Embalming 1 & 2 FINAL EXAMS
Questions with Verified Answers 2026
Update
pregnant uterus --SOLUTION--- Which of the following would be the first organ to
decompose in an adult female?
acidic --SOLUTION--- Shortly after death, the pH of the dead human body turns:
Erich Lindemann --SOLUTION--- Who argued that embalming is psychologically
validated by viewing the body and the ensuing awareness of death's reality?
Rigor mortis --SOLUTION--- Postmortem stiffening of body muscles by natural body
processes.
Needle injector --SOLUTION--- A mechanical device used to impel specifically
designed metal pins into jaw bones.
Agonal fever --SOLUTION--- An increase in body temperature immediately before death.
restoration --SOLUTION--- The care of the deceased to recreate natural form and color
would best be described by which of the following definitions:
Translocation --SOLUTION--- An agonal or postmortem redistribution of host microflora
on a hostwide basis.
Aneurysm hook --SOLUTION--- An embalming instrument that is used for blunt
dissection and in raising vessels (contains no eye in its structure).
Embalming is not required but highly encouraged with the length of time that will
transpire before the funeral. However, in lieu of embalming, refrigeration can be used --
SOLUTION--- Your funeral home has a prep room, refrigeration, and a crematory. A
family walks in your front door and says that they have had a death in the family. They
wish to have a funeral service in your funeral home chapel (with the body present), they
do not want to do viewing of any kind, and the burial will be at the local cemetery. The
family would like to schedule the funeral 12 days from now because some family
members are travelling outside of the country. They ask about embalming and whether
it is required. What do you tell them?
False --SOLUTION--- Embalming is always a timed procedure that can be performed in
a specific and standardized amount of time. True or False?
Electric spatula --SOLUTION--- An electrically heated blade which may be used to dry
moist tissue, reduce swollen tissue, and restore contour.
, Before the employee is allowed to preform duties that could lead to exposure --
SOLUTION--- When must an employer train employees on the Bloodborne Pathogen
Rule?
arterial tubes --SOLUTION--- Threaded, slip-type, and Luer-Lok are terms referring to
which of the following?
agglutination --SOLUTION--- An intravascular blood change involving clumping of
particulate formed elements in blood vessels
Concurrent disinfection --SOLUTION--- Disinfection practices carried out during the
embalming process.
autolysis --SOLUTION--- For what type of decomposition are the lysosomes
responsible?
Head rest --SOLUTION--- Piece of equipment used to maintain the head in the proper
position during the embalming process.
Expert test of death --SOLUTION--- Any procedure used to prove a sign of death,
usually performed by physicians.
Aneurysm needle --SOLUTION--- An embalming instrument that is used for blunt
dissection and in raising vessels, which has an eye in the hook portion of the instrument
for placing ligatures around vessels
all of these --SOLUTION--- Which of the following is a type of death that must be
reported to a medical examiner?
a. Bicycle accident
b. All of these
c. Suicide
d. Drowning
e. Heat exhaustion
15 --SOLUTION--- When positioning a body, how many degrees to the right should a
decedent's head be tilted?
Knee replacement --SOLUTION--- Which of the following is a medical device that is
NOT normally removed prior to or during the embalming process?
decay --SOLUTION--- The decomposition of proteins by enzymes of aerobic bacteria is
known as:
True --SOLUTION--- Water conditioners are modifying agents. True or False?
Drain tube --SOLUTION--- An embalming instrument that is used to aid the drainage of
venous blood from the body.
Questions with Verified Answers 2026
Update
pregnant uterus --SOLUTION--- Which of the following would be the first organ to
decompose in an adult female?
acidic --SOLUTION--- Shortly after death, the pH of the dead human body turns:
Erich Lindemann --SOLUTION--- Who argued that embalming is psychologically
validated by viewing the body and the ensuing awareness of death's reality?
Rigor mortis --SOLUTION--- Postmortem stiffening of body muscles by natural body
processes.
Needle injector --SOLUTION--- A mechanical device used to impel specifically
designed metal pins into jaw bones.
Agonal fever --SOLUTION--- An increase in body temperature immediately before death.
restoration --SOLUTION--- The care of the deceased to recreate natural form and color
would best be described by which of the following definitions:
Translocation --SOLUTION--- An agonal or postmortem redistribution of host microflora
on a hostwide basis.
Aneurysm hook --SOLUTION--- An embalming instrument that is used for blunt
dissection and in raising vessels (contains no eye in its structure).
Embalming is not required but highly encouraged with the length of time that will
transpire before the funeral. However, in lieu of embalming, refrigeration can be used --
SOLUTION--- Your funeral home has a prep room, refrigeration, and a crematory. A
family walks in your front door and says that they have had a death in the family. They
wish to have a funeral service in your funeral home chapel (with the body present), they
do not want to do viewing of any kind, and the burial will be at the local cemetery. The
family would like to schedule the funeral 12 days from now because some family
members are travelling outside of the country. They ask about embalming and whether
it is required. What do you tell them?
False --SOLUTION--- Embalming is always a timed procedure that can be performed in
a specific and standardized amount of time. True or False?
Electric spatula --SOLUTION--- An electrically heated blade which may be used to dry
moist tissue, reduce swollen tissue, and restore contour.
, Before the employee is allowed to preform duties that could lead to exposure --
SOLUTION--- When must an employer train employees on the Bloodborne Pathogen
Rule?
arterial tubes --SOLUTION--- Threaded, slip-type, and Luer-Lok are terms referring to
which of the following?
agglutination --SOLUTION--- An intravascular blood change involving clumping of
particulate formed elements in blood vessels
Concurrent disinfection --SOLUTION--- Disinfection practices carried out during the
embalming process.
autolysis --SOLUTION--- For what type of decomposition are the lysosomes
responsible?
Head rest --SOLUTION--- Piece of equipment used to maintain the head in the proper
position during the embalming process.
Expert test of death --SOLUTION--- Any procedure used to prove a sign of death,
usually performed by physicians.
Aneurysm needle --SOLUTION--- An embalming instrument that is used for blunt
dissection and in raising vessels, which has an eye in the hook portion of the instrument
for placing ligatures around vessels
all of these --SOLUTION--- Which of the following is a type of death that must be
reported to a medical examiner?
a. Bicycle accident
b. All of these
c. Suicide
d. Drowning
e. Heat exhaustion
15 --SOLUTION--- When positioning a body, how many degrees to the right should a
decedent's head be tilted?
Knee replacement --SOLUTION--- Which of the following is a medical device that is
NOT normally removed prior to or during the embalming process?
decay --SOLUTION--- The decomposition of proteins by enzymes of aerobic bacteria is
known as:
True --SOLUTION--- Water conditioners are modifying agents. True or False?
Drain tube --SOLUTION--- An embalming instrument that is used to aid the drainage of
venous blood from the body.
