NBE – Embalming Exam Questions and
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A needle injector is used:
a. For mouth closure
b. For arterial injection
c. To close incisions
d. For aspiration - ✔✔a. For mouth closure
A 125 to 175 pounds adult would require a minimum injection of: - ASK Professor
a. 1-2 gallons
b. 5-6 gallons
c. 7-8 gallons
d. 3-4 gallons - ✔✔d. 3-4 gallons
1 Gallon/50 pounds
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,Discoloration resulting when formaldehyde reacts with hemoglobin in the tissues is
called:
a. Pigmentation
b. Icterus
c. Formaldehyde grey
d. Biliverdin - ✔✔c. Formaldehyde grey
When death has been due to pneumonia, an embalmer should expect:
a. Serious body discoloration
b. Thoracic congestion and increased blood viscosity
c. Server rigor mortis
d. Rapid cooling of the body - ✔✔b. Thoracic congestion and increased blood viscosity
What is an extravascular resistance to fluid distribution:
a. Blood viscosity
b. Thrombus
c. Rigor Mortis
d. Arteriosclerosis - ✔✔c. Rigor Mortis
Signs of death exhibited by the eyes of the deceased include:
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,1. Clouding of the cornea and flattening of the eyeball
2. Loss of luster of the conjunctiva
3. Pupil dilation and non-response to light
4. Discoloration of the Iris
a. 1,2, and 4 only
b. 1, 3, and 4 only
c. 1,2, and 3 only
d. 2,3, and 4 only - ✔✔c. 1, 2, and 3 only
If the thumb does not clear, inject the ______ artery.
a. Ulnar
b. Popliteal
c. Radial
d. Femoral - ✔✔c. Radial
Arterial tube connections can be identified as which of the following:
1. Quick connect
2. Threaded
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, 3. Slip-Type
4. Luer-lock
a. 1 and 2
b. 2, 3, and 4
c. 2 and 3
d. 1, 2, and 3 - ✔✔b. 2,3, and 4
If the lips do not stay closed, DO NOT:
a. Suture with a hidden stitch
b. Use wet cotton strips to hold the lips until tissues set
c. Use adhesive
d. Suture with a baseball stitch - ✔✔d. Suture with a baseball stitch
Chemicals which inactivate saprophytic bacteria, render unsuitable for nutrition the
media upon which such bacteria thrive, and which will arrest decomposition by
altering enzymes and lysins of the body as well as converting the decomposable tissue
into a form much less susceptible to decomposition are called:
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A needle injector is used:
a. For mouth closure
b. For arterial injection
c. To close incisions
d. For aspiration - ✔✔a. For mouth closure
A 125 to 175 pounds adult would require a minimum injection of: - ASK Professor
a. 1-2 gallons
b. 5-6 gallons
c. 7-8 gallons
d. 3-4 gallons - ✔✔d. 3-4 gallons
1 Gallon/50 pounds
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,Discoloration resulting when formaldehyde reacts with hemoglobin in the tissues is
called:
a. Pigmentation
b. Icterus
c. Formaldehyde grey
d. Biliverdin - ✔✔c. Formaldehyde grey
When death has been due to pneumonia, an embalmer should expect:
a. Serious body discoloration
b. Thoracic congestion and increased blood viscosity
c. Server rigor mortis
d. Rapid cooling of the body - ✔✔b. Thoracic congestion and increased blood viscosity
What is an extravascular resistance to fluid distribution:
a. Blood viscosity
b. Thrombus
c. Rigor Mortis
d. Arteriosclerosis - ✔✔c. Rigor Mortis
Signs of death exhibited by the eyes of the deceased include:
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,1. Clouding of the cornea and flattening of the eyeball
2. Loss of luster of the conjunctiva
3. Pupil dilation and non-response to light
4. Discoloration of the Iris
a. 1,2, and 4 only
b. 1, 3, and 4 only
c. 1,2, and 3 only
d. 2,3, and 4 only - ✔✔c. 1, 2, and 3 only
If the thumb does not clear, inject the ______ artery.
a. Ulnar
b. Popliteal
c. Radial
d. Femoral - ✔✔c. Radial
Arterial tube connections can be identified as which of the following:
1. Quick connect
2. Threaded
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, 3. Slip-Type
4. Luer-lock
a. 1 and 2
b. 2, 3, and 4
c. 2 and 3
d. 1, 2, and 3 - ✔✔b. 2,3, and 4
If the lips do not stay closed, DO NOT:
a. Suture with a hidden stitch
b. Use wet cotton strips to hold the lips until tissues set
c. Use adhesive
d. Suture with a baseball stitch - ✔✔d. Suture with a baseball stitch
Chemicals which inactivate saprophytic bacteria, render unsuitable for nutrition the
media upon which such bacteria thrive, and which will arrest decomposition by
altering enzymes and lysins of the body as well as converting the decomposable tissue
into a form much less susceptible to decomposition are called:
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