Principles of Embalming III Mid-term study guide.Final Test 2026\2027.
True or False: It is recommended that the embalmer use preinjection fluid as the
preservative solution for embalming infants because their skin is very delicate.
False
True or False: The recommended vessels for embalming the unautopsied infant
include the common carotid artery, the axillary artery, the abdominal aorta.
False
True or False: The preservative demand is that amount of preservative
(formaldehyde) required to effectively preserve and disinfect remains.
True
True or False: You should use a regular trocar to aspirate the mouth and nose of an
adult.
False
True or False: The precise amount of preservative required to effectively preserve
and disinfect a body (preservative demand) is the same for every body.
False
True or False: The recommended vessels for embalming the unautopsied infant
include the common carotid artery, the femoral artery, and the axillary artery.
False
True or False: The vessels on the 4-to-12-year-old child should be larger than an
infant's but the same size as an adult's.
False
The biggest problem with mouth closure in the elderly is:
atrophy of the maxillae and mandible
True or False: The recommended vessels for embalming the unautopsied infant
include the common carotid artery, the femoral artery, the abdominal aorta, and the
ascending aorta.
True
,Principles of Embalming III Mid-term study guide.Final Test 2026\2027.
True or False: Since babies are more delicate than adults, their viscera should be
treated with slightly diluted cavity fluid.
False
If senile purpura is seen over the hands and arms of the deceased, a slow rate of flow
is recommended. Why?
To prevent the possible further rupture of fragile capillaries
True or False: At birth, body fat is approximately 12% of total body weight
True
Which of the following is not a factor determined in the embalming analysis?
amount of hypodermic tissue building
True or False: Regular arterial solution, not pre-injection solution, along with
supplemental fluids, should be used to embalm an infant.
True
True or False: On the unautopsied infant, the common carotid artery is the largest of
the non-aortic vessels.
True
According to your text, vessel selection for the unautopsied infant would include
which four of the following vessels?
Common carotid artery, Femoral artery, ascending aorta, abdominal aorta
True or False: Arteriosclerotic arteries are only encountered in the elderly.
False
True or False: In general, arterial solution volume for the 4-to-12-year-old child
should be greater than that used for an infant but smaller than used on an adult.
True
True or False: It is not important to know the relationship of body water and body fat
when embalming infants.
False
True or False: Rate-of-flow is a measure of how fast, or in what volume, the arterial
fluid enters the body during injection.
True
, Principles of Embalming III Mid-term study guide.Final Test 2026\2027.
True or False: It is possible to close the mouth of the deceased, but be unable to close
the lips.
True
True or False: When the embalmer uses coinjection chemicals as a substitute for
water, it produces what we call a "waterless solution" for injection
True
True or False: A coinjection fluid is used to enhance the action of the preservative
solution.
True
True or False: At birth, body water is approximately 75% of total body weight
True
Select all that apply. When injecting using a higher pressure and/or rate of flow,
which of the following are possible complications that could arise?
Swelling (distention) and losing coagula in arteries which then block smaller arterial
branches.
True or False: In the autopsied body, the trunk should be injected first to observe
tissue reaction to the chemical used.
False
True or False: Infants should always be embalmed with dilute, low-index solutions.
False
True or False: The discolorations known as senile purpura can be removed by arterial
injection/venous drainage.
False
True or False: At 1 year of age, body water is about the same as the adult level of 70%
of total body weight.
False
True or False: The embalmer should not use preinjection fluid as preservative
solution for embalming infants because the infant body may have a high preservative
demand.
True
True or False: It is recommended that the embalmer use preinjection fluid as the
preservative solution for embalming infants because their skin is very delicate.
False
True or False: The recommended vessels for embalming the unautopsied infant
include the common carotid artery, the axillary artery, the abdominal aorta.
False
True or False: The preservative demand is that amount of preservative
(formaldehyde) required to effectively preserve and disinfect remains.
True
True or False: You should use a regular trocar to aspirate the mouth and nose of an
adult.
False
True or False: The precise amount of preservative required to effectively preserve
and disinfect a body (preservative demand) is the same for every body.
False
True or False: The recommended vessels for embalming the unautopsied infant
include the common carotid artery, the femoral artery, and the axillary artery.
False
True or False: The vessels on the 4-to-12-year-old child should be larger than an
infant's but the same size as an adult's.
False
The biggest problem with mouth closure in the elderly is:
atrophy of the maxillae and mandible
True or False: The recommended vessels for embalming the unautopsied infant
include the common carotid artery, the femoral artery, the abdominal aorta, and the
ascending aorta.
True
,Principles of Embalming III Mid-term study guide.Final Test 2026\2027.
True or False: Since babies are more delicate than adults, their viscera should be
treated with slightly diluted cavity fluid.
False
If senile purpura is seen over the hands and arms of the deceased, a slow rate of flow
is recommended. Why?
To prevent the possible further rupture of fragile capillaries
True or False: At birth, body fat is approximately 12% of total body weight
True
Which of the following is not a factor determined in the embalming analysis?
amount of hypodermic tissue building
True or False: Regular arterial solution, not pre-injection solution, along with
supplemental fluids, should be used to embalm an infant.
True
True or False: On the unautopsied infant, the common carotid artery is the largest of
the non-aortic vessels.
True
According to your text, vessel selection for the unautopsied infant would include
which four of the following vessels?
Common carotid artery, Femoral artery, ascending aorta, abdominal aorta
True or False: Arteriosclerotic arteries are only encountered in the elderly.
False
True or False: In general, arterial solution volume for the 4-to-12-year-old child
should be greater than that used for an infant but smaller than used on an adult.
True
True or False: It is not important to know the relationship of body water and body fat
when embalming infants.
False
True or False: Rate-of-flow is a measure of how fast, or in what volume, the arterial
fluid enters the body during injection.
True
, Principles of Embalming III Mid-term study guide.Final Test 2026\2027.
True or False: It is possible to close the mouth of the deceased, but be unable to close
the lips.
True
True or False: When the embalmer uses coinjection chemicals as a substitute for
water, it produces what we call a "waterless solution" for injection
True
True or False: A coinjection fluid is used to enhance the action of the preservative
solution.
True
True or False: At birth, body water is approximately 75% of total body weight
True
Select all that apply. When injecting using a higher pressure and/or rate of flow,
which of the following are possible complications that could arise?
Swelling (distention) and losing coagula in arteries which then block smaller arterial
branches.
True or False: In the autopsied body, the trunk should be injected first to observe
tissue reaction to the chemical used.
False
True or False: Infants should always be embalmed with dilute, low-index solutions.
False
True or False: The discolorations known as senile purpura can be removed by arterial
injection/venous drainage.
False
True or False: At 1 year of age, body water is about the same as the adult level of 70%
of total body weight.
False
True or False: The embalmer should not use preinjection fluid as preservative
solution for embalming infants because the infant body may have a high preservative
demand.
True
