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1. What does the term 'Agonal' mean? - ANSWER Associated with or
relating to great pain, especially the agony of death.
2. What is 'Agonal Algor'? - ANSWER Decrease in body temperature
immediately before death.
3. What happens during 'Agonal Capillary Expansion'? - ANSWER The
opening of the pores in the walls of the capillaries.
4. What is 'Agonal Coagulation'? - ANSWER In reference to blood, a
change from a fluid into a thickened mass, prior to death.
5. What is 'Agonal Dehydration'? - ANSWER The loss of moisture from the
living body during the agonal state.
6. What is 'Agonal Edema'? - ANSWER Escape of blood serum from an
intravascular to an extravascular location immediately before death.
,7. What is 'Agonal Fever'? - ANSWER Increase in body temperature
immediately before death.
8. What is 'Agonal Hypostasis'? - ANSWER Settling of blood into the
dependent tissues of the body immediately before death.
9. What is the 'Agonal Period'? - ANSWER Period immediately before
death.
10.What is 'Agonal Translocation'? - ANSWER See Translocation.
11.What is 'Algor Mortis'? - ANSWER Postmortem cooling of the body to
the surrounding temperature.
12.What is an 'Alternate Drainage' method? - ANSWER Method of
injection/drainage in which embalming solution is injected, then injection is
stopped while drainage is open.
13.What are 'Amino Acids'? - ANSWER Building blocks of which proteins
are constructed, and the end products of protein digestion or hydrolysis.
14.What is 'Anabolism'? - ANSWER The phase of metabolism in which
simple substances are synthesized into the complex materials of living
tissue.
,15.What does 'Anaerobic' mean? - ANSWER In the absence of free oxygen.
16.What is 'Anasarca'? - ANSWER Severe generalized edema.
17.What is an 'Anatomical Guide'? - ANSWER A descriptive reference for
locating arteries and veins by means of known anatomical structures.
18.What are 'Anatomical Limits'? - ANSWER Points of origin and points of
termination in relation to adjacent structures; used to designate the
boundaries of arteries and veins.
19.What is the 'Anatomical Position'? - ANSWER The body is erect, feet
together, palms facing forward, and thumbs are pointed away from the
body.
20.What is an 'Aneurysm'? - ANSWER A localized dilation of the wall of a
blood vessel.
21.Localized abnormal dilation or outpocketing of a blood vessel resulting from
a congenital defect or a weakness of the vessel wall. - ANSWER
Aneurysm
22.An embalming instrument that is similar to the aneurysm needle but has a
sharp pointed tip. - ANSWER Aneurysm Hook
, 23.An embalming instrument that is used for blunt dissection and in raising
vessels, which has an eye in the hook portion of the instrument for placing
ligatures around the vessels. - ANSWER Aneurysm Needle
24.A multipurpose instrument used in the embalming process. - ANSWER
Angular Spring Forceps
25.Deviation from the normal. - ANSWER Anomalies
26.In front of the elbow/in the bend of the elbow. - ANSWER Antecubital
27.Before death. - ANSWER Antemortem
28.Toward the front. - ANSWER Anterior
29.A bony protuberance, that can be palpated topographically, found on the
ileum, the superior, broad portion of the hipbone; the origin of the inguinal
ligament and the sartorius muscle. - ANSWER Anterior Superior Iliac
Spine
30.Ingredient of embalming fluids that retards the natural postmortem
tendency of blood to become more viscous or prevents adverse reactions
between blood and other embalming chemicals. - ANSWER
Anticoagulant Fluid