NBE Embalming Glossary (RV232)| 414 QUESTIONS| WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS

Abdominal Anatomical Regions correct answer: Nine region plan: by means of four imaginary planes, two of which are horizontal (indicated by lines drawn across the right and left 10th ribs and across the right and left anterior superior iliac spines) and two sagittal (indicated by lines drawn from mid point of inguinal ligament to the nipples of the chest, right and left sides. Upper row - right hypochondriac, epigastric, left hypochondriac. Middle row - right lateral, umbilical, left lateral. Lower row - right inguinal, pubic, left inguinal. Four Region Plan: by means of two imaginary planes, one horizontal and the other mid-sagittal. Upper right quadrant, upper left quadrant, lower right quadrant, lower left quadrant Abrasion correct answer: antemortem injuries resulting from friction of the skin against a firm object resulting in the removal of the epidermis Abut correct answer: to touch or contact as with the tarsal plates of the closed eyes Accessory Chemical correct answer: group of chemicals used in addition to vascular (arterial) and cavity embalming fluids; includes but is not limited to hardening compounds, preservative powders, sealing agents, mold preservative agents, and pack application agents Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) correct answer: a specific group of diseases or conditions which are indicative of severe Immunosuppression related to infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV); persons dead having had ____ may exhibit conditions such as wasting syndrome, extrapulmonary tuberculosis, and Kaposi's sarcoma Action Level/AL exposure limits correct answer: these levels are established to ensure adequate protection of employees at exposures below the OSHA limits, but to minimize the compliance burdens for employers whose employees have exposures below the 8 hour permissible exposure limit (PEL). The__ for formaldehyde is 0.5 ppm Actual Pressure correct answer: that pressure which is indicated by the injector gauge needle when the arterial tube is open and the arterial solution is flowing into the body Adipocere (grave wax) correct answer: a wax-like material produced by saponification of body fat in a body buried in alkaline soil Aerobic correct answer: in the presence of free oxygen Aerosolization correct answer: to disperse as an aerosol; minute particles of blood and water become atomized and suspended in air when water under pressure meets the blood drainage or when flushing an uncovered sink Agglutination (congealing) correct answer: intravascular; the increase of viscosity of blood brought about by the clumping of particulate formed elements in the blood vessels