AAMI PRINCIPLES OF EMBALMING III
PHT 414 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
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If senile purpura is seen over the hands and arms of the deceased, which of the fo
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llowing statements would be true about your arterial solution: - ANSWERS-
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increase the strength of the arterial solution
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A common pathological change that occurs as a result of diabetes mellitus: -
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ANSWERS-poor peripheral circulation
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Preinjection fluid is a chemical with very little or no preservative - ANSWERS-True
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f senile purpura is seen over the hands and arms of the deceased, a slow rate of f
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low is recommended. Why? - ANSWERS-
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To prevent the possible further rupture of fragile capillaries
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Which of the following is not a factor determined in the embalming analysis? -
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ANSWERS-amount of hypodermic tissue building
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On the unautopsied infant, the common carotid artery is the largest of the non-
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aortic vessels - ANSWERS-True
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At birth, body water is approximately 50% of total body weight - ANSWERS-False
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Mouth closure and lip closure describe the same thing - ANSWERS-F
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The biggest problem with mouth closure in the elderly is: - ANSWERS-
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In the autopsied body, the trunk should be injected first to observe tissue reaction t
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o the chemical used - ANSWERS-False
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The recommended vessels for embalming the unautopsied infant include the com
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mon carotid artery, the femoral artery, the abdominal aorta, and the ascending aort
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a. - ANSWERS-T
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Eyecaps should never be used on infants. - ANSWERS-F
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The viscera of the autopsied infant should be treated with undiluted cavity fluid. -
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Infant skin can easily distend and wrinkle upon injection of arterial solution. -
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, Preservative demand is defined as the number of grams of pure formaldehyde gas
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dissolved in 100 milliliters of water. - ANSWERS-F
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The discolorations known as senile purpura can be removed by arterial injection/
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venous drainage. - ANSWERS-F 5v 5v 5v
Infants should always be embalmed with dilute, low-index solutions. - ANSWERS-F
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At 1 year of age, body water is about the same as the adult level of 60% of total b
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ody weight. - ANSWERS-T
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At 1 year of age, body water is about the same as the adult level of 50% of total b
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ody weight. - ANSWERS-F
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A coinjection fluid is used to enhance the action of the preservative solution -
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At 1 year of age, body water is about the same as the adult level of 70% of total b
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ody weight. - ANSWERS-F
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The vessels on the 4-to-12-year-
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old child should be larger than an infant s but smaller than an adult s. -
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In the autopsied body, the legs are injected first to observe tissue reaction to the c
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hemical used. - ANSWERS-T 5v 5v 5v
Senile purpura is brought about by the fragility of the capillaries. - ANSWERS-T
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Organ transplantation would NOT include: - ANSWERS-Bone
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Regarding organ/ 5v
tissue donation and transplantation: If the procurement technician is not careful wh
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en removing the proximal humerus and scapula, what vessels would most likely be
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severed, causing obvious problems for the embalmer? - ANSWERS-
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Ideally, while you are injecting the autopsied body, you should let the drainage sit i
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n the cavity for as long as possible, to allow any formaldehyde to preserve the trun
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k. - ANSWERS-F
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Probably the most dramatic of all tissue recovery cases, and the most time-
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consuming for the embalmer: - ANSWERS-Long Bone Donor
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To embalm the legs of a heart/lung donor: - ANSWERS-use the femoral arteries
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Which of the following are factors determined in the embalming analysis? -
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ANSWERS-all but one of the above
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PHT 414 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
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If senile purpura is seen over the hands and arms of the deceased, which of the fo
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llowing statements would be true about your arterial solution: - ANSWERS-
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increase the strength of the arterial solution
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A common pathological change that occurs as a result of diabetes mellitus: -
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ANSWERS-poor peripheral circulation
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Preinjection fluid is a chemical with very little or no preservative - ANSWERS-True
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f senile purpura is seen over the hands and arms of the deceased, a slow rate of f
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low is recommended. Why? - ANSWERS-
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To prevent the possible further rupture of fragile capillaries
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Which of the following is not a factor determined in the embalming analysis? -
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ANSWERS-amount of hypodermic tissue building
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On the unautopsied infant, the common carotid artery is the largest of the non-
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aortic vessels - ANSWERS-True
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At birth, body water is approximately 50% of total body weight - ANSWERS-False
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Mouth closure and lip closure describe the same thing - ANSWERS-F
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The biggest problem with mouth closure in the elderly is: - ANSWERS-
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atrophy of the maxillae and mandible5v 5v 5v 5v 5v
In the autopsied body, the trunk should be injected first to observe tissue reaction t
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o the chemical used - ANSWERS-False
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The recommended vessels for embalming the unautopsied infant include the com
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mon carotid artery, the femoral artery, the abdominal aorta, and the ascending aort
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a. - ANSWERS-T
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Eyecaps should never be used on infants. - ANSWERS-F
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The viscera of the autopsied infant should be treated with undiluted cavity fluid. -
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Infant skin can easily distend and wrinkle upon injection of arterial solution. -
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, Preservative demand is defined as the number of grams of pure formaldehyde gas
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dissolved in 100 milliliters of water. - ANSWERS-F
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The discolorations known as senile purpura can be removed by arterial injection/
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venous drainage. - ANSWERS-F 5v 5v 5v
Infants should always be embalmed with dilute, low-index solutions. - ANSWERS-F
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At 1 year of age, body water is about the same as the adult level of 60% of total b
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ody weight. - ANSWERS-T
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At 1 year of age, body water is about the same as the adult level of 50% of total b
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ody weight. - ANSWERS-F
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A coinjection fluid is used to enhance the action of the preservative solution -
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At 1 year of age, body water is about the same as the adult level of 70% of total b
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ody weight. - ANSWERS-F
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The vessels on the 4-to-12-year-
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old child should be larger than an infant s but smaller than an adult s. -
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In the autopsied body, the legs are injected first to observe tissue reaction to the c
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hemical used. - ANSWERS-T 5v 5v 5v
Senile purpura is brought about by the fragility of the capillaries. - ANSWERS-T
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Organ transplantation would NOT include: - ANSWERS-Bone
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Regarding organ/ 5v
tissue donation and transplantation: If the procurement technician is not careful wh
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en removing the proximal humerus and scapula, what vessels would most likely be
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severed, causing obvious problems for the embalmer? - ANSWERS-
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axillary and brachial arteries 5v 5v 5v
Ideally, while you are injecting the autopsied body, you should let the drainage sit i
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n the cavity for as long as possible, to allow any formaldehyde to preserve the trun
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k. - ANSWERS-F
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Probably the most dramatic of all tissue recovery cases, and the most time-
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consuming for the embalmer: - ANSWERS-Long Bone Donor
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To embalm the legs of a heart/lung donor: - ANSWERS-use the femoral arteries
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Which of the following are factors determined in the embalming analysis? -
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ANSWERS-all but one of the above
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