Embalming Chemistry Questions And Answers

2024-2025 Embalming Chemistry
Questions And Answers
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ajsubstancejthatjyieldsjhydrogenjorjhydroniumjionsjinjaqueousjsolution

Adipocerej(Cravewax)j-jCORRECTjjANSWER-ajwax-
liedjmaterialjproducedjbyjsaponificationjofjbodyjfatjinjajbodyjburiedjinjalkalinejsoil

Alcoholsj-jCORRECTjjANSWER-anjorganicjcompoundjcontainingjonejorjmorejhydroxylj(-
OH)jgroups

Aldehydej-jCORRECTjjANSWER-anjorganicjcompoundjcontainingjonejorjmorej(-
CHO)jgroups

Aminesj-jCORRECTjjANSWER-
anjorganicjcompoundjcontainingjnitrogen;janyjcompoundsjformedjfromjammoniajbyjreplace
mentjofjonejorjmorejhydrogenjatomsjbyjorganicjradicals.jThejgeneraljformulajforjprimaryjami
nesjisjR-NH2

AminojAcidsj-jCORRECTjjANSWER-
thejbuildingjblocksjofjproteins;jajcompoundjcontainingjanjaminojgroupj(-NH2)jajcarboxylj(-
COOH)jgroupjattachedjtojanjalphajcarbonjandjajradicaljq

Amphotericj-jCORRECTjjANSWER-
anyjcompoundjthatjcanjactjasjbothjanjacidjandjajbasejinjsolution

Anticoagulantsj-jCORRECTjjANSWER-
chemicalsjusedjtojkeepjthejbloodjinjthejliquidjstate;jchemicaljagentsjthatjretardjthejtendencyj
ofjthejbloodjtojbecomejmorejviscousjbyjnaturaljpostjmortemjprocessesjand/orjpreventjotherj
adversejreactionsjbetweenjthejbloodjandjthejotherjembalmingjchemicals

Arterialj(Vascular)jFluidj-jCORRECTjjANSWER-
thejconcentrated,jpreservativejembalmingjchemicaljthatjwilljbejdilutedjwithjwaterj(orjanotherj
vehiclejsuchjasjalcohol)jtojformjthejarterialjsolutionjforjinjectionjintojthejarterialj(vascular)jsyst
emjduringjthejvascularj(arterial)jembalming

Atomj-jCORRECTjjANSWER-
thejsmallestjparticlejofjanjelementjthatjhasjalljthejpropertiesjofjthejelement

, Autolysisj-jCORRECTjjANSWER-self-digestionjorjself-
destructionjofjthejbodyjbyjautolyticjenzymes

AutopsyjChemicalsj-jCORRECTjjANSWER-
thosejchemicalsjspecificallyjdesignedjforjusejinjthejpreparationjofjbodiesjfollowingjanjautops
y

Basesj-jCORRECTjjANSWER-ajsubstancejthatjyieldsjhydroxidejionsjinjaqueousjsolution

BioChemistyj-jCORRECTjjANSWER-
thejbranchjofjchemistryjdealingjwithjcompoundsjproducedjbyjlivingjorganisms

Boilingj-jCORRECTjjANSWER-
thejrapidjpassagejofjliquidjparticlesjtojthejvaporjstatejbyjformingjbubblesjthroughjthejactionjofj
heat.jThejtermjforjthejpointjofjequilibriumjbetweenjthejliquidjandjgasjstatesjofjmatterjandjtypic
allyjemployedjwhenjthejtemperaturejisjincreasing

Buffersj-jCORRECTjjANSWER-
substancesjthatjinjsolutionjarejcapablejofjneutralizingjwithinjlimits,jbothjacidsjandjbasesjandjt
herebyjmaintainingjthejoriginal,jorjconstantjpH,jofjthejsolution

Carbohydratesj-jCORRECTjjANSWER-
ajcompoundjofjhydrogen,jcarbon,jandjoxygen,jthatjisjanjaldehydejorjketonejderivativejofjpoly
hdroxyljalcoholj(sugars,jstarches,jandjglycogen)

CavityjFluidj-jCORRECTjjANSWER-
concentratedjembalmingjchemicalsjwhichjarejinjectedjintojthejcavitiesjofjthejbodyjfollowingja
spirationjinjcavityjembalming.jThesesjfluidsjcanjalsojbejusedjorjsurfacejandjhypodermicjemb
almingjofjthejproblemjarea

ChemicaljChangesj-jCORRECTjjANSWER-
ajchangejinjwhichjajnewjsubstancejarejproducedjthatjhavejentirelyjdifferentjpropertiesjfromjt
hejoriginaljsubstancejbecausejthejchemicaljcompositionjhasjchanged

ChemicaljPropertiesj-jCORRECTjjANSWER-
characteristicsjthatjcanjbejobservedjwhenjajsubstancejisjinteractingjwithjwithjotherjsubstanc
esjresultingjinjajchangejofjchemicaljcomposition

Chemistryj-jCORRECTjjANSWER-
thejbranchjofjnaturaljsciencejthatjisjconcernedjwithjthejdescriptionjandjclassificationjofjmatte
rjundergoes,jandjwithjthejenergyjassociatedjwithjeachjofjthesesjchanges

Coagulationj-jCORRECTjjANSWER-
thejprocessjofjconvertingjsolublejtojinsolublejbyjheatingjorjbyjcontactjwithjajchemicaljsuchjasj
anjalcoholjorjanjaldehyde