NBE Science EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
(GRADED A)
When embalming an individual who died from an acute myocardial infarction,
which of the following problems may the funeral practitioner encounter?
A. Blood Clots
B. Purge
C. Swelling
D. Abdominal Distention - CORRECT ANSWER-A. Blood Clots
Addison's disease causes the skin to turn what color?
A. Green
B. Bronze
C. Cherry-Red
D. Yellow - CORRECT ANSWER-B. Bronze
,The significance of hard water to an embalmer is that the minerals that cause hard
water also cause:
A. Dehydration
B. Blood Clots
C. Fluid Dilution
D. Swelling - CORRECT ANSWER-B. Blood Clots
The arch of the aorta has how many branches?
A. One
B. Two
C. Three
D. Four - CORRECT ANSWER-C. Three
The Jewish term for the ceremony of washing the deceased before burial is:
A. Tallith
B. Tachrichim
C. Taharah
D. Tehilm - CORRECT ANSWER-C. Taharah
The glabella is an eminence of what bone?
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, A. Frontal
B. Occipital
C. Parietal
D. Ethmoid - CORRECT ANSWER-A. Frontal
In regards to the formaldehyde exposure level readings, the action level is:
A. 0.75 ppm
B. 2 ppm
C. 0.25 ppm
D. 0.5 ppm - CORRECT ANSWER-D. 0.5 ppm
When embalming an autopsied body, which of the following arteries should the
funeral practitioner use to obtain the most complete fluid distribution to the upper
extremities?
A. Subclavian
B. Common Carotid
C. Brachial
D. Ulnar - CORRECT ANSWER-A. Subclavian
A thrombus in the iliac veins would:
A. Increase drainage from lower extremities
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
(GRADED A)
When embalming an individual who died from an acute myocardial infarction,
which of the following problems may the funeral practitioner encounter?
A. Blood Clots
B. Purge
C. Swelling
D. Abdominal Distention - CORRECT ANSWER-A. Blood Clots
Addison's disease causes the skin to turn what color?
A. Green
B. Bronze
C. Cherry-Red
D. Yellow - CORRECT ANSWER-B. Bronze
,The significance of hard water to an embalmer is that the minerals that cause hard
water also cause:
A. Dehydration
B. Blood Clots
C. Fluid Dilution
D. Swelling - CORRECT ANSWER-B. Blood Clots
The arch of the aorta has how many branches?
A. One
B. Two
C. Three
D. Four - CORRECT ANSWER-C. Three
The Jewish term for the ceremony of washing the deceased before burial is:
A. Tallith
B. Tachrichim
C. Taharah
D. Tehilm - CORRECT ANSWER-C. Taharah
The glabella is an eminence of what bone?
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protected by copyright law
, A. Frontal
B. Occipital
C. Parietal
D. Ethmoid - CORRECT ANSWER-A. Frontal
In regards to the formaldehyde exposure level readings, the action level is:
A. 0.75 ppm
B. 2 ppm
C. 0.25 ppm
D. 0.5 ppm - CORRECT ANSWER-D. 0.5 ppm
When embalming an autopsied body, which of the following arteries should the
funeral practitioner use to obtain the most complete fluid distribution to the upper
extremities?
A. Subclavian
B. Common Carotid
C. Brachial
D. Ulnar - CORRECT ANSWER-A. Subclavian
A thrombus in the iliac veins would:
A. Increase drainage from lower extremities