Mort 203 Cremation Glossary || Questions with Complete
Solutions.
Alkaline hydrolysis correct answers a process that uses water, alkaline chemicals, heat and
sometimes pressure and agitation, to accelerate natural decomposition, leaving bone fragments.
Alternative Container correct answers an unfinished wood box or other non-metal receptacle or
enclosure, without ornamentation or a fixed interior lining, which is designed for the encasement
of human remains and which is made of fiberboard, pressed-wood, composition materials (with
or without an outside covering) or like materials.
Authorizing agent correct answers the person(s) with the paramount right to authorize (ex:
spouse, next of kin, etc.).
Casting (Scattering) correct answers the release of cremated remains over land, through the air or
over water.
Ceremonial (Rental) Casket correct answers an exterior casket shell with a removable insert
designed for cremation.
Columbarium correct answers A structure, room, or space in a mausoleum or other building
containing niches or recesses used to hold cremated remains.
Commingling correct answers combining the cremated remains of more than one person.
Corrugated container correct answers a container used to hold a dead human body which is
constructed out of a type of cardboard, which is made with a series of alternate folds and ridges.
Cremated Remains correct answers the final product remaining after completion of the entire
cremation/pulverization process. The product is never referred to as "cremains".
Cremation correct answers the reduction of a dead human body to inorganic bone fragments by
intense heat in a specifically designed retort or chamber
Cremation casket correct answers a combustible, rigid, leak-resistant casket manufactured to be
cremated.
Cremation urn correct answers A receptacle created for the purpose of containing remains after
cremation. Cremation urns are created in a variety of sizes, shapes, and materials.
Cremator correct answers the mechanical unit used for the cremation process.
Crematory correct answers the physical location of the crematorwhere the cremation processis
performed.
Solutions.
Alkaline hydrolysis correct answers a process that uses water, alkaline chemicals, heat and
sometimes pressure and agitation, to accelerate natural decomposition, leaving bone fragments.
Alternative Container correct answers an unfinished wood box or other non-metal receptacle or
enclosure, without ornamentation or a fixed interior lining, which is designed for the encasement
of human remains and which is made of fiberboard, pressed-wood, composition materials (with
or without an outside covering) or like materials.
Authorizing agent correct answers the person(s) with the paramount right to authorize (ex:
spouse, next of kin, etc.).
Casting (Scattering) correct answers the release of cremated remains over land, through the air or
over water.
Ceremonial (Rental) Casket correct answers an exterior casket shell with a removable insert
designed for cremation.
Columbarium correct answers A structure, room, or space in a mausoleum or other building
containing niches or recesses used to hold cremated remains.
Commingling correct answers combining the cremated remains of more than one person.
Corrugated container correct answers a container used to hold a dead human body which is
constructed out of a type of cardboard, which is made with a series of alternate folds and ridges.
Cremated Remains correct answers the final product remaining after completion of the entire
cremation/pulverization process. The product is never referred to as "cremains".
Cremation correct answers the reduction of a dead human body to inorganic bone fragments by
intense heat in a specifically designed retort or chamber
Cremation casket correct answers a combustible, rigid, leak-resistant casket manufactured to be
cremated.
Cremation urn correct answers A receptacle created for the purpose of containing remains after
cremation. Cremation urns are created in a variety of sizes, shapes, and materials.
Cremator correct answers the mechanical unit used for the cremation process.
Crematory correct answers the physical location of the crematorwhere the cremation processis
performed.
