NBE Science EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS (GRADED A)

NBE Science EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS (GRADED A) When embalming an individual who died from an acute myocardial infarction, which of the following problems may the funeral practitioner encounter? A. Blood Clots B. Purge C. Swelling D. Abdominal Distention - Answer- A. Blood Clots Addison's disease causes the skin to turn what color? A. Green B. Bronze C. Cherry-Red D. Yellow - Answer- B. Bronze The significance of hard water to an embalmer is that the minerals that cause hard water also cause: A. Dehydration B. Blood Clots C. Fluid Dilution D. Swelling - Answer- B. Blood Clots The arch of the aorta has how many branches? A. One B. Two C. Three D. Four - Answer- C. Three The Jewish term for the ceremony of washing the deceased before burial is: A. Tallith B. Tachrichim C. Taharah D. Tehilm - Answer- C. Taharah The glabella is an eminence of what bone? A. Frontal B. Occipital C. Parietal D. Ethmoid - Answer- A. Frontal In regards to the formaldehyde exposure level readings, the action level is: A. 0.75 ppm B. 2 ppm C. 0.25 ppm D. 0.5 ppm - Answer- D. 0.5 ppm When embalming an autopsied body, which of the following arteries should the funeral practitioner use to obtain the most complete fluid distribution to the upper extremities? A. Subclavian B. Common Carotid C. Brachial D. Ulnar - Answer- A. Subclavian A thrombus in the iliac veins would: A. Increase drainage from lower extremities B. Decrease drainage from lower extremities C. Cause swelling D. Decrease drainage from upper extremeties - Answer- B. Decrease drainage from lower extremities STEL for HCHO monitoring should be: A. 1 Hour B. 30 Minutes C. 15 Minutes D. 8 Hours - Answer- C. 15 Minutes Diminished amount of urine formation is called: A. Polyuria D. Anasarca C. Hematuria D. Oliguria - Answer- D. Oliguria To flush discoloration from the vascular system, inject what type of fluid? A. Pre-injection B. Humectant C. Surfactant D. High Index - Answer- A. Pre-injection Sodium citrate is used in embalming fluid as an: A. Deodorant B. Anticoagulant C. Humectant D. Dye - Answer- B. Anticoagulant Glycols are used as: A. Anticoagulants B. Dyes C. Ketones D. Humectants - Answer- D. Humectants The flattened section of the temporal bone is called the: A. Squama B. Glabella C. Ramus D. Sphenoid - Answer- A. Squama A benign neoplasm found in blood vessels is known as: A. Hematomia B. Hemangioma C. Hematosarcoma D. Hematoma - Answer- B. Hemangioma The superior mesenteric artery supplies the: A. Small Intestine B. Large Intestine C. Liver D. Kidneys - Answer- A. Small Intestine Bacteria typically reproduce by a process called: A. osmosis B. parasitism C. autotrophism D. binary fission - Answer- D. Binary Fission A substance that induces the formation of antibodies that interact specifically with it is a(n): A. antigen B. lysozyme C. interferon D. gastric juice - Answer- A. Antigen A minute organism not visible with an ordinary light microscope is: A. virus B. fungi C. bacterial D. protozoa - Answer- A. Virus