PHT 414 Embalming III Assessment #6
Exam Questions & Answers (Grade
A+)
When placing an obese person in a casket, you should tilt the
shoulders and head: -
correct answer ✅slightly to the right
Gas can be considered a type of purge. -
correct answer ✅True
Select all that apply. Which of the following would be of concern to
the embalmer if it was known that the deceased suffered from
renal failure? -
correct answer ✅Edema is often present
Decomposition would occur rapidly
These bodies usually require more preservative chemical than
normal to preserve tissues
Uremia is a toxic condition caused by retention of excessive protein
by-products. -
correct answer ✅True
Because of the effect of long-term alcohol abuse on tissues: -
correct answer ✅firming may be difficult to establish
, PHT 414 Embalming III Assessment #6
Exam Questions & Answers (Grade
A+)
Two factors are necessary for purge to occur - a substance to purge
and pressure on an organ to evacuate the material -
correct answer ✅True
____ is produced by the reaction of formaldehyde and ammonia. -
correct answer ✅urotropin
Tissue gas can develop in bodies that have not been thoroughly
embalmed. -
correct answer ✅True
One of the dangers of handling bodies with mycotic infections is
that many of the organisms form ________ that may be resistant to
weak disinfecting agents. They may lie dormant in an improperly
cleaned and disinfected prep room, and may contaminate
subsequent remains embalmed in that prep room. -
correct answer ✅spores
Perfect rate of flow is what we call that rate-of-flow needed to
achieve uniform distribution of embalming solution without
Exam Questions & Answers (Grade
A+)
When placing an obese person in a casket, you should tilt the
shoulders and head: -
correct answer ✅slightly to the right
Gas can be considered a type of purge. -
correct answer ✅True
Select all that apply. Which of the following would be of concern to
the embalmer if it was known that the deceased suffered from
renal failure? -
correct answer ✅Edema is often present
Decomposition would occur rapidly
These bodies usually require more preservative chemical than
normal to preserve tissues
Uremia is a toxic condition caused by retention of excessive protein
by-products. -
correct answer ✅True
Because of the effect of long-term alcohol abuse on tissues: -
correct answer ✅firming may be difficult to establish
, PHT 414 Embalming III Assessment #6
Exam Questions & Answers (Grade
A+)
Two factors are necessary for purge to occur - a substance to purge
and pressure on an organ to evacuate the material -
correct answer ✅True
____ is produced by the reaction of formaldehyde and ammonia. -
correct answer ✅urotropin
Tissue gas can develop in bodies that have not been thoroughly
embalmed. -
correct answer ✅True
One of the dangers of handling bodies with mycotic infections is
that many of the organisms form ________ that may be resistant to
weak disinfecting agents. They may lie dormant in an improperly
cleaned and disinfected prep room, and may contaminate
subsequent remains embalmed in that prep room. -
correct answer ✅spores
Perfect rate of flow is what we call that rate-of-flow needed to
achieve uniform distribution of embalming solution without
