MORT 3018 - Funeral Service Practice I - Exam 1 (Vocab)

Acknowledgement cards (thank you cards) - Answer- cards of recognition sent to friends for kindness shown to a deceased's family Acolyte - Answer- an altar attendant of minor rank (often in catholic churches) Adaptive funeral rite - Answer- A funeral rite that is adjusted to the needs and wants of those directly involved; one which has been altered to suit the trends of the times Administrator or administratrix - Answer- A man/woman appointed by the court to settle the estate of a deceased person (can also be called a personal admin/rep) Advance directives - Answer- documents such as DNR's (Do Not Resuscitate) and living wills After service call - Answer- A call made on the surviving relatives after the funeral service by the funeral director or an assistant Algor mortis - Answer- the cooling of the body immediately after death to room temperature and temporary stiffening of the muscles Altar - Answer- An elevated place or structure on which sacrifices are offered or at which religious rites are performed Ambulance - Answer- An automotive vehicle especially constructed and equipped to transport injured, sick or incapacitated persons Ambulatory - Answer- aisle round an apse American Board of Funeral Service Education - Answer- agency/organization with responsibility to accredit colleges and programs of mortuary science/funeral service education Anatomical or Organ Donation - Answer- A gift of one's body or internal organs for transplantation or medical research and education Anticipatory grief - Answer- a syndrome characterized by the presence of grief in anticipation of death or loss; the actual death comes as a confirmation of knowledge of a life-limiting condition Apprentice/Intern/Resident Trainee - Answer- A person registered for instruction in embalming and/or funeral directing under the supervision of an authorized licensed embalmer and/or funeral director Apse - Answer- the vaulted wall at the back (behind the altar) of some churches Arrangement Conference - Answer- Initial meeting between funeral director and customer Arrangement form - Answer- A printed form the funeral director uses in planning the details of a funeral service with the family or friends of the deceased Arrangement room - Answer- A private room in the funeral home used specifically for the funeral director and the family to make funeral and financial arrangements Aspirate - Answer- Process of withdrawing fluids and gases from the body cavities Automobile list - Answer- A list of automobiles used in the cortege showing the names of the occupants and position in the cortege Autopsy/post mortem examination/necropsy - Answer- From the Greek for to see for one's self. The medical dissection of a remains for the purpose of ascertaining the cause of death through examination of the various body parts Background drapes - Answer- decorative drapes (usually made of velour) arranged on a frame and placed behind the casket as a background Barrow - Answer- mound of stones or dirt on top of a grave Basic Services of Funeral Director and Staff - Answer- also referred to as "basic professional services." This is the basic charge to each family which the funeral home assesses for their professional expertise in assisting the family (first thing on the general price list) Beneficiary - Answer- the person to whom the proceeds of a life insurance policy are payable Bequest - Answer- a gift of personal property in a will Bequeath - Answer- to give via a will, to pass on Bereave - Answer- to be deprived of something valuable or beloved as by death Bereaved - Answer- (Noun) the immediate family of the deceased (Verb) suffering from the grief upon the death of a loved one Bereavement - Answer- the event producing acute deprivation and dispossession due to the death of one on whom emotional capital has been invested Bier/Catafalque - Answer- a framework for supporting a remains or a casket. Catafalque tends to be a more formal term and usually connotes a framework which is draped with cloth or crepe. Called a coffin in Scotland Blessed candles - Answer- Candles used for religious rites which have been previously blessed by a priest Boutonniere - Answer- A button-hole flower Brain death - Answer- a condition that results when the brain ceases to be conscious and the body operates only as a result of mechanical assistance. There are no brain waves, movements, or responses to stimuli Burial (ground burial) - Answer- To inter in the ground Side by side burial - Answer- Ground burial where the caskets of two related individuals are placed side by side. Double-depth burial - Answer- ground burial where the caskets of two related individuals are placed on top of each other in a double depth vault or lawn crypt area Burial ground - Answer- A cemetery. In America, it usually refers to a cemetery containing the remains of Native Americans Burial Transit Permit - Answer- A legal paper issued by the local government authorizing disposition and transportation of dead human bodies Burial garments - Answer- Wearing apparel made especially for the dead. Shroud Burial insurance - Answer- An insurance policy in which the principal is paid in a funeral service and merchandise rather than cash Burial site - Answer- A place for disposal of burial remains, including various forms of encasement and platform burials that are not excavated in the ground or enclosed by mounded earth Burial vault - Answer- An outside enclosure designed and engineered to not only carry the earth load but to protect the casket and the remains from outside water in the grave. Originally intended to prevent grave robbery Cadaver - Answer- a body used for scientific study and dissection Cairn - Answer- A mound of stones marking a burial place Calcination (Incalcination) - Answer- Cremation from direct heat rather than direct flames (uncommon) Candelabrium - Answer- a large ornamental candle stick with several branches and each branch supporting a candle Cannibalism - Answer- Eating one's own species. Also called necrophagia. Casket Bearers, Active (Active Pallbearers) - Answer- individuals whose duty is to carry the casket when necessary during funeral service. Casket bearers in some sections of the country are hired and in other sections are close friends and relatives of the deceased Casket Bearers, Honorary (Honorary Pallbearers) - Answer- friends or members of a religious, social or fraternal organization who act as an escort or honor guard for the deceased. honorary casket bearers do not carry the casket Casket Coach or Funeral Coach or Hearse - Answer- A motor vehicle designed and used for the conveyance of casketed or uncasketed human remains Casketing - Answer- Placing of the body in the casket upon completion of embalming, dressing and cosmetizing Casket piece - Answer- Usually a floral arrangement placed on the casket to adorn it during the services, supplied by either the family, friends, or the funeral home Casket Rack - Answer- A device which allows caskets to be placed one on top of the other for display purposes Casket standard - Answer- a bier Casket Veil - Answer- A silk or net transparent covering for the casket for the purpose of keeping flies and other insects from the remains (no longer used) Catacomes - Answer- an underground cemetery of rooms or galleries with recesses for burial purposes Celebrant - Answer- The officiant who celebrates the mass Cemetery - Answer- from the Greek koimeterion, literally a "sleeping place" or "dormitory." An area of ground set aside and dedicated for the final disposition of dead human remains Family Cemetery - Answer- A small, private burial place for members of the immediate or extended family; typically found in rural areas, and often, but not always, near a residence; different from a family plot, which is an area reserved for family members within a larger cemetery Memorial Park - Answer- a cemetery of the 20th century cared for in perpetuity by a business or nonprofit corporation; generally characterized by open expanses of greensward with either flush or other regulated gravemarkers (has all flat markers) Military cemetery - Answer- A burial ground established for war casualties, veterans, and eligible dependents. Those established by the Federal Government include national cemeteries, post cemeteries, soldiers' lots, Confederate and Union plots, and American cemeteries in foreign countries. Many states also have established cemeteries for veterans National Cemetery - Answer- one of 130 burial grounds established by the congress of the united states since 1862 for interment of armed forces servicemen and women whose last service ended honorably. Presently, the department of veterans affairs maintains 114, the national park service administers 14, and the department of the army has responsibility for Pet Cemetery - Answer- An area set aside for burial of cherished animals Potter's Field - Answer- a place for the burial of indigent or anonymous persons. the term comes from a biblical reference "Rural" cemetery - Answer- a burial place characterized by spacious landscaped grounds and romantic commemorative monuments established in a rural setting in the period of the young republic and at the dawn of the Victoria era; so called for the movement inspired by the American model, Mount Auburn cemetery (1831) in the environs of Boston; a cemetery developed in this tradition. The term is used with quotation marks throughout guidance to distinguish this distinctive landscaped type from other kinds of burying grounds occurring in the countryside Cenotaph - Answer- Literally "an empty tomb". A monument erected to the memory of the dead, with the dead human body not present Cerecloth - Answer- Fabric used to cover corpse soaked in adhesive to hold it close Certified Copy of Death Certificate - Answer- a legal copy of the original death certificate Chancel - Answer- the place about the altar of the church, usually enclosing the clergy and other officials. It does not include the altar Chapel - Answer- A building or an area of a building in which services are conducted Chaplain - Answer- An ecclesiastic attached to the chapel of an institution, military unit, fraternal organization, etc.