NBE SCIENCE REVIEW QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
A fracture with no break in the skin is a
-compound fracture
-simple fracture
-compacted fracture
-surface fracture - ANSWERSsimple fracture
Currently, the most often used preservative for embalming purposes is:
· methanal
· formaldehyde
· methanol
· both a and b are correct - ANSWERSboth a and b are correct
-methanal
-formaldehyde
Which of the following statements is FALSE about arterial fluids?
Arterial fluids normally:
· are injected into the arterial system.
· contain surfactants.
· contain dye.
· are injected into body cavities. - ANSWERSare injected into body cavities.
Deliquescent compounds such as calcium chloride:
1 - are hygroscopic (they draw water to themselves)
2 - can be used as desiccants in the funeral setting, for example inside caskets to
absorb moisture.
3 - are solids, most often salts, but absorb so much moisture that they dissolve in
solution,
4 - often undergo sublimation.
· 1 & 2 only.
· 2 & 3 only.
· 1, 2, 3 & 4
· 1,2 & 3 only - ANSWERS· 1,2 & 3 only
A protein compound that acts as a biological catalyst in chemical reactions is
,· a hormone
· an enzyme
· an oil
· a steroid - ANSWERSan enzyme
Phenol is used in embalming fluids as a:
· preservative
· vehicle
· surfactant
· dye - ANSWERSpreservatives
What is the freezing point of water?
· 32 degrees Celsius
· 0 degrees Kelvin
· 0 degrees Fahrenheit
· 0 degrees Celsius - ANSWERS0 degrees Celsius
Adipocere is a derivative of
· body carbohydrates
· blood sugar
· body proteins
· body fats - ANSWERSbody fats
Borax is used in embalming fluids to:
· mask the odor of formaldehyde
· preserve tissues
· adjust pH
· suin tissues - ANSWERSadjust pH
Which of these is NOT a property of organic amines?
· they have a pleasant odor
· they are by-products of the decomposition proteins
· they contain amino acids
· they have a disagreeable odor - ANSWERSthey have a pleasant odor
Paradichlorobenzene is sometimes sprayed in the casket to prevent:
· flys from attacking the body.
· mask the odor of formaldehyde.
· mold growth.
· odors. - ANSWERSmold growth
,Which of the following are commonly used deodorants used in the funeral home:
· benzadehyde
· oil of sassafras
· all of these
· oil of cloves - ANSWERSall of these
The substance that an enzyme acts upon is:
· a solution
· a solute
· a substrate
· a solvent - ANSWERSa substrate
The study of the structure of the body
-anatomy
-botany
-physiology
-biology - ANSWERSanatomy
which of these blood vessels is considered to be the longest vein in the body?
-aorta
-great saphenous
-femoral
-inferior vena cava - ANSWERSgreat saphenous
a term that suggests a location to be close to the surface of the body or a body part is?
-distal
-superficial
-mid-sagittal
-central - ANSWERSsuperficial
which of these lists include all of the basic types of blood cells?
-erythrocyte, leucocyte, thrombocyte
-neutrophils, acidophils, basophils
-serous, sebaceous, synovial
-nervous, connective, epithelial - ANSWERSerythrocyte, leucocyte, thrombocyte
Which of these is a bone of the face?
-frontal
, -ethmoid
-temporal
-vomer - ANSWERSvomer
Which quadrants of the body feed the left lymph duct?
1. right upper
2. left upper
3. right lower
4. left lower
-1,2,3 and 4
-2,3 and 4
-1,2 and 4
-1,2 and 3 - ANSWERS2, 3 and 4
-left upper
-right lower
-left lower
A term that identifies one of the body systems is
-reproductive
-abdominal
-mediastinal
-histological - ANSWERSreproductive
which of these organs receive blood from the celiac axis artery?
1. liver
2. stomach
3. spleen
4. cecum
-1,2 and 3
-1,2,3 and 4
-2,3 and 4
-1,3 and 4 - ANSWERS1, 2 and 3
-liver
-stomach
-spleen
a shallow depression in a bone is referred to as a
-supraorbital margin
-crest
-foramen
AND ANSWERS
A fracture with no break in the skin is a
-compound fracture
-simple fracture
-compacted fracture
-surface fracture - ANSWERSsimple fracture
Currently, the most often used preservative for embalming purposes is:
· methanal
· formaldehyde
· methanol
· both a and b are correct - ANSWERSboth a and b are correct
-methanal
-formaldehyde
Which of the following statements is FALSE about arterial fluids?
Arterial fluids normally:
· are injected into the arterial system.
· contain surfactants.
· contain dye.
· are injected into body cavities. - ANSWERSare injected into body cavities.
Deliquescent compounds such as calcium chloride:
1 - are hygroscopic (they draw water to themselves)
2 - can be used as desiccants in the funeral setting, for example inside caskets to
absorb moisture.
3 - are solids, most often salts, but absorb so much moisture that they dissolve in
solution,
4 - often undergo sublimation.
· 1 & 2 only.
· 2 & 3 only.
· 1, 2, 3 & 4
· 1,2 & 3 only - ANSWERS· 1,2 & 3 only
A protein compound that acts as a biological catalyst in chemical reactions is
,· a hormone
· an enzyme
· an oil
· a steroid - ANSWERSan enzyme
Phenol is used in embalming fluids as a:
· preservative
· vehicle
· surfactant
· dye - ANSWERSpreservatives
What is the freezing point of water?
· 32 degrees Celsius
· 0 degrees Kelvin
· 0 degrees Fahrenheit
· 0 degrees Celsius - ANSWERS0 degrees Celsius
Adipocere is a derivative of
· body carbohydrates
· blood sugar
· body proteins
· body fats - ANSWERSbody fats
Borax is used in embalming fluids to:
· mask the odor of formaldehyde
· preserve tissues
· adjust pH
· suin tissues - ANSWERSadjust pH
Which of these is NOT a property of organic amines?
· they have a pleasant odor
· they are by-products of the decomposition proteins
· they contain amino acids
· they have a disagreeable odor - ANSWERSthey have a pleasant odor
Paradichlorobenzene is sometimes sprayed in the casket to prevent:
· flys from attacking the body.
· mask the odor of formaldehyde.
· mold growth.
· odors. - ANSWERSmold growth
,Which of the following are commonly used deodorants used in the funeral home:
· benzadehyde
· oil of sassafras
· all of these
· oil of cloves - ANSWERSall of these
The substance that an enzyme acts upon is:
· a solution
· a solute
· a substrate
· a solvent - ANSWERSa substrate
The study of the structure of the body
-anatomy
-botany
-physiology
-biology - ANSWERSanatomy
which of these blood vessels is considered to be the longest vein in the body?
-aorta
-great saphenous
-femoral
-inferior vena cava - ANSWERSgreat saphenous
a term that suggests a location to be close to the surface of the body or a body part is?
-distal
-superficial
-mid-sagittal
-central - ANSWERSsuperficial
which of these lists include all of the basic types of blood cells?
-erythrocyte, leucocyte, thrombocyte
-neutrophils, acidophils, basophils
-serous, sebaceous, synovial
-nervous, connective, epithelial - ANSWERSerythrocyte, leucocyte, thrombocyte
Which of these is a bone of the face?
-frontal
, -ethmoid
-temporal
-vomer - ANSWERSvomer
Which quadrants of the body feed the left lymph duct?
1. right upper
2. left upper
3. right lower
4. left lower
-1,2,3 and 4
-2,3 and 4
-1,2 and 4
-1,2 and 3 - ANSWERS2, 3 and 4
-left upper
-right lower
-left lower
A term that identifies one of the body systems is
-reproductive
-abdominal
-mediastinal
-histological - ANSWERSreproductive
which of these organs receive blood from the celiac axis artery?
1. liver
2. stomach
3. spleen
4. cecum
-1,2 and 3
-1,2,3 and 4
-2,3 and 4
-1,3 and 4 - ANSWERS1, 2 and 3
-liver
-stomach
-spleen
a shallow depression in a bone is referred to as a
-supraorbital margin
-crest
-foramen
