AAMI Funeral Home Management And Merchandising Final Exam Questions and Answers
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Metal case (Ziegler case) a gasketed container, which can be used as an insert into a casket
or as a separate shipping container.
Mode the value that occurs most frequently in a group of numbers.
Moleskin see doeskin.
Monument a structure, usually of stone or metal, erected to commemorate the life, deeds,
or career of a deceased person; derived from the Latin word meaning to remind.
Niche a recess or space in a columbarium used for the permanent placing of cremated
remains. The aesthetic covering for the foot cap or inner foot panel of the casket.
Non-ferrous metal any metal, which is not formed from iron.
Octagon a casket having eight angles or corners and therefore has eight sides or body
panels.
Ogee (rim) an S shaped molding that is a component part of the casket cap.
Ogee flange (rim flange) the turned under edge or horizontal portion of the casket rim
which comes into contact with the gasket or body ledge flange (top body molding flange).
Ossuary receptacle for communal placement of cremated remains.
,Outer burial container any container, which is designed for placement in the grave around
the casket including, but not limited to, containers commonly known as burial vaults, grave
boxes and grave liners.
Overlay (overthrow, throw) the aesthetic covering for the foot cap or inner foot panel of the
casket.
Package pricing a pricing method, which groups together selected services and/or
merchandise.
Particle board see composition board.
Perfection full couch a casket in which the rim (ogee), crown, and pies are formed as one
unit and which opens as one piece.
Perfection half couch a casket in which the rim (ogee), crown, and pies are formed as one
unit with a transverse cut in the cap, forming a two piece lid for the casket.
Pie see fishtail.
Plastic a synthetic or natural organic material shaped when soft and then hardened.
Plastic extrusion molding a method of forming items by injecting molten plastic into a die.
Plated finish the finish created when base metal is coated by another metal via an
electrolytic process; often found on casket hardware; in casket construction is identified by the
term deposit, as in copper deposit.
Plush a woven cloth with a nap exceeding 1/8th inch.
, Plywood thin sheets of wood glued together so that the grains are at right angles to one
another; an odd number of sheets will be used so that the grain on the front and back will
always run the same direction.
Polished finish a surface made smooth and glossy usually by friction; brought to a highly
developed, finished, or refined state; burnished.
Polymer a compound, similar in appearance to plastic, that has a high molecular weight
creating an extremely durable substance.
Pouch a leak resistant zippered bag designed to contain a dead human body and body fluids
and is used mainly for the removal of dead human remains from the place of death.
Pressed board see composition board.
Price determination method used by management to establish the selling price for services
and merchandise.
Price quotation method by which prices are explained to the consumer (i.e., itemized GPL
required by FTC, but package pricing allowed)
Priest casket (slip panel) a casket opening style in which the cap or lid at the head end of the
casket is completely removed from the casket for the purpose of viewing; the remains may be
viewed from either side of the casket.
Puffing see-cove.
Quantity discount the amount, by which, the bill or invoice will be reduced when a minimum
quantity of merchandise has been ordered.
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Metal case (Ziegler case) a gasketed container, which can be used as an insert into a casket
or as a separate shipping container.
Mode the value that occurs most frequently in a group of numbers.
Moleskin see doeskin.
Monument a structure, usually of stone or metal, erected to commemorate the life, deeds,
or career of a deceased person; derived from the Latin word meaning to remind.
Niche a recess or space in a columbarium used for the permanent placing of cremated
remains. The aesthetic covering for the foot cap or inner foot panel of the casket.
Non-ferrous metal any metal, which is not formed from iron.
Octagon a casket having eight angles or corners and therefore has eight sides or body
panels.
Ogee (rim) an S shaped molding that is a component part of the casket cap.
Ogee flange (rim flange) the turned under edge or horizontal portion of the casket rim
which comes into contact with the gasket or body ledge flange (top body molding flange).
Ossuary receptacle for communal placement of cremated remains.
,Outer burial container any container, which is designed for placement in the grave around
the casket including, but not limited to, containers commonly known as burial vaults, grave
boxes and grave liners.
Overlay (overthrow, throw) the aesthetic covering for the foot cap or inner foot panel of the
casket.
Package pricing a pricing method, which groups together selected services and/or
merchandise.
Particle board see composition board.
Perfection full couch a casket in which the rim (ogee), crown, and pies are formed as one
unit and which opens as one piece.
Perfection half couch a casket in which the rim (ogee), crown, and pies are formed as one
unit with a transverse cut in the cap, forming a two piece lid for the casket.
Pie see fishtail.
Plastic a synthetic or natural organic material shaped when soft and then hardened.
Plastic extrusion molding a method of forming items by injecting molten plastic into a die.
Plated finish the finish created when base metal is coated by another metal via an
electrolytic process; often found on casket hardware; in casket construction is identified by the
term deposit, as in copper deposit.
Plush a woven cloth with a nap exceeding 1/8th inch.
, Plywood thin sheets of wood glued together so that the grains are at right angles to one
another; an odd number of sheets will be used so that the grain on the front and back will
always run the same direction.
Polished finish a surface made smooth and glossy usually by friction; brought to a highly
developed, finished, or refined state; burnished.
Polymer a compound, similar in appearance to plastic, that has a high molecular weight
creating an extremely durable substance.
Pouch a leak resistant zippered bag designed to contain a dead human body and body fluids
and is used mainly for the removal of dead human remains from the place of death.
Pressed board see composition board.
Price determination method used by management to establish the selling price for services
and merchandise.
Price quotation method by which prices are explained to the consumer (i.e., itemized GPL
required by FTC, but package pricing allowed)
Priest casket (slip panel) a casket opening style in which the cap or lid at the head end of the
casket is completely removed from the casket for the purpose of viewing; the remains may be
viewed from either side of the casket.
Puffing see-cove.
Quantity discount the amount, by which, the bill or invoice will be reduced when a minimum
quantity of merchandise has been ordered.
