NBE Science Practice Test
What group of chemicals is used in funeral preparations in extreme cases, such as bodies with edema or or ones exhibiting advanced decomposition? a. low index fluids
b. humectants c. high index fluids
d. water conditioning - correct answer c. high index fluids
When is the correct time to inject tissue builder with a hypodermic syringe?
a. after embalming
b. before closing the mouth
c. decomposition case report
d. embalming case report - correct answer d. embalming case report
A written record and sketch diagram of the condition of the body upon arrival to the funeral home the method of embalming, treatments, the times at which the body arrived and preparations were completed, and the license numbers of the embalmers and assistants is called the:
a. putrefaction case report
b. sanitation case report
c. decomposition case report
d. embalming case report - correct answer d. embalming case report
Admittance to the preparation room while a deceased is present should only be granted to:
a. licensees b. those authorized by the family or the state
c. pre-need counselors
d. both a and b - correct answer d. both b and c
The difference between the potential pressure reading and the actual pressure reading indicates the:
a. vacuum pressure
b. rate of flow
c. differential pressure
d. both b and c - correct answer d. both b and c
A blunt instrument used for tissue dissection and for determining the location and elevation of arteries and veins that is especially useful after the initial incision to locate the carotid artery and jugular vein is made is called.
a. bistoury knife
b. hemostat
c. aneurism needle
d. forceps - correct answer c. aneurism needle
The study of death and dying that places an emphasis on the psychological and social aspects is called:
a. psychology
b. psychiatry
c. pathology
d. thanatology - correct answer d. thanatology
The process by which blood settles or pools within the vessels to the dependent or lowest parts of the body as a result of gravitational movement is called:
What group of chemicals is used in funeral preparations in extreme cases, such as bodies with edema or or ones exhibiting advanced decomposition? a. low index fluids
b. humectants c. high index fluids
d. water conditioning - correct answer c. high index fluids
When is the correct time to inject tissue builder with a hypodermic syringe?
a. after embalming
b. before closing the mouth
c. decomposition case report
d. embalming case report - correct answer d. embalming case report
A written record and sketch diagram of the condition of the body upon arrival to the funeral home the method of embalming, treatments, the times at which the body arrived and preparations were completed, and the license numbers of the embalmers and assistants is called the:
a. putrefaction case report
b. sanitation case report
c. decomposition case report
d. embalming case report - correct answer d. embalming case report
Admittance to the preparation room while a deceased is present should only be granted to:
a. licensees b. those authorized by the family or the state
c. pre-need counselors
d. both a and b - correct answer d. both b and c
The difference between the potential pressure reading and the actual pressure reading indicates the:
a. vacuum pressure
b. rate of flow
c. differential pressure
d. both b and c - correct answer d. both b and c
A blunt instrument used for tissue dissection and for determining the location and elevation of arteries and veins that is especially useful after the initial incision to locate the carotid artery and jugular vein is made is called.
a. bistoury knife
b. hemostat
c. aneurism needle
d. forceps - correct answer c. aneurism needle
The study of death and dying that places an emphasis on the psychological and social aspects is called:
a. psychology
b. psychiatry
c. pathology
d. thanatology - correct answer d. thanatology
The process by which blood settles or pools within the vessels to the dependent or lowest parts of the body as a result of gravitational movement is called:
