EMBALMING 1 CHAPTER 6:
EMBALMING CHEMICALS UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
*FORMULATIONS & CHEMICAL COMPONENTS* - CORRECT ANSWER - *1.
Preservatives*
*2. Disinfectants (germicides)*
*3. Modifying agents (A. Buffers, B. Humectants C. Inorganic Salts)*
*4. Anticoagulants- (water conditioners and water softeners)*
*5. Surfactants (wetting agents, surface tension reducers, penetrating agents, surface active
agents)*
*6. Dyes (coloring agents- A. Cosmetic - Active B. Non-cosmetic -Inactive)*
*7. Perfuming agents (masking agents)*
*8. Vehicle*
*Arterial Fluid (embalming, vascular, or preservative)* - CORRECT ANSWER - -The
concentrated, preservative embalming chemical that will be diluted with water to form the
arterial solution for injection into the arterial system during vascular embalming.
*Arterial Solution (Embalming solution, Primary Solution)* - CORRECT ANSWER --
The in-use solution composed of the concentrated embalming fluid diluted with water and other
additive (supplemental) chemicals for injection into the body
*Cavity Fluid* - CORRECT ANSWER - -Concentrated embalming chemicals which are
injected into the cavities of the body following aspiration in cavity embalming. This chemical
can also be used for surface and hypodermic embalming.
*Supplemental Fluid* - CORRECT ANSWER - -Fluid injected for purposes other than
preservation and disinfection. Some are injected before the preservative solution; others are
, injected with the preservative solution (pre-injection and co-injection fluids; water corrective
fluid)
*Accessory Chemicals* - CORRECT ANSWER - -A group of chemicals used in addition
to vascular and cavity embalming fluids; most are applied to the body surface (gels and powders)
*Special purpose fluids* - CORRECT ANSWER - -Fluids designed with special body
conditions such as jaundice or bodies requiring a high preservative demand as seen in bodies
with renal failure, extensive burns or decomposition.
*What is the determining factors when selecting and arterial fluid and the strength and volume at
which it must be injected?* - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Condition of body
2. length of time between embalming and disposition
3. length of time between death and embalming
4. the degree of firmness desired by the embalmer
*Minimum formaldehyde standard necessary to disinfect body tissues effectively* - CORRECT
ANSWER - -2%
*2 main chemicals common to almost all embalming preservative solutions* - CORRECT
ANSWER - -Formaldehyde and Methyl alcohol.
*comparison's between brands of arterial fluid* - CORRECT ANSWER - -A 20- index
fluid made by one manufacturer can be expected to be chemically different to composition and
will produce different embalming results from those produced by another chemical company.
*Green burial fluids* - CORRECT ANSWER - -provide some disinfectant and
preservative properties providing temporary preservation between 3 to 5 days in length to a
week.
-/they are environmentally safe, biodegradable and of a non-toxic nature.
EMBALMING CHEMICALS UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
*FORMULATIONS & CHEMICAL COMPONENTS* - CORRECT ANSWER - *1.
Preservatives*
*2. Disinfectants (germicides)*
*3. Modifying agents (A. Buffers, B. Humectants C. Inorganic Salts)*
*4. Anticoagulants- (water conditioners and water softeners)*
*5. Surfactants (wetting agents, surface tension reducers, penetrating agents, surface active
agents)*
*6. Dyes (coloring agents- A. Cosmetic - Active B. Non-cosmetic -Inactive)*
*7. Perfuming agents (masking agents)*
*8. Vehicle*
*Arterial Fluid (embalming, vascular, or preservative)* - CORRECT ANSWER - -The
concentrated, preservative embalming chemical that will be diluted with water to form the
arterial solution for injection into the arterial system during vascular embalming.
*Arterial Solution (Embalming solution, Primary Solution)* - CORRECT ANSWER --
The in-use solution composed of the concentrated embalming fluid diluted with water and other
additive (supplemental) chemicals for injection into the body
*Cavity Fluid* - CORRECT ANSWER - -Concentrated embalming chemicals which are
injected into the cavities of the body following aspiration in cavity embalming. This chemical
can also be used for surface and hypodermic embalming.
*Supplemental Fluid* - CORRECT ANSWER - -Fluid injected for purposes other than
preservation and disinfection. Some are injected before the preservative solution; others are
, injected with the preservative solution (pre-injection and co-injection fluids; water corrective
fluid)
*Accessory Chemicals* - CORRECT ANSWER - -A group of chemicals used in addition
to vascular and cavity embalming fluids; most are applied to the body surface (gels and powders)
*Special purpose fluids* - CORRECT ANSWER - -Fluids designed with special body
conditions such as jaundice or bodies requiring a high preservative demand as seen in bodies
with renal failure, extensive burns or decomposition.
*What is the determining factors when selecting and arterial fluid and the strength and volume at
which it must be injected?* - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Condition of body
2. length of time between embalming and disposition
3. length of time between death and embalming
4. the degree of firmness desired by the embalmer
*Minimum formaldehyde standard necessary to disinfect body tissues effectively* - CORRECT
ANSWER - -2%
*2 main chemicals common to almost all embalming preservative solutions* - CORRECT
ANSWER - -Formaldehyde and Methyl alcohol.
*comparison's between brands of arterial fluid* - CORRECT ANSWER - -A 20- index
fluid made by one manufacturer can be expected to be chemically different to composition and
will produce different embalming results from those produced by another chemical company.
*Green burial fluids* - CORRECT ANSWER - -provide some disinfectant and
preservative properties providing temporary preservation between 3 to 5 days in length to a
week.
-/they are environmentally safe, biodegradable and of a non-toxic nature.
