Principles of Embalming Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Principles of Embalming II Question and Answer 2024 William Harvey Discovered the circulation of blood Autolysis The self-destruction of cells is called Drain tube Tubular instrument of varying diameters and lengths, usually with a plunger, that is inserted into a vein Bulb syringe This injection device is easily portable and requires no electricity, but the rubber bulb deteriorates rapidly Lipolysis The decomposition of fats is called Decay The decomposition of proteins by aero...

PRINCIPLES OF EMBALMING II EXAM QUESTION AND ANSWER 2024 Cavity Fluid Injector A.K.A. Cavity Injector; a device connected to a bottle of cavity fluid that is used to deliver the fluid into the body cavities Electric Aspirator A device that uses a motor (rather than water) to create suction for the purpose of aspiration. Hydro-aspirator Apparatus that is connected to the water supply; when the water is turned on, suction is created and is used to aspirate the contents of the body cavi...

Principles of Embalming 3 FINAL 2024 QUESTION AND ANSWER When must an embalmer employee receive training on the Formaldehyde Standard? Before tasks requiring exposure, and annually thereafter PEL for TWA sampling is at or above 0.5 ppm T/F False An agent, usually chemical, applied either to inanimate objects or surfaces or to living tissue for the purpose of destroying disease-causing microbial agents, but usually not bacterial spores: Germicide Topical disinfectants are only to be ...

Principles of Embalming 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Topical Disinfectants are used for: Disinfection of the surface of the body or object SDS is the acronym for: Safety Data Sheet To protect against blood borne pathogen contamination, the employer should use: PPE A copy of the regulatory text for the Bloodborne Pathogens Rule must be readily available and accessible to employees at all times. True/False True A quick drench shower must be provided if: Exposure to formaldehyde is prese...

Pathological discoloration are postmortem discolorations that occur during the course of certain disease false In case of shock blood will flow to the large deep veins of the body. What are the implications for you the embalmer distribution will be difficult to establish Razor burn can be avoided by careful attention when shaving true Treatments or procedures applied by the use of hands manual aids tumors are not only a discoloration problem but may also be the so...

Agonal algor The cooling of the body before death: Agonal fever The increase in temperature of the body prior to death: Agonal hypostasis The settling of blood into the dependent tissues of the body: Agonal coagulation Occurs as the circulation of blood slows and the formed elements of the blood begin to clot and congeal: Agonal capillary expansion Opening of the pores in the walls of the capillaries: Agonal edema The accumulation of fluid in the tissues ...

anasarca severe generalized edema in subcutaneous tissue. ascites accumulation of serous fluids in the peritoneal (abdominal) cavity concurrent drainage technique in which drainage occurs continuously during arterial injection dehydration loss of moisture from body tissue, which may occur antemortem or postmortem desiccation extreme dehydration edema abnormal accumulation of fluids in tissues and/or body cavities edematous affected with edema ...

Herodotus was know for embalming without evisceration False Although best know as an Italian Renaissance painter, this gentleman produced hundreds of anatomical plates as a result of his dissection of more than 30 bodies, and used injections of was into the arterial system for preservation. Lenonardo Da Vinci One of the Hunter brothers did most of his embalming from a particular area of the body, and that region was described and documented by the other brother. The region that w...

A direct method of drainage accomplished by inserting a trocar into the right atrium of the heart is heart tap An expression of the categories into which a death may fall, [such as suicide, accidental, etc] manner of death an influential person in medical embalming who discovered the circulation of blood in 1628 Dr. William Havey Any surface, prominence, or structure which is used in establishing the location of an adjacent structure or prominence is a(n): anatomical gui...

The lumen is bluish when filled with blood and will collapse when cut vein destructive to bacteria bactericidal Inhibiting the growth or multiplication of bacteria: bacteriostatic A good topical disinfectant used in a funeral home prep room should have certain qualities. Which of the following is not one of those qualities has a short shelf life but can be used well beyond the expiration date A process that renders a substance free of all microorganisms steriliza...