Embalming ChemistryQuestions And Answers

Embalming ChemistryQuestions And
Answers
1,2-cyclopentanediolj(glycol)j-jCORRECTjjANSWER-Humectant/emollients

Aerobicj-jCORRECTjjANSWER-Oxygenjisjrequired

AerobicjPutrefactionj-jCORRECTjjANSWER-
Somejisj______.jProteinsjarejhydrolyzedjintojaminesjandjorganicjacidsjandjorganicjbases.j
ThesejarejfurtherjreducedjtojNH3,jCO2,jandjputrescine,jcadaverine,jindole,jandjskatole.

AgentsjforjAutolysisj-jCORRECTjjANSWER-Enzymesj-jCathepsinjL

Alcoholsj-jCORRECTjjANSWER-Preservativej-
jEthanol,jMethanol,jPropanol,jIsopropaljalcohol



Aldehydesj-jCORRECTjjANSWER-Formaldehydej(injaqueousjsolutionj-
jformalin)j,jAcetaldehydej(canjbejused)j,jGlyoxalj(dialdehyde,jbadjappearance),jGlutaraldeh

ydej(disinfectant,jnotjasjgoodjpreservative),jFurfural

AlgorjMortisj-jCORRECTjjANSWER-
Coolingjofjthejbody.jAjlossjofjbodyjheat,jwherejthejbodyjadjustsjitsjtemperaturejtojthatjofjtheje
nvironment.

AlterationjinjBloodjViscosityj-jCORRECTjjANSWER-
Plasmajandjcellsjseparate,jwithjthejplasmajenteringjthejtissuejleavingjbehindjsmall,jrough,jd
ryjclots;jthisjaccountsjforjscantyjdrainagejfrequentlyjencounteredjinjbodiesjdeadjforjmanyjho
ursjbeforejembalming

Alum-Kal(SO4)2jxj12H20j-jCORRECTjjANSWER-Hardeningjcompound

AluminumjChloridej-jCORRECTjjANSWER-
Ajdesiccantjandjdisinfectantj(hardeningjcompound)

Amaranthj-jCORRECTjjANSWER-Ajcoal-tarjazojdyejthatjformsjajdarkjred-brownjinjwater

Anaerobicj-jCORRECTjjANSWER-Oxygenjisjnotjinvolvedjorjrequired

, AnaerobicjPutrefactionj-jCORRECTjjANSWER-
Mostjarej_______.jProteinsjarejhydrolyzedjintojaminojacids,jwhichjarejfurtherjbrokenjdownji
ntojaminesjandjorganicjacids.jFurtherjreducedjtojNH3,jCO2,jH2S,jH2O,jH2,jandjammoniajc
ompounds.jThejCO2jandjH2jresultjinjtissuejgas

Anticoagulantsj-jCORRECTjjANSWER-
Compoundsjusedjtojinhibitjorjstopjthejclottingjofjblood,jandjtojtryjandjliquefyjalreadyjclottedjbl
ood.jTriesjtojridjthejbloodjofjcalcium.

Autolysisj-jCORRECTjjANSWER-Ajself-digestionjorjself-
destructionjofjthejbodyjtissuesjbyjsubstancesjproducedjwithinjthosejtissues.

AveragejHeatjLossjRatej-jCORRECTjjANSWER-
4jdegreesjFahrenheitjperjhourjforjonejtojtenjhours,jandjaboutj1.5jdegreesjafterjthat.

Benzaladehydej-jCORRECTjjANSWER-
Alsojknownjasjbitterjalmondjoil.jthisjisjonejofjthejmostjcommonjchemicalsjusedjinjperfumery.j
Notjajterpene

Bilirubinj-jCORRECTjjANSWER-Yellow

Biliverdinj-jCORRECTjjANSWER-Green

Biochemicaljanticoagulantsjandjclotjdissolversj-jCORRECTjjANSWER-
TypejofjAnticoagulant

BiochemicaljOrderjofjDecompositionj-jCORRECTjjANSWER-
Carbohydrates,jSoftjProteinsj(Non-
connectivejtissue),jFats,jFirmjProteinsj(Connectivejtissue),jBones

Bleachingjagentsj-jCORRECTjjANSWER-Formaldehyde*,jOxalicjAcid,jmethyljalcohol,jO-
Dichlorobenzene,jPhenol*

BloodjCoagulationj-jCORRECTjjANSWER-
Bloodj_____jreadilyjonlyjwhenjthejtemperaturejisjnearjorjexceedsjnormaljbodyjtemperature.
jBloodjkeptjatjajlowjtemperaturejdoesjnotjcoagulate;jrefridgerationjwilljreducejcoagulationjb

utjincreasejsurfacejdiscoloration

Boratesj-jCORRECTjjANSWER-Precipitantj(Anticoagulant)

Boraxj(SodiumjTetraborate)j-jCORRECTjjANSWER-Buffer

Buffersj-jCORRECTjjANSWER-
Substancesjthatjinjsolutionjarejcapablejofjneutralizingjwithinjlimitsjbothjacidsjandjbasesjarejt
herebyjmaintainingjthejoriginal,jorjajconstantjpH,jnotjonlyjofjthejfluid,jbutjalsojthejbody