MICROBIOLOGY REVIEW FOR NBE/AAMI:
COMPREHENSIVE SCIENCE EXAMINATION
STUDY GUIDE (REVIEW #1)
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS)
(ANSWER THEN QUESTION)
1. Rigor Mortis: If an arterial solution is too mild, the tissues may become waterlogged, which may lead to all of the
following after embalming, except:
2. Hypotonic: A solution contains a lesser concentration of dissolved solute than the solution to which it is
compared.
3. true: True or False: Osmosis is the movement of water in an embalming solution.
4. Filtration gravitation and diffusion: The movement of embalming solution through the tissue
spaces to cells occurs by:
5. false: True or False: Dialysis is the active transport system that involves the dittusion of crystalloid solutes of a
solution through a semipermeable membrane that is impermeable to colloids.
6. Diffusion: The movement of embalming solution from the vascular system into tissue spaces is called:
7. false: True or False: The concept of dilute vs. concentrated (hypotonic vs. hypertonic) solutions is not the same as
the concept of saturated vs. unsaturated solutions. Dilute and concentrated solutions compare solute to solvent, while
saturated and unsaturated solutions compare one solution to another. Embalming solutions are generally referred to as
dilute vs. concentrated because they compare the amount of water (solvent) to the amount of preservatives and
germicides (solute)
8. Hypotonic: When prepared according to manufacturer's specifications, arterial solution will generally be:
9. Hypertonic: A solution contains a greater concentration of dissolved solute than the solution to which it
is compared.
10. Hypotonic: If the body you are about to embalm appears to have a normal amount of moisture, you can
maintain that moisture balance by preparing a solution:
11. true: True or False: Osmosis is the movement of the solvent such as water through a semipermeable membrane
from a dilute to a concentrated solution.
12. false: True or False: An unsaturated solution is a solution holding less of the solvent than could be held in solution
by the solute under normal circumstances.
13. Filtration Gravitation and Diffusion: The movement of embalming solution through the tissue
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COMPREHENSIVE SCIENCE EXAMINATION
STUDY GUIDE (REVIEW #1)
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS)
(ANSWER THEN QUESTION)
1. Rigor Mortis: If an arterial solution is too mild, the tissues may become waterlogged, which may lead to all of the
following after embalming, except:
2. Hypotonic: A solution contains a lesser concentration of dissolved solute than the solution to which it is
compared.
3. true: True or False: Osmosis is the movement of water in an embalming solution.
4. Filtration gravitation and diffusion: The movement of embalming solution through the tissue
spaces to cells occurs by:
5. false: True or False: Dialysis is the active transport system that involves the dittusion of crystalloid solutes of a
solution through a semipermeable membrane that is impermeable to colloids.
6. Diffusion: The movement of embalming solution from the vascular system into tissue spaces is called:
7. false: True or False: The concept of dilute vs. concentrated (hypotonic vs. hypertonic) solutions is not the same as
the concept of saturated vs. unsaturated solutions. Dilute and concentrated solutions compare solute to solvent, while
saturated and unsaturated solutions compare one solution to another. Embalming solutions are generally referred to as
dilute vs. concentrated because they compare the amount of water (solvent) to the amount of preservatives and
germicides (solute)
8. Hypotonic: When prepared according to manufacturer's specifications, arterial solution will generally be:
9. Hypertonic: A solution contains a greater concentration of dissolved solute than the solution to which it
is compared.
10. Hypotonic: If the body you are about to embalm appears to have a normal amount of moisture, you can
maintain that moisture balance by preparing a solution:
11. true: True or False: Osmosis is the movement of the solvent such as water through a semipermeable membrane
from a dilute to a concentrated solution.
12. false: True or False: An unsaturated solution is a solution holding less of the solvent than could be held in solution
by the solute under normal circumstances.
13. Filtration Gravitation and Diffusion: The movement of embalming solution through the tissue
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