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Cremation - Correct Answer the mechanical and/or thermal or other dissolution process the
reduces human remains to inorganic bone fragments, followed by the pulverizing bone
fragments
Cremated Remains - Correct Answer all the remains of the cremated human body recovered
after the completion of the cremation process, including pulverization
Human remains - Correct Answer The body of a deceased person, or part of a body or limb that
has been removed from a living person, including the body, part of a body or limb in any stage
of decomposition.
Final disposition - Correct Answer the burial or other disposition on a permanent basis of a dead
human body, cremated remains or parts of a dead human body
What is a crematory? - Correct Answer the building that houses the cremation chambers
What is the cremation chamber? - Correct Answer the enclosed space within which the
cremation process takes place
What is a cremator? - Correct Answer the total mechanical unit for the cremation process
A cremator is classified as a Type ___ incinerator - Correct Answer Type 4 incinerator which
means it can not be used to incinerate other materials
T/F All retorts are cremators but not all cremators are retorts. - Correct Answer TRUE
, What is a cremation container? - Correct Answer the casket or cardboard box in which the
human body is delivered to the crematory and in which it is cremated
What is a casket? - Correct Answer a rigid container that is designed for the encasement of
human remains, usually constructed of wood, metal or like materials and ornamented and lined
with fabric, which may or may not be combustible
What is an urn? - Correct Answer a receptacle designed to permanently encase the cremated
remains
What is a temporary urn / contianer? - Correct Answer a receptacle for cremated remains
designed to hold the cremated remains until an urn or other permanent container is acquired
What is an urn vault? - Correct Answer a rigid outer contianer in which an urn is placed prior to
being interred in the ground
What is a niche? - Correct Answer compartment or cubicle for the memorialization or
permanent placement of an urn containing cremated remains
What is a columbarium? - Correct Answer A structure, room, or space in a mausoleum or other
building containing niches or recesses used to hold cremated remains.
What is combustion? - Correct Answer the act of burning involving a chemical reaction in which
oxygen is rapidly combined with fuel, giving off heat
What are the components of the fuel not burnt, they are left in the retort. - Correct Answer Ash