NBE – Embalming UPDATED Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
A needle injector is used:
a. For mouth closure
b. For arterial injection
c. To close incisions
d. For aspiration - CORRECT ANSWER - a. For mouth closure
A 125 to 175 pounds adult would require a minimum injection of: - ASK Professor
a. 1-2 gallons
b. 5-6 gallons
c. 7-8 gallons
d. 3-4 gallons - CORRECT ANSWER - d. 3-4 gallons
1 Gallon/50 pounds
Discoloration resulting when formaldehyde reacts with hemoglobin in the tissues is called:
a. Pigmentation
b. Icterus
c. Formaldehyde grey
d. Biliverdin - CORRECT ANSWER - c. Formaldehyde grey
When death has been due to pneumonia, an embalmer should expect:
a. Serious body discoloration
b. Thoracic congestion and increased blood viscosity
c. Server rigor mortis
,d. Rapid cooling of the body - CORRECT ANSWER - b. Thoracic congestion and
increased blood viscosity
What is an extravascular resistance to fluid distribution:
a. Blood viscosity
b. Thrombus
c. Rigor Mortis
d. Arteriosclerosis - CORRECT ANSWER - c. Rigor Mortis
Signs of death exhibited by the eyes of the deceased include:
1. Clouding of the cornea and flattening of the eyeball
2. Loss of luster of the conjunctiva
3. Pupil dilation and non-response to light
4. Discoloration of the Iris
a. 1,2, and 4 only
b. 1, 3, and 4 only
c. 1,2, and 3 only
d. 2,3, and 4 only - CORRECT ANSWER - c. 1, 2, and 3 only
If the thumb does not clear, inject the ______ artery.
a. Ulnar
b. Popliteal
c. Radial
d. Femoral - CORRECT ANSWER - c. Radial
Arterial tube connections can be identified as which of the following:
1. Quick connect
, 2. Threaded
3. Slip-Type
4. Luer-lock
a. 1 and 2
b. 2, 3, and 4
c. 2 and 3
d. 1, 2, and 3 - CORRECT ANSWER - b. 2,3, and 4
If the lips do not stay closed, DO NOT:
a. Suture with a hidden stitch
b. Use wet cotton strips to hold the lips until tissues set
c. Use adhesive
d. Suture with a baseball stitch - CORRECT ANSWER - d. Suture with a baseball stitch
Chemicals which inactivate saprophytic bacteria, render unsuitable for nutrition the media upon
which such bacteria thrive, and which will arrest decomposition by altering enzymes and lysins
of the body as well as converting the decomposable tissue into a form much less susceptible to
decomposition are called:
a. Surfactants
b. Preservatives
c. Anticoagulant
d. Vehicles - CORRECT ANSWER - b. Preservatives
On your check list what is the most important thing when doing a hospital removal?
a. Gloves
b. Cot
Questions and CORRECT Answers
A needle injector is used:
a. For mouth closure
b. For arterial injection
c. To close incisions
d. For aspiration - CORRECT ANSWER - a. For mouth closure
A 125 to 175 pounds adult would require a minimum injection of: - ASK Professor
a. 1-2 gallons
b. 5-6 gallons
c. 7-8 gallons
d. 3-4 gallons - CORRECT ANSWER - d. 3-4 gallons
1 Gallon/50 pounds
Discoloration resulting when formaldehyde reacts with hemoglobin in the tissues is called:
a. Pigmentation
b. Icterus
c. Formaldehyde grey
d. Biliverdin - CORRECT ANSWER - c. Formaldehyde grey
When death has been due to pneumonia, an embalmer should expect:
a. Serious body discoloration
b. Thoracic congestion and increased blood viscosity
c. Server rigor mortis
,d. Rapid cooling of the body - CORRECT ANSWER - b. Thoracic congestion and
increased blood viscosity
What is an extravascular resistance to fluid distribution:
a. Blood viscosity
b. Thrombus
c. Rigor Mortis
d. Arteriosclerosis - CORRECT ANSWER - c. Rigor Mortis
Signs of death exhibited by the eyes of the deceased include:
1. Clouding of the cornea and flattening of the eyeball
2. Loss of luster of the conjunctiva
3. Pupil dilation and non-response to light
4. Discoloration of the Iris
a. 1,2, and 4 only
b. 1, 3, and 4 only
c. 1,2, and 3 only
d. 2,3, and 4 only - CORRECT ANSWER - c. 1, 2, and 3 only
If the thumb does not clear, inject the ______ artery.
a. Ulnar
b. Popliteal
c. Radial
d. Femoral - CORRECT ANSWER - c. Radial
Arterial tube connections can be identified as which of the following:
1. Quick connect
, 2. Threaded
3. Slip-Type
4. Luer-lock
a. 1 and 2
b. 2, 3, and 4
c. 2 and 3
d. 1, 2, and 3 - CORRECT ANSWER - b. 2,3, and 4
If the lips do not stay closed, DO NOT:
a. Suture with a hidden stitch
b. Use wet cotton strips to hold the lips until tissues set
c. Use adhesive
d. Suture with a baseball stitch - CORRECT ANSWER - d. Suture with a baseball stitch
Chemicals which inactivate saprophytic bacteria, render unsuitable for nutrition the media upon
which such bacteria thrive, and which will arrest decomposition by altering enzymes and lysins
of the body as well as converting the decomposable tissue into a form much less susceptible to
decomposition are called:
a. Surfactants
b. Preservatives
c. Anticoagulant
d. Vehicles - CORRECT ANSWER - b. Preservatives
On your check list what is the most important thing when doing a hospital removal?
a. Gloves
b. Cot
