalming to be published in the United States? -
Answer Auguste Renouard
T/F Auguste Renouard published "The Undertaker's Manual", which was the first book
published specifically as an embalming textbook in the U.S. - Answer True
Discovered the circulation of blood: - Answer William Harvey
Invented the trocar - Answer Samuel Rodgers
First major figure to provide embalming instruction for undertakers in the U.S.: - Answer
Auguste Renouard
Complaints against this gentleman regarding inflated prices, poor services and other
examples of unprofessional conduct led to the first set of rules and regulations for the
licensing of embalmers and undertakers in the United States: - Answer Richard Burr
T/F Thomas Holmes published Jean Gannal's "History of Embalming", which then
became the first embalming textbook in the United States. - Answer False
, Egyptologists usually divide ancient Egypt's history into _______, each of which describe
a succession of kings who were usually related. - Answer Dynasties
First to discover capillaries: - Answer Marcello Malpighi
Embalmed President Lincoln in 1865: - Answer Henry Cattell
It was only when this gentleman had created a scientific method for the treatment of
injuries to the dead due to disease or trauma that schools of embalming began adding
restorative art instruction to their course of study: - Answer Joel Crandall
Ancient Egyptians believed the soul went on a _____-year journey called the: - Answer
3000; Circle of Necessity
T/F Formaldehyde got its start being used in embalming fluids during the early
Anatomists period. - Answer False
The bodies of their dead were dried slowly in an oven, then placed in upright positions
along the walls of catacombs. -Answer Capuchin monks
________ was known for embalming without evisceration. -Answer Gabriel Clauderus
Was indirectly responsible for passage of the first law prohibiting the use of arsenic in
embalming solutions in 1846 -Answer Jean Gannal
Decay is caused by the decomposition of proteins by: -Answer aerobic bacteria
______ bacteria need air to live and are responsible for causing decay in a body: - Answer
aerobic
