Embalming Exam UPDATED ACTUAL
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
An artery and vein at one location used for injection and drainage. - CORRECT
ANSWER - One-point injection
Begins at the level of the second costal cartilage and extends to the superior border of the thyroid
cartilage. - CORRECT ANSWER - Anatomical limit
The sternocleidomastoid muscle is a useful guide to the: - CORRECT ANSWER - anterior
triangle
An imaginary line drawn along the midline of the neck between the tip of the mandible and the
sternum; an imaginary line drawn along the anterior border of the SCM muscle; an imaginary
line drawn anteriorly along the lower margin of the body of the mandible. I have just described: -
CORRECT ANSWER - anterior triangle
Located just behind the medial border of the coracobrachialis muscle. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Anatomical guide
The artery is large, very elastic, has no branches so it's easy to elevate, is rarely sclerotic. Which
vessel is described? - CORRECT ANSWER - Common carotid artery
Raising the common carotid arteries, both axillary arteries, and both femoral arteries in the
unautopsied body: - CORRECT ANSWER - Six-point injection
The common carotid artery is found ______ to the internal jugular vein. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Deep and medial
Extends from a point beginning at the inferior border of the popliteus muscle to a point in front
of the middle of the ankle joint. - CORRECT ANSWER - Anatomical limit
,The axillary vein is found ________ to the axillary artery. - CORRECT ANSWER -
Superficial and medial
Located along the inferior border of the mandible just anterior to the angle of the mandible. -
CORRECT ANSWER - Facial artery
Which of the following is not a boundary of the femoral triangle? - CORRECT
ANSWER - lateral border of the adductor magnus muscle
An incision made on the inferior margin of the mandible just in front of the angle of the jaw
would be used to raise the ____ artery. - CORRECT ANSWER - Facial
The femoral artery is found ______to the femoral vein. - CORRECT ANSWER -
Superficial and lateral
A line drawn on the surface of the skin of the thigh from the center of the inguinal ligament to
the center of the medial prominence of the knee. - CORRECT ANSWER - Linear guide
Located between the posterior border of the tibia and the calcaneus tendon. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Anatomical guide
A line drawn on the surface of the skin of the thigh from the center of the inguinal ligament to
the center of the medial prominence of the knee. - CORRECT ANSWER - Femoral artery
Complete the tracing of blood from the foot to the heart by placing the vessels in the proper
order. Digital vein - superficial venous plantar arch - great and small saphenous veins - [a] - [b] -
[c] - [d] - [e] - [f] - CORRECT ANSWER - Digital vein - superficial venous plantar arch -
great and small saphenous veins - popliteal vein - femoral vein - external iliac vein - common
iliac vein - IVC - right atrium
, Complete the tracing of blood from the heart to the left thumb by placing the vessels in the
proper order. Left ventricle - [a] - aortic arch - [b] - [c] - [d] - [e] - superficial and deep volar
arches - CORRECT ANSWER - Left ventricle - ascending aorta - aortic arch - left
subclavian artery - left axillary artery - left brachial artery - left radial artery - superficial and
deep volar arches
Tracing to and from the sacrum and coccyx: - CORRECT ANSWER - LV > Ascending
Aorta > aortic arch > thoracic aorta > middle sacral artery > Middle sacral vein > IVC > RA
Tracing to the small intestines: - CORRECT ANSWER - LV - ascending aorta - aortic arch
- thoracic aorta - abdominal aorta - superior mesenteric artery - small intestines
The brachial artery is found ________ to the basilic vein. - CORRECT ANSWER - The
basilica vein is located medial and superficial to the brachial artery, making the artery lateral and
deep to the vein.
There are ____ branches of the external carotid artery. - CORRECT ANSWER - There are
eight branches off of the external carotid artery: superior thyroid artery, lingual artery, facial
artery, occipital artery, ascending pharyngeal artery, superficial temporal artery, posterior
auricular artery, and the maxillary artery.
Which of the following describes the correct blood flow from the heart to part of the stomach? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Left ventricle > ascending aorta > Aortic Arch > Thoracic Aorta >
Abdominal Aorta > Celiac Artery >Hepatic Artery > Gastroduodenal Artery > Stomach >
Gastrodudenal vein > portal vein > Liver > hepatic vein > IVC > RA
That which causes someone to die, such as cancer, would appear on a death certificate as: -
CORRECT ANSWER - cause of death
The deceased weighs 400 pounds. - CORRECT ANSWER - intrinsic factor affecting your
embalming analysis
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
An artery and vein at one location used for injection and drainage. - CORRECT
ANSWER - One-point injection
Begins at the level of the second costal cartilage and extends to the superior border of the thyroid
cartilage. - CORRECT ANSWER - Anatomical limit
The sternocleidomastoid muscle is a useful guide to the: - CORRECT ANSWER - anterior
triangle
An imaginary line drawn along the midline of the neck between the tip of the mandible and the
sternum; an imaginary line drawn along the anterior border of the SCM muscle; an imaginary
line drawn anteriorly along the lower margin of the body of the mandible. I have just described: -
CORRECT ANSWER - anterior triangle
Located just behind the medial border of the coracobrachialis muscle. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Anatomical guide
The artery is large, very elastic, has no branches so it's easy to elevate, is rarely sclerotic. Which
vessel is described? - CORRECT ANSWER - Common carotid artery
Raising the common carotid arteries, both axillary arteries, and both femoral arteries in the
unautopsied body: - CORRECT ANSWER - Six-point injection
The common carotid artery is found ______ to the internal jugular vein. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Deep and medial
Extends from a point beginning at the inferior border of the popliteus muscle to a point in front
of the middle of the ankle joint. - CORRECT ANSWER - Anatomical limit
,The axillary vein is found ________ to the axillary artery. - CORRECT ANSWER -
Superficial and medial
Located along the inferior border of the mandible just anterior to the angle of the mandible. -
CORRECT ANSWER - Facial artery
Which of the following is not a boundary of the femoral triangle? - CORRECT
ANSWER - lateral border of the adductor magnus muscle
An incision made on the inferior margin of the mandible just in front of the angle of the jaw
would be used to raise the ____ artery. - CORRECT ANSWER - Facial
The femoral artery is found ______to the femoral vein. - CORRECT ANSWER -
Superficial and lateral
A line drawn on the surface of the skin of the thigh from the center of the inguinal ligament to
the center of the medial prominence of the knee. - CORRECT ANSWER - Linear guide
Located between the posterior border of the tibia and the calcaneus tendon. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Anatomical guide
A line drawn on the surface of the skin of the thigh from the center of the inguinal ligament to
the center of the medial prominence of the knee. - CORRECT ANSWER - Femoral artery
Complete the tracing of blood from the foot to the heart by placing the vessels in the proper
order. Digital vein - superficial venous plantar arch - great and small saphenous veins - [a] - [b] -
[c] - [d] - [e] - [f] - CORRECT ANSWER - Digital vein - superficial venous plantar arch -
great and small saphenous veins - popliteal vein - femoral vein - external iliac vein - common
iliac vein - IVC - right atrium
, Complete the tracing of blood from the heart to the left thumb by placing the vessels in the
proper order. Left ventricle - [a] - aortic arch - [b] - [c] - [d] - [e] - superficial and deep volar
arches - CORRECT ANSWER - Left ventricle - ascending aorta - aortic arch - left
subclavian artery - left axillary artery - left brachial artery - left radial artery - superficial and
deep volar arches
Tracing to and from the sacrum and coccyx: - CORRECT ANSWER - LV > Ascending
Aorta > aortic arch > thoracic aorta > middle sacral artery > Middle sacral vein > IVC > RA
Tracing to the small intestines: - CORRECT ANSWER - LV - ascending aorta - aortic arch
- thoracic aorta - abdominal aorta - superior mesenteric artery - small intestines
The brachial artery is found ________ to the basilic vein. - CORRECT ANSWER - The
basilica vein is located medial and superficial to the brachial artery, making the artery lateral and
deep to the vein.
There are ____ branches of the external carotid artery. - CORRECT ANSWER - There are
eight branches off of the external carotid artery: superior thyroid artery, lingual artery, facial
artery, occipital artery, ascending pharyngeal artery, superficial temporal artery, posterior
auricular artery, and the maxillary artery.
Which of the following describes the correct blood flow from the heart to part of the stomach? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Left ventricle > ascending aorta > Aortic Arch > Thoracic Aorta >
Abdominal Aorta > Celiac Artery >Hepatic Artery > Gastroduodenal Artery > Stomach >
Gastrodudenal vein > portal vein > Liver > hepatic vein > IVC > RA
That which causes someone to die, such as cancer, would appear on a death certificate as: -
CORRECT ANSWER - cause of death
The deceased weighs 400 pounds. - CORRECT ANSWER - intrinsic factor affecting your
embalming analysis
