NBE EMBALMING UPDATED ACTUAL
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Condyle - CORRECT ANSWER - rounded articular projection
Congealing - CORRECT ANSWER - the process of converting soluble protein to
insoluble protein by heating or by contact with a chemical such as an alcohol or an aldehyde.
Contagious Disease - CORRECT ANSWER - disease that may be transmitted between
individuals, with reference to the organism that causes the disease
Contaminated - CORRECT ANSWER - the presence or the reasonably anticipated
presence of blood or other potentially infectious materials on an item or surface
Cornea - CORRECT ANSWER - transparent, anterior part of the eyeball covering the iris,
pupil, and anterior chamber that functions to refract (bend) light to focus a visual image
Corneal Sclera Button - CORRECT ANSWER - that portion of the cornea recovered for
transplantation in situ
Coroner - CORRECT ANSWER - a public official who investigates by inquest any death
not due to natural causes
Corpulence - CORRECT ANSWER - Obesity
Counter Staining Compound - CORRECT ANSWER - dye that helps to cover internal
discolorations such as jaundice
Dialysis - CORRECT ANSWER - separation of substances in solution by means of their
unequal diffusion through semipermeable membranes
, Cranial Embalming - CORRECT ANSWER - method used to embalm the contents of the
cranial cavity through aspiration and injection of the cranial chamber by passage of a trocar
through the cribriform plate
Cremated Remains - CORRECT ANSWER - Those elements remaining after cremation of
a dead human body; Cremains
Crepitation - CORRECT ANSWER - crackling sensation produced when gasses trapped in
tissues are palpated, as in subcutaneous emphysema
Creutzfeldt-Jacob Disease - CORRECT ANSWER - a disease of the central nervous
system with unknown etiology, assumed to be a slow virus; because of unknown etiology, care
givers using invasive procedures use extreme caution
Cribriform plate - CORRECT ANSWER - the horizontal plate of the ethmoid bone
separating the cranial cavity from the nasal cavity.
Death Rattle - CORRECT ANSWER - noise made by a moribund person caused by air
passing through a residue of mucous in the trachea and posterior oral cavity
Death Struggle - CORRECT ANSWER - the semi-convulsive twitches that often occur
before death
Denatured Protein - CORRECT ANSWER - a protein whose structure has been changed
by a physical or chemical agent
Dental Tie - CORRECT ANSWER - ligature around the superior and inferior teeth
employed to hold the mandible in a fixed position.
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Condyle - CORRECT ANSWER - rounded articular projection
Congealing - CORRECT ANSWER - the process of converting soluble protein to
insoluble protein by heating or by contact with a chemical such as an alcohol or an aldehyde.
Contagious Disease - CORRECT ANSWER - disease that may be transmitted between
individuals, with reference to the organism that causes the disease
Contaminated - CORRECT ANSWER - the presence or the reasonably anticipated
presence of blood or other potentially infectious materials on an item or surface
Cornea - CORRECT ANSWER - transparent, anterior part of the eyeball covering the iris,
pupil, and anterior chamber that functions to refract (bend) light to focus a visual image
Corneal Sclera Button - CORRECT ANSWER - that portion of the cornea recovered for
transplantation in situ
Coroner - CORRECT ANSWER - a public official who investigates by inquest any death
not due to natural causes
Corpulence - CORRECT ANSWER - Obesity
Counter Staining Compound - CORRECT ANSWER - dye that helps to cover internal
discolorations such as jaundice
Dialysis - CORRECT ANSWER - separation of substances in solution by means of their
unequal diffusion through semipermeable membranes
, Cranial Embalming - CORRECT ANSWER - method used to embalm the contents of the
cranial cavity through aspiration and injection of the cranial chamber by passage of a trocar
through the cribriform plate
Cremated Remains - CORRECT ANSWER - Those elements remaining after cremation of
a dead human body; Cremains
Crepitation - CORRECT ANSWER - crackling sensation produced when gasses trapped in
tissues are palpated, as in subcutaneous emphysema
Creutzfeldt-Jacob Disease - CORRECT ANSWER - a disease of the central nervous
system with unknown etiology, assumed to be a slow virus; because of unknown etiology, care
givers using invasive procedures use extreme caution
Cribriform plate - CORRECT ANSWER - the horizontal plate of the ethmoid bone
separating the cranial cavity from the nasal cavity.
Death Rattle - CORRECT ANSWER - noise made by a moribund person caused by air
passing through a residue of mucous in the trachea and posterior oral cavity
Death Struggle - CORRECT ANSWER - the semi-convulsive twitches that often occur
before death
Denatured Protein - CORRECT ANSWER - a protein whose structure has been changed
by a physical or chemical agent
Dental Tie - CORRECT ANSWER - ligature around the superior and inferior teeth
employed to hold the mandible in a fixed position.
