Embalming || Final UPDATED ACTUAL
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Split Injection - CORRECT ANSWER - Injection from one location and drainage from a
second.
White semisolid - CORRECT ANSWER - What type of purge will be produced by damage
to the brain?
Humectant - CORRECT ANSWER - What is a chemical that will increase the moisture
retaining ability of the tissues?
Extrinsic factors of case analysis - CORRECT ANSWER - Environmental factors,
including:
o Atmospheric conditions o Microbial influences o Thermal influences o Vermin
PM interval
o Time between death and embalming
o Time between embalming and disposition
Positive body ID
Common carotid artery - CORRECT ANSWER - The anatomical guide for the artery is
along the medial border of the sternocleidomastoid muscle.
Purse string - CORRECT ANSWER - What suture is used to close a trocar puncture?
What body organ will produce hydrochloric acid? - CORRECT ANSWER - Stomach
The cadaver - CORRECT ANSWER - Who is responsible for creating the secondary
dilution of the arterial solution?
, Putrefaction - CORRECT ANSWER - What is the decomposition of the tissues of the
body by enzymes located in the cells of the body itself?
Postmortem Caloricity - CORRECT ANSWER - What is the temporary rise in the body
temperature after death?
Anticoagulants - CORRECT ANSWER - Sequestering agents are used in embalming
fluids as?
Potential pressure - CORRECT ANSWER - With the embalming machine turned on and
the rate of flow valve closed, what type of pressure is being shown on the pressure gauge?
Terminal disinfection - CORRECT ANSWER - Disinfection procedures that take place
following the arterial injection phase of the embalming are collectively known as?
Decomposition - CORRECT ANSWER - What is the most positive sign of death?
Squamation - CORRECT ANSWER - The separation of the dermis from the epidermis on
the human body is called?
Index - CORRECT ANSWER - What does the number of grams of formaldehyde gas
dissolved in one hundred mililiters of water define?
Femoral artery - CORRECT ANSWER - A line on the surface of the thigh from the center
of the inguinal ligament to the center of the medial condyle of the femur is the linear guide for
the what?
Paraformaldehyde - CORRECT ANSWER - What is formaldehyde in a solid state?
Jugular - CORRECT ANSWER - Which vein may be obstructed by the improper
positioning of the head on a head rest?
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Split Injection - CORRECT ANSWER - Injection from one location and drainage from a
second.
White semisolid - CORRECT ANSWER - What type of purge will be produced by damage
to the brain?
Humectant - CORRECT ANSWER - What is a chemical that will increase the moisture
retaining ability of the tissues?
Extrinsic factors of case analysis - CORRECT ANSWER - Environmental factors,
including:
o Atmospheric conditions o Microbial influences o Thermal influences o Vermin
PM interval
o Time between death and embalming
o Time between embalming and disposition
Positive body ID
Common carotid artery - CORRECT ANSWER - The anatomical guide for the artery is
along the medial border of the sternocleidomastoid muscle.
Purse string - CORRECT ANSWER - What suture is used to close a trocar puncture?
What body organ will produce hydrochloric acid? - CORRECT ANSWER - Stomach
The cadaver - CORRECT ANSWER - Who is responsible for creating the secondary
dilution of the arterial solution?
, Putrefaction - CORRECT ANSWER - What is the decomposition of the tissues of the
body by enzymes located in the cells of the body itself?
Postmortem Caloricity - CORRECT ANSWER - What is the temporary rise in the body
temperature after death?
Anticoagulants - CORRECT ANSWER - Sequestering agents are used in embalming
fluids as?
Potential pressure - CORRECT ANSWER - With the embalming machine turned on and
the rate of flow valve closed, what type of pressure is being shown on the pressure gauge?
Terminal disinfection - CORRECT ANSWER - Disinfection procedures that take place
following the arterial injection phase of the embalming are collectively known as?
Decomposition - CORRECT ANSWER - What is the most positive sign of death?
Squamation - CORRECT ANSWER - The separation of the dermis from the epidermis on
the human body is called?
Index - CORRECT ANSWER - What does the number of grams of formaldehyde gas
dissolved in one hundred mililiters of water define?
Femoral artery - CORRECT ANSWER - A line on the surface of the thigh from the center
of the inguinal ligament to the center of the medial condyle of the femur is the linear guide for
the what?
Paraformaldehyde - CORRECT ANSWER - What is formaldehyde in a solid state?
Jugular - CORRECT ANSWER - Which vein may be obstructed by the improper
positioning of the head on a head rest?
