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FSE EMBALMING II LECTURE 21 & 22 EXAM WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS 100% VERIFIED!!



How do we safely pour fluids into the embalming machine? - (answer)Slowly and carefully! Keep a
distance and avoid splashback.



What neutralizes formaldehyde? - (answer)Ammonia, urea, waste products, nitrogenous wastes



What chemical treats dehydration? - (answer)Humectant



How do you treat the walls of the cavity in an autopsy case? - (answer)Hypodermic embalming, surface
embalming



What kind of fluid helps with a yellowing color of the skin/eyes (jaundice)? - (answer)-Specialty jaundice
fluids which may or may not contain formaldehyde

-Pre-injection, which clears the vascular system

-Bleaching co-injection

-Cavity fluid



What does index mean when referring to arterial fluid? - (answer)Percentage of aldehyde in the
concentrate, amount of formaldehyde gas, measured in grams, dissolved in 100 mL of solution



What are the properties of cautery chemicals? - (answer)-Basically phenol (carbolic acid)

-Contain about 2-5% of phenol

-Rapid drying affect

-Reducing and constricting

-Germicidal



Where should proper ventilation be placed in a prep room? - (answer)At or near floor level, due to the
fact that formaldehyde is heavier than air

,FSE EMBALMING II LECTURE 21 & 22 EXAM WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS 100% VERIFIED!!



Describe the process of restricted cervical injection - (answer)1. Raise the right carotid artery and insert
two tubes: one facing the trunk and the other facing the head

2. Drain blood from the jugular vein

3. Raise the left carotid artery and insert a tube facing toward the head, tie off other end of artery

4. Inject trunk first, allowing open tubes facing head to release excess fluid

5. Inject the left side of the head

6. Inject the right side of the head



What is instant tissue fixation and what types of cases require it? - (answer)1. Instant tissue fixation is a
method of arterial injection in which strong solution under high pressure is injected in a burst-
suppression pattern, creating firming without swelling

2. Early decomposition when facial swelling is anticipated, facial trauma, when facial tissues must be dry
and firm for restoration, when facial excisions are necessary, re-embalming



Provide examples of extravascular resistance: - (answer)Rigor mortis, gas in the cavities, expansion of
hollow viscera during injection, tumors and swollen lymph nodes, ascites and hydrothorax, contact
pressure, visceral weight, bandages, skeletal edema, inflammation



Why do we inject arteries instead of veins? - (answer)Veins have internal valves that prevent the
backflow of blood, preventing arterial fluid from circulating



Where is the heart located? - (answer)In the thoracic cavity, between the lungs in the middle of the
chest



Characteristics of the different types of purge - (answer)1. Stomach: brown, resembles coffee grounds,
foul odor

2. Lung: frothy, light pink/red, no odor

3. Esophageal varices: bloody liquid

4. Brain: white semisolid

5. Anal: semisolid/liquid

, FSE EMBALMING II LECTURE 21 & 22 EXAM WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS 100% VERIFIED!!



6. Embalming solution: arterial fluid

7. Cavity fluid: cavity fluid, blood



How do we aspirate the brain? - (answer)By inserting a trocar through the cribriform plate of the
ethmoid bone by way of the left or right nostril



Which medical devices must be removed for cremation? - (answer)Pacemakers and other radioactive
devices



Describe the different plastic garments - (answer)Pants: covers torso from the lower abdomen to the
upper thigh

Coveralls: covers the trunk from armpit to upper thigh

Stockings: covers entire leg to feet

Sleeves: covers arm to wrist

Shirt jacket: covers upper torso from neck to waist, and arms

Capri pants: covers lower abdomen to feet

Unionall: covers entire body besides head, neck, and hands



What types of sutures work best for different scenarios? - (answer)Baseball: lengthy incisions

Inversion, worm: cranial autopsy

Continuous, whip: temporarily close lengthy incisions



Solid edema - (answer)Located within the body cells, must be excised



Pitting edema - (answer)In tissue spaces between cells, treated with strong arterial solution



Anasarca - (answer)Generalized edema in all body tissues, gravitated, punctured and drained, strong
arterial solution

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