AAMI Principles OF Embalming 3 Test
Practice Questions and Answers Verified
Solutions Latest Update 2026/2027
Answer:
dome-like superior portion of the cranium.
●● Calvarium
Answer:
what is the portion of the head that is removed during a cranial autopsy.
●● Eye Enucleation
Answer:
removal of an entire eyeball without rupture.
●● Hardening Compound
Answer:
chemical in powder form that has the ability to absorb and to disinfect. Often used in cavity
treatment on an autopsied case.
●● Hardening Compound
Answer:
what is often used in cavity treatment of an autopsied case?
●● Hypodermic Embalming
Answer:
injection of embalming chemicals directly into the tissues through the use of a syringe and needle
or trocar.
●● Necropsy
Answer:
,postmortem examination of the organs and tissues of a body to determine the cause of death or
pathological condition.
●● Surface Embalming
Answer:
direct contact of body tissues with embalming chemicals.
●● Worm Suture
Answer:
method of sewing an incision along the edges without entering the opening whereby the suture
becomes invisible and the line of suture becomes depressed, which lends it ease of concealment by
waxing.
●● Total Body Weight
Answer:
both body water and body fat contribute too?
●● 75
Answer:
at birth water account for _____% of body weight.
●● 12
Answer:
at birth fat accounts for _______%.
●● Body Water, 60
Answer:
at 1 year of age _______ declines to approximately the normal adult level of _____% of total body
weight.
●● 25, 30
Answer:
body fat increases at 6 months of age to about _____% and increases again to about ____% at age
1.
,●● Brain
Answer:
in the infant what is the first organ to decompose?
●● B
Answer:
Knowing that the infant's body has a large amount of moisture, one of my main concerns as an
embalmer would be to:
a. use a hypotonic solution
b. use a mild solution to keep the skin from wrinkling
c. use an astringent solution to keep the body from dehydrating
d. achieve/maintain a proper moisture balance with my arterial solution
e. avoid aspirating the cranial cavity
●● A, C, D, F
Answer:
Which of the following vessels are recommended for injecting the unautopsied infant (select all
that
apply):
a. common carotid artery
b. subclavian artery
c. femoral artery
d. abdominal aorta
e. axillary artery
f. ascending aorta
●● A, C
Answer:
Which of the following vessels would be used on both unautopsied adults as well as unautopsied
infants?
a. common carotid artery
b. subclavian artery
c. femoral artery
d. abdominal aorta
e. axillary artery
, f. ascending aorta
●● True
Answer:
T/F Senile purpura is an example of ecchymosis
●● B
Answer:
A slow rate of flow is indicated for injecting someone
demonstrating
senile purpura
in order to:
a.
plump up the tissues
b.
avoid
possible
rupture of fragile capillaries
c.
better remove the purpural discoloration
●● True
Answer:
T/F Areas of senile purpura may become engorged with fluid and swell during arterial injection
●● A
Answer:
If, during your embalming analysis, you notice the skin over the purpural areas has been torn or has
broken open, all loose skin should be removed
a. prior to
embalming.
b. during
embalming
c. after embalming
d. prior to dressing
●● C
Practice Questions and Answers Verified
Solutions Latest Update 2026/2027
Answer:
dome-like superior portion of the cranium.
●● Calvarium
Answer:
what is the portion of the head that is removed during a cranial autopsy.
●● Eye Enucleation
Answer:
removal of an entire eyeball without rupture.
●● Hardening Compound
Answer:
chemical in powder form that has the ability to absorb and to disinfect. Often used in cavity
treatment on an autopsied case.
●● Hardening Compound
Answer:
what is often used in cavity treatment of an autopsied case?
●● Hypodermic Embalming
Answer:
injection of embalming chemicals directly into the tissues through the use of a syringe and needle
or trocar.
●● Necropsy
Answer:
,postmortem examination of the organs and tissues of a body to determine the cause of death or
pathological condition.
●● Surface Embalming
Answer:
direct contact of body tissues with embalming chemicals.
●● Worm Suture
Answer:
method of sewing an incision along the edges without entering the opening whereby the suture
becomes invisible and the line of suture becomes depressed, which lends it ease of concealment by
waxing.
●● Total Body Weight
Answer:
both body water and body fat contribute too?
●● 75
Answer:
at birth water account for _____% of body weight.
●● 12
Answer:
at birth fat accounts for _______%.
●● Body Water, 60
Answer:
at 1 year of age _______ declines to approximately the normal adult level of _____% of total body
weight.
●● 25, 30
Answer:
body fat increases at 6 months of age to about _____% and increases again to about ____% at age
1.
,●● Brain
Answer:
in the infant what is the first organ to decompose?
●● B
Answer:
Knowing that the infant's body has a large amount of moisture, one of my main concerns as an
embalmer would be to:
a. use a hypotonic solution
b. use a mild solution to keep the skin from wrinkling
c. use an astringent solution to keep the body from dehydrating
d. achieve/maintain a proper moisture balance with my arterial solution
e. avoid aspirating the cranial cavity
●● A, C, D, F
Answer:
Which of the following vessels are recommended for injecting the unautopsied infant (select all
that
apply):
a. common carotid artery
b. subclavian artery
c. femoral artery
d. abdominal aorta
e. axillary artery
f. ascending aorta
●● A, C
Answer:
Which of the following vessels would be used on both unautopsied adults as well as unautopsied
infants?
a. common carotid artery
b. subclavian artery
c. femoral artery
d. abdominal aorta
e. axillary artery
, f. ascending aorta
●● True
Answer:
T/F Senile purpura is an example of ecchymosis
●● B
Answer:
A slow rate of flow is indicated for injecting someone
demonstrating
senile purpura
in order to:
a.
plump up the tissues
b.
avoid
possible
rupture of fragile capillaries
c.
better remove the purpural discoloration
●● True
Answer:
T/F Areas of senile purpura may become engorged with fluid and swell during arterial injection
●● A
Answer:
If, during your embalming analysis, you notice the skin over the purpural areas has been torn or has
broken open, all loose skin should be removed
a. prior to
embalming.
b. during
embalming
c. after embalming
d. prior to dressing
●● C
