NBE FUNERAL SERVICE SCIENCES
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
*A disesse that is transmitted congenitally will be passed through ______.* - Correct
Answers -The placenta
*Another name for chlorinated lime is _______.* - Correct Answers -Calcium
hypoclhorite
*The chemical formula for formaldehyde is:* - Correct Answers -HCHO
*You are in the preparation room, and you are preparing to set the features of the
deceased in your care. When you open the mouth of the deceased to apply disinfectant,
you notice the tongue and mouth are covered in a white substance. You were told by
the nurse while making the removal that the deceased had been treated for a fungal
infection. Based upon this information, which of the following conditions might the
deceased had suffered from:* - Correct Answers -Thrush
*Another name for Carbolic Acid is:* - Correct Answers -Phenol
*Gas gangene results from the formation of _______.* - Correct Answers -An exotoxin
*An organism that is able to live on inorganic material is referred to as a/an ______.* -
Correct Answers -Autotroph
*The compound AMMONIA is designated as:* - Correct Answers -NH3
*When the cell breaks down protoplasm, the process is referred to as:* - Correct
Answers -Catabolism
*Some bacteria that grow much better at low temperatures. These bacteria are referred
to as ______.* - Correct Answers -Psychrophilic
*Your firm is contacted by a family to perform the disinterment of their grandmother. The
family intends to take their grandmother's remains to another state because they entire
family has moved away. The family tells you that they would like to see their
grandmother, and you of course are able to meet their request. Prior to the family's
, arrival, you open the casket and see mold growth, presumably from the cosmetics
applied when the deceased had died. Based upon this information what type of growth
do you see?* - Correct Answers -Bacterial colony
*Select the substance that inhibits the polymerization of HCHO.* - Correct Answers -
Methyl alcohol
*A structure found in some organisms that enhances its virulence and also serves to
protect the organism from injury is referred to as the _____.* - Correct Answers -
Capsule
*Which of the following methods is MOST EFFECTIVE in killing bacteria?* - Correct
Answers -Steam under pressure
*Loss of blood into the Thoracic Cavity is called/refers to a ___________.* - Correct
Answers -Hemothorax
*A circumscribed area of necrosis of the skin or mucous membrane is referred to as
a/an:* - Correct Answers -Ulcer
*Gonorrhea is caused by a member of the genus:* - Correct Answers -Neisseria
*Glycerol is used in embalming fluids as a:* - Correct Answers -Humectant
*An organism that has been modified so that it will no longer produce the disease that is
injected into an indiviudual to stimulate the production of antibodies is called a/an:* -
Correct Answers -Vaccine
*An inflammation of the fallopian tubes is referred to as:* - Correct Answers -Salpingitis
*Putrescine is a/an _____ produced in putrefaction.* - Correct Answers -amine
*At the funeral home, you receive the body of a 56 year old, deceased white female. In
your pre-embalming case analysis you notice that the deceased's abdomen is
distended, but the rest of the body is emaciated. The death certificate indicates that she
died from complications of alcoholism. Based upon these facts, what assumptions can
you make about the distended abdomen?* - Correct Answers -The distended abdomen
is caused by ascities in the peritoneal cavity
*An alcohol in which the functional group that makes it an alcohol is attached to a
carbon atom that is attached to two other carbon atoms is called a/an:* - Correct
Answers -Secondary alcohol
*2 ppm is the STEL under current OSHA guidelines, what does the STEL stand for?* -
Correct Answers -Short-term Exposure Limit
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
*A disesse that is transmitted congenitally will be passed through ______.* - Correct
Answers -The placenta
*Another name for chlorinated lime is _______.* - Correct Answers -Calcium
hypoclhorite
*The chemical formula for formaldehyde is:* - Correct Answers -HCHO
*You are in the preparation room, and you are preparing to set the features of the
deceased in your care. When you open the mouth of the deceased to apply disinfectant,
you notice the tongue and mouth are covered in a white substance. You were told by
the nurse while making the removal that the deceased had been treated for a fungal
infection. Based upon this information, which of the following conditions might the
deceased had suffered from:* - Correct Answers -Thrush
*Another name for Carbolic Acid is:* - Correct Answers -Phenol
*Gas gangene results from the formation of _______.* - Correct Answers -An exotoxin
*An organism that is able to live on inorganic material is referred to as a/an ______.* -
Correct Answers -Autotroph
*The compound AMMONIA is designated as:* - Correct Answers -NH3
*When the cell breaks down protoplasm, the process is referred to as:* - Correct
Answers -Catabolism
*Some bacteria that grow much better at low temperatures. These bacteria are referred
to as ______.* - Correct Answers -Psychrophilic
*Your firm is contacted by a family to perform the disinterment of their grandmother. The
family intends to take their grandmother's remains to another state because they entire
family has moved away. The family tells you that they would like to see their
grandmother, and you of course are able to meet their request. Prior to the family's
, arrival, you open the casket and see mold growth, presumably from the cosmetics
applied when the deceased had died. Based upon this information what type of growth
do you see?* - Correct Answers -Bacterial colony
*Select the substance that inhibits the polymerization of HCHO.* - Correct Answers -
Methyl alcohol
*A structure found in some organisms that enhances its virulence and also serves to
protect the organism from injury is referred to as the _____.* - Correct Answers -
Capsule
*Which of the following methods is MOST EFFECTIVE in killing bacteria?* - Correct
Answers -Steam under pressure
*Loss of blood into the Thoracic Cavity is called/refers to a ___________.* - Correct
Answers -Hemothorax
*A circumscribed area of necrosis of the skin or mucous membrane is referred to as
a/an:* - Correct Answers -Ulcer
*Gonorrhea is caused by a member of the genus:* - Correct Answers -Neisseria
*Glycerol is used in embalming fluids as a:* - Correct Answers -Humectant
*An organism that has been modified so that it will no longer produce the disease that is
injected into an indiviudual to stimulate the production of antibodies is called a/an:* -
Correct Answers -Vaccine
*An inflammation of the fallopian tubes is referred to as:* - Correct Answers -Salpingitis
*Putrescine is a/an _____ produced in putrefaction.* - Correct Answers -amine
*At the funeral home, you receive the body of a 56 year old, deceased white female. In
your pre-embalming case analysis you notice that the deceased's abdomen is
distended, but the rest of the body is emaciated. The death certificate indicates that she
died from complications of alcoholism. Based upon these facts, what assumptions can
you make about the distended abdomen?* - Correct Answers -The distended abdomen
is caused by ascities in the peritoneal cavity
*An alcohol in which the functional group that makes it an alcohol is attached to a
carbon atom that is attached to two other carbon atoms is called a/an:* - Correct
Answers -Secondary alcohol
*2 ppm is the STEL under current OSHA guidelines, what does the STEL stand for?* -
Correct Answers -Short-term Exposure Limit
