NBE Practice questions
high index fluids - answer What group of chemicals is used in funeral preparations in
extreme cases, such as bodies with edema or one exhibiting advance decomposition?
After embalming - answer When is the correct time to inject tissue builder with a
hypodermic syringe?
Embalming case report - answer A written record and sketch diagram of the condition of
the body upon arrival to the funeral home, the method of embalming, treatments, the
times at which the body arrived and preparations were completed, and the license
numbers of the embalmers and the assistants is called:
Licensees and those authorized by the family or state - answer Admittance to the
preparation room while a deceased is present should only be granted to:
Differential Pressure - answer The difference between the potential pressure reading
and the actual pressure reading indicates the:
Aneurism needle - answerA blunt instrument used for tissue dissection and for
determining the location and elevation of arteries and veins that is especially useful after
the initial incision to locate the carotid artery and jugular vein is made called:
Thanotology - answerThe study of death and dying those places and emphasis on the
psychological and social aspects is called:
Agonal hypostasis - answerThe process by which blood settles or pools within the
vessels to the dependent or lower parts of the body as a result of gravitational
movement is called:
Hydrolysis - answerThe chemical reaction in which the chemical bonds of a substance
are split by the addition or taking up of water that is also the single most important factor
in the initiation of decomposition is called:
1. Flexing or bending
2. Rotating
3. Massaging the joints - answerRigor mortis can be broken down by which of the
following methods
Staphylococcal infection & Cutaneous tuberculosis - answerThe centers for disease
control concluded that funeral directors had an elevated risk of contracting a variety of
bloodborne and airborne pathogens as a result of their contact with dead human bodies,
and found that the most frequently reported diseases by funeral directors included:
, 12-20 - answerThe ventilation of the prep room is measured using the number of air
exchanges per hour. This is calculated by taking the total square footage of the room
and then determining the size of the air handler of fan needed to move the air out and
replace it in a given amount of time. The air exchange rate for a preparation should be
between __________ and __________ per hour.
Centrifugal pump - answerThere are approximately six devices that can be used to
inject arterial solution. Which of the following is NOT a device HISTORICALLY used
during embalming?
Ventral - answerAnother term used to describe the front, or anterior, of the body is:
Intradermal suture - answerA type of suture used to close incisions so that the ligature
remains entirely under the epidermis is called:
Angulus oris eminence - answerThe natural facial marking that is a small convex
distinction found lateral to the end of line of the closure of the mouth is called:
Approximately six-eight hours after embalming - answerTo ensure a successful
application, an embalmer will usually apply surface mortuary wax to a deceased:
Convex profile - answerThe most common of the basic linear forms of facial profiles is
called:
Closed or greenstick fracture - answerA type of incomplete fracture fracture in which the
bone may become bent or broken but does not go through the skin is called a:
Purse suture - answera suture made around a circular opening or puncture that closes
the margins when it is pulled is called a:
Opaque - answerCosmetics can be classified by their ability to allow light to pass
through them. The type that does not allow light to pass through and is considered a
concealing cosmetic is:
Oval - answerThe most common basic face shape where the cheekbones are wider
than the cranium and the cranium is a little wider that the lower jaw. This shape is
called:
Angulus Oris Sulcus - answerThe groove at the end of the line of closure that forms
between the two mucous membranes when the mouth is closed is called the:
Parietal - answerThe name of the bones that create the superior portion of the sides
and the back of the cranium and account for the posterior two-thirds of the roof of the
cranium is:
high index fluids - answer What group of chemicals is used in funeral preparations in
extreme cases, such as bodies with edema or one exhibiting advance decomposition?
After embalming - answer When is the correct time to inject tissue builder with a
hypodermic syringe?
Embalming case report - answer A written record and sketch diagram of the condition of
the body upon arrival to the funeral home, the method of embalming, treatments, the
times at which the body arrived and preparations were completed, and the license
numbers of the embalmers and the assistants is called:
Licensees and those authorized by the family or state - answer Admittance to the
preparation room while a deceased is present should only be granted to:
Differential Pressure - answer The difference between the potential pressure reading
and the actual pressure reading indicates the:
Aneurism needle - answerA blunt instrument used for tissue dissection and for
determining the location and elevation of arteries and veins that is especially useful after
the initial incision to locate the carotid artery and jugular vein is made called:
Thanotology - answerThe study of death and dying those places and emphasis on the
psychological and social aspects is called:
Agonal hypostasis - answerThe process by which blood settles or pools within the
vessels to the dependent or lower parts of the body as a result of gravitational
movement is called:
Hydrolysis - answerThe chemical reaction in which the chemical bonds of a substance
are split by the addition or taking up of water that is also the single most important factor
in the initiation of decomposition is called:
1. Flexing or bending
2. Rotating
3. Massaging the joints - answerRigor mortis can be broken down by which of the
following methods
Staphylococcal infection & Cutaneous tuberculosis - answerThe centers for disease
control concluded that funeral directors had an elevated risk of contracting a variety of
bloodborne and airborne pathogens as a result of their contact with dead human bodies,
and found that the most frequently reported diseases by funeral directors included:
, 12-20 - answerThe ventilation of the prep room is measured using the number of air
exchanges per hour. This is calculated by taking the total square footage of the room
and then determining the size of the air handler of fan needed to move the air out and
replace it in a given amount of time. The air exchange rate for a preparation should be
between __________ and __________ per hour.
Centrifugal pump - answerThere are approximately six devices that can be used to
inject arterial solution. Which of the following is NOT a device HISTORICALLY used
during embalming?
Ventral - answerAnother term used to describe the front, or anterior, of the body is:
Intradermal suture - answerA type of suture used to close incisions so that the ligature
remains entirely under the epidermis is called:
Angulus oris eminence - answerThe natural facial marking that is a small convex
distinction found lateral to the end of line of the closure of the mouth is called:
Approximately six-eight hours after embalming - answerTo ensure a successful
application, an embalmer will usually apply surface mortuary wax to a deceased:
Convex profile - answerThe most common of the basic linear forms of facial profiles is
called:
Closed or greenstick fracture - answerA type of incomplete fracture fracture in which the
bone may become bent or broken but does not go through the skin is called a:
Purse suture - answera suture made around a circular opening or puncture that closes
the margins when it is pulled is called a:
Opaque - answerCosmetics can be classified by their ability to allow light to pass
through them. The type that does not allow light to pass through and is considered a
concealing cosmetic is:
Oval - answerThe most common basic face shape where the cheekbones are wider
than the cranium and the cranium is a little wider that the lower jaw. This shape is
called:
Angulus Oris Sulcus - answerThe groove at the end of the line of closure that forms
between the two mucous membranes when the mouth is closed is called the:
Parietal - answerThe name of the bones that create the superior portion of the sides
and the back of the cranium and account for the posterior two-thirds of the roof of the
cranium is:
