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 - CORRECT ANSWER-A. Blood Clots

Addison's disease causes the skin to turn what color?

A. Green

B. Bronze

C. Cherry-Red

D. Yellow - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT ANSWER-B. Blood Clots

The arch of the aorta has how many branches?

A. One

B. Two

C. Three

D. Four - CORRECT ANSWER-C. Three

The Jewish term for the ceremony of washing the deceased before burial is:

A. Tallith

B. Tachrichim

C. Taharah

D. Tehilm - CORRECT ANSWER-C. Taharah

The glabella is an eminence of what bone?


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, A. Frontal

B. Occipital

C. Parietal

D. Ethmoid - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT ANSWER-A. Subclavian

A thrombus in the iliac veins would:

A. Increase drainage from lower extremities