Embalming Chemistry (Final) Questions
And Answers
ArterialjModifyingjAgentsj-jCORRECTjjANSWER-
Chemicalsjforjwhichjtherejmayjbejgreatlyjvaryingjdemandsjdependingjuponjthejtypejofjemba
lming,jthejenvironment,jandjthejembalmingjfluidjtojbejused
Atjwhatjpercentjisjformaldehydejbyjvolume?j-jCORRECTjjANSWER-40%
Atjwhatjpercentjisjformaldehydejbyjweight?j-jCORRECTjjANSWER-37%
AutopsyjChemicalsj-jCORRECTjjANSWER-
Chemicalsjusedjtojspecificallyjemblemjthosejareasjofjthejbodyjthatjcanjnotjbejarteriallyjinject
edjinjanjautopsiedjbody
Buffersj-jCORRECTjjANSWER-Chemicalsjwhichjhavejajstabilizingjeffectjonjthejacid-
basejbalancej(pH)jofjthejembalmingjsolutions
Canjembalmingjbejreversed?j-jCORRECTjjANSWER-
Yes,jbecausejofjthejpresencejofjanjabundancejofjwater
Canjlipidsjbejembalmed?j-jCORRECTjjANSWER-
No,jbutjthejproteinjfibersjofjthejadiposejtissuejcanjbejembalmedj(Fatjisjindirectlyjembalmed.)
CavityjFluidj-jCORRECTjjANSWER-
Chemicalsjwhichjarejintendedjtojbejinjectedjintojthejcavitiesjofjthejbodyjfollowingjaspiration
Co-InjectionjFluidsj-jCORRECTjjANSWER-
Chemicalsjthatjtheyjarejusedjtojpreparejthejcirculatoryjsystemjsojasjtojenhancejthejabilityjofjt
hejembalmingjfluidjtojpenetratejthejtissuesjofjthejbody
Deodorantsj-jCORRECTjjANSWER-Chemicalsjwhichjhavejeitherjthejabilityjtojdestroyjodors
Disinfectionj-jCORRECTjjANSWER-
Thejkillingjorjremovaljofjalljpathogenicjorganismsjfromjajsubstance
Dual-Purposej-jCORRECTjjANSWER-
Chemicaljagentsjwhichjcanjbothjdisinfectjandjpreservejatjthejsamejtimejarejdualjpurposejag
ents.
Dyesj-jCORRECTjjANSWER-Coloringjagentsjusedjinjarterialjembalmingjfluids
And Answers
ArterialjModifyingjAgentsj-jCORRECTjjANSWER-
Chemicalsjforjwhichjtherejmayjbejgreatlyjvaryingjdemandsjdependingjuponjthejtypejofjemba
lming,jthejenvironment,jandjthejembalmingjfluidjtojbejused
Atjwhatjpercentjisjformaldehydejbyjvolume?j-jCORRECTjjANSWER-40%
Atjwhatjpercentjisjformaldehydejbyjweight?j-jCORRECTjjANSWER-37%
AutopsyjChemicalsj-jCORRECTjjANSWER-
Chemicalsjusedjtojspecificallyjemblemjthosejareasjofjthejbodyjthatjcanjnotjbejarteriallyjinject
edjinjanjautopsiedjbody
Buffersj-jCORRECTjjANSWER-Chemicalsjwhichjhavejajstabilizingjeffectjonjthejacid-
basejbalancej(pH)jofjthejembalmingjsolutions
Canjembalmingjbejreversed?j-jCORRECTjjANSWER-
Yes,jbecausejofjthejpresencejofjanjabundancejofjwater
Canjlipidsjbejembalmed?j-jCORRECTjjANSWER-
No,jbutjthejproteinjfibersjofjthejadiposejtissuejcanjbejembalmedj(Fatjisjindirectlyjembalmed.)
CavityjFluidj-jCORRECTjjANSWER-
Chemicalsjwhichjarejintendedjtojbejinjectedjintojthejcavitiesjofjthejbodyjfollowingjaspiration
Co-InjectionjFluidsj-jCORRECTjjANSWER-
Chemicalsjthatjtheyjarejusedjtojpreparejthejcirculatoryjsystemjsojasjtojenhancejthejabilityjofjt
hejembalmingjfluidjtojpenetratejthejtissuesjofjthejbody
Deodorantsj-jCORRECTjjANSWER-Chemicalsjwhichjhavejeitherjthejabilityjtojdestroyjodors
Disinfectionj-jCORRECTjjANSWER-
Thejkillingjorjremovaljofjalljpathogenicjorganismsjfromjajsubstance
Dual-Purposej-jCORRECTjjANSWER-
Chemicaljagentsjwhichjcanjbothjdisinfectjandjpreservejatjthejsamejtimejarejdualjpurposejag
ents.
Dyesj-jCORRECTjjANSWER-Coloringjagentsjusedjinjarterialjembalmingjfluids