FUNERAL SERVICE SCIENCES TEST PAPER
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
PRACTICE PACK
●● Accessory (auxiliary; assisting)
Answer: this term is applied to lesser structure that resembles a similar
organ in structure and function, such as the accessory pancreatic duct
●● Acids
Answer: Substance that yields hydrogen or hydronium ions in aqueous
solution
●● Acquired
Answer: presents itself after birth
●● Acromegaly
Answer: hyperfunction of pituitary gland after ossification has been
completed
●● Acute
Answer: a disease with a more or less rapid onset and short duration
,●● Adipocere (Gravewax)
Answer: a wax-like material produced by saponification of body fat in a
body buried in alkaline soil
●● Albumin
Answer: a protein found in blood plasma
●● Alcohols
Answer: an organic compound containing one or more hydroxyl (-OH)
groups
●● Aldehyde
Answer: an organic compound containing one or more -CHO groups
●● Alimentary Canal
Answer: the digestive system tube from the mouth to anus, including the
mouth or buccal cavity, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, and small and
large intestines
●● Allergies
Answer: having a hypersensitivity to a substance that does not normally
cause a reaction
,●● Allergy (hypersensitivity)
Answer: an acquired, abnormal immune response to a substance
(allergen) that does not normally cause a reaction
●● Amelia
Answer: congenital absence of one or more limbs
●● Amines
Answer: an organic compound containing nitrogen; any compounds
formed from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms
by organic radicals. The general formula for primary amines is R-NH2
●● Amino Acid
Answer: the building block of proteins; a compound containing an
amino group (-NH2), a carboxyl (-COOH) group attached to an alpha
carbon and a radical
●● Amphoteric
Answer: any compound that can act as both an acid and base in solution
(amino Acid)
●● Anasarca
Answer: generalized massive edema in subcutaneous tissue
, ●● Anatomy
Answer: the branch of science dealing with the study of the structure of
the body
●● Anemia
Answer: a decrease in the number of erythrocytes, hemoglobin or both
●● Aneurysm
Answer: a localized dilation of a blood vessel
●● Angiology
Answer: the study of vessel
●● Antagonism
Answer: mutual opposition or contrary action. The inhibition of one
microorganism by another
●● Antibody
Answer: glycoprotein substance developed by the body in response to ,
and interacting specifically with, an antigen. Also know as
immunoglobulin
●● Anticoagulants
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
PRACTICE PACK
●● Accessory (auxiliary; assisting)
Answer: this term is applied to lesser structure that resembles a similar
organ in structure and function, such as the accessory pancreatic duct
●● Acids
Answer: Substance that yields hydrogen or hydronium ions in aqueous
solution
●● Acquired
Answer: presents itself after birth
●● Acromegaly
Answer: hyperfunction of pituitary gland after ossification has been
completed
●● Acute
Answer: a disease with a more or less rapid onset and short duration
,●● Adipocere (Gravewax)
Answer: a wax-like material produced by saponification of body fat in a
body buried in alkaline soil
●● Albumin
Answer: a protein found in blood plasma
●● Alcohols
Answer: an organic compound containing one or more hydroxyl (-OH)
groups
●● Aldehyde
Answer: an organic compound containing one or more -CHO groups
●● Alimentary Canal
Answer: the digestive system tube from the mouth to anus, including the
mouth or buccal cavity, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, and small and
large intestines
●● Allergies
Answer: having a hypersensitivity to a substance that does not normally
cause a reaction
,●● Allergy (hypersensitivity)
Answer: an acquired, abnormal immune response to a substance
(allergen) that does not normally cause a reaction
●● Amelia
Answer: congenital absence of one or more limbs
●● Amines
Answer: an organic compound containing nitrogen; any compounds
formed from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms
by organic radicals. The general formula for primary amines is R-NH2
●● Amino Acid
Answer: the building block of proteins; a compound containing an
amino group (-NH2), a carboxyl (-COOH) group attached to an alpha
carbon and a radical
●● Amphoteric
Answer: any compound that can act as both an acid and base in solution
(amino Acid)
●● Anasarca
Answer: generalized massive edema in subcutaneous tissue
, ●● Anatomy
Answer: the branch of science dealing with the study of the structure of
the body
●● Anemia
Answer: a decrease in the number of erythrocytes, hemoglobin or both
●● Aneurysm
Answer: a localized dilation of a blood vessel
●● Angiology
Answer: the study of vessel
●● Antagonism
Answer: mutual opposition or contrary action. The inhibition of one
microorganism by another
●● Antibody
Answer: glycoprotein substance developed by the body in response to ,
and interacting specifically with, an antigen. Also know as
immunoglobulin
●● Anticoagulants
