NBE SCIENCE (FSE 217-0901) EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. VERIFIED
2026.
When treating blisters, three of these choices are proper procedures. Select the one which is
NOT accepted as proper technique.
A. Puncture and drain blisters before embalming
B. Remove loose skin after embalming
C. observe color change in the affected areas
D. Remove loose integument before embalming - ANS Remove loose integument before
embalming
One purpose for which cavity fluids would NOT be recommended is:
A. Surface packs.
B. Arterial injections.
C. Visceral treatment.
D. Bleaching agents. - ANS Arterial injections
If you use 2 bottles of arterial fluid to make 2 ½ gallons of a 3 index solution, what is the index of
the arterial fluid?
A. 30 index
B. 18 index
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,C. 27 index
D. 36 index - ANS 30 index
A discoloration that appears on the body during life is considered:
A. Ante mortem.
B. Post mortem.
C. Intravascular.
D. Interosseus - ANS Ante mortem
Which of the following is a purpose of pre-embalming analysis?
A. To apply appropriate restorative techniques
B. To prescribe and apply proper embalming techniques
C. To aid in proper post-embalming techniques
D. To apply proper service after call - ANS To prescribe and apply proper embalming
techniques
Jaundice is best described by which of the following?
A. Yellow
B. Gray
C. Bronze
D. Green - ANS Yellow
Which of these conditions may affect the pressure at which arterial fluid must be injected to
overcome the initial resistance?
A. Rigor mortis
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,B. Algor mortis
C. Catalepsy
D. Hypostasis - ANS Rigor mortis
Which of these is considered to be the most important aspect of the embalming operation for
the safety of the public at visitation?
A. The disinfection of the body
B. The preservation of the body
C. The restoration of the body
D. The documentation of the operation - ANS The disinfection of the body
The care of the deceased to recreate natural form and color is a definition which would most
correctly apply to which of the following?
A. Preservation
B. Calcination
C. Restoration
D. Disinfection - ANS Restoration
Which of these is the solid state of formaldehyde?
A. Paraldehyde
B. Paraformaldehyde
C. Acetaldehyde
D. Ethanol - ANS Paraformaldehyde
Which of the following factors is NOT encountered in every dead human body?
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, A. Extrinsic factors
B. Intrinsic factors
C. Intravascular factors
D. Extravascular factors - ANS Extravascular factors
The disinfection which take place during the arterial injection portion of the embalming process
is called:
A. Terminal disinfection
B. Case analysis
C. Concurrent disinfection
D. Primary disinfection - ANS Concurrent disinfection
The action of formaldehyde on protein is:
A. Dialysis
B. Saponification
C. Autolysis
D. Coagulation - ANS Coagulation
The Egyptians immersed bodies in:
A. Natron solution
B. Spices
C. Balsam spirits
D. Spirits of wine - ANS Natron
Which of these is NOT an expressed purpose for the use of massage cream on the body?
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. VERIFIED
2026.
When treating blisters, three of these choices are proper procedures. Select the one which is
NOT accepted as proper technique.
A. Puncture and drain blisters before embalming
B. Remove loose skin after embalming
C. observe color change in the affected areas
D. Remove loose integument before embalming - ANS Remove loose integument before
embalming
One purpose for which cavity fluids would NOT be recommended is:
A. Surface packs.
B. Arterial injections.
C. Visceral treatment.
D. Bleaching agents. - ANS Arterial injections
If you use 2 bottles of arterial fluid to make 2 ½ gallons of a 3 index solution, what is the index of
the arterial fluid?
A. 30 index
B. 18 index
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,C. 27 index
D. 36 index - ANS 30 index
A discoloration that appears on the body during life is considered:
A. Ante mortem.
B. Post mortem.
C. Intravascular.
D. Interosseus - ANS Ante mortem
Which of the following is a purpose of pre-embalming analysis?
A. To apply appropriate restorative techniques
B. To prescribe and apply proper embalming techniques
C. To aid in proper post-embalming techniques
D. To apply proper service after call - ANS To prescribe and apply proper embalming
techniques
Jaundice is best described by which of the following?
A. Yellow
B. Gray
C. Bronze
D. Green - ANS Yellow
Which of these conditions may affect the pressure at which arterial fluid must be injected to
overcome the initial resistance?
A. Rigor mortis
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,B. Algor mortis
C. Catalepsy
D. Hypostasis - ANS Rigor mortis
Which of these is considered to be the most important aspect of the embalming operation for
the safety of the public at visitation?
A. The disinfection of the body
B. The preservation of the body
C. The restoration of the body
D. The documentation of the operation - ANS The disinfection of the body
The care of the deceased to recreate natural form and color is a definition which would most
correctly apply to which of the following?
A. Preservation
B. Calcination
C. Restoration
D. Disinfection - ANS Restoration
Which of these is the solid state of formaldehyde?
A. Paraldehyde
B. Paraformaldehyde
C. Acetaldehyde
D. Ethanol - ANS Paraformaldehyde
Which of the following factors is NOT encountered in every dead human body?
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, A. Extrinsic factors
B. Intrinsic factors
C. Intravascular factors
D. Extravascular factors - ANS Extravascular factors
The disinfection which take place during the arterial injection portion of the embalming process
is called:
A. Terminal disinfection
B. Case analysis
C. Concurrent disinfection
D. Primary disinfection - ANS Concurrent disinfection
The action of formaldehyde on protein is:
A. Dialysis
B. Saponification
C. Autolysis
D. Coagulation - ANS Coagulation
The Egyptians immersed bodies in:
A. Natron solution
B. Spices
C. Balsam spirits
D. Spirits of wine - ANS Natron
Which of these is NOT an expressed purpose for the use of massage cream on the body?
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