1. Origin of Embalming and Reverent Care

Question 1

Chemical treatment of the dead human body to reduce the presence of growth of microorganisms, to temporarily inhibit organic decomposition, and to restore the dead human body to an acceptable appearance

Answer 1

Embalming

Question 2

The art of embalming was and is practiced by what 2 civilized societies separated by 5000 years?

Answer 2

Early Egyptians and Present day Americans

Question 3

Anthropology research and studies show what?

Answer 3

That burial of the dead is the oldest of all religious customs

Question 4

Ancient Egyptians embalmed their dead according to religious customs and what?

Answer 4

The ability of the decedent’s family to pay for embalming

Question 5

Ancient Egyptians believed ___________ was achieved by people who lived a virtuous) righteous, morally ethical) life, were able to furnish their own burial tomb and receive funerary offerings from their relatives

Answer 5

Eternal life (eternity)

Question 6

In Ancient Egyptian times, how did the poor individuals attain immortality?

Answer 6

Through the mercy of the Gods

Question 7

What does Reverent mean?

Answer 7

Honor and humble
We respect the dead

Question 8

Reverent care comes from what?

Answer 8

Religion

Question 9

Caring for the dead is both _____________ and ____________.

Answer 9

privilege
responsibility

Question 10

Neglect of the dead has led to the decline of what?

Answer 10

Governments and societies

Question 11

What has become the supreme ethic for funeral service professionals?

Answer 11

“Reverence for the dead”

Question 12

Moral principle that governs a person’s behavior or the conducting of an activity

Answer 12

Ethics

Question 13

Who was the first person embalmed?

Answer 13

Abraham Lincoln

Question 14

The practical purpose of embalming is to what?

Answer 14

Slow down the degenerative changes that occur naturally after death

Question 15

What does embalming permit for the family?

Answer 15

To engage in the emotional healing process of leave-taking

Question 16

Ethics is the science of rectitude, referring to behavior that is what?

Answer 16

Correct, upright and honorable, and duty

Question 17

Ethics is a set of principles that governs conducted for the purpose of what?

Answer 17

Establishing harmony in all human relations

Question 18

______________ of the facts are considered to be Deceptive Acts or Principles that embalmers must refrain from committing, i.e. stating that embalming is required by law when no such statute exists

Answer 18

Misrepresentation

Question 19

True or False:

An embalmer must aid and abet an unlicensed individual to engage in the unlicensed activity of embalming

Answer 19

False

Question 20

___________ dictates that all personal information must be regarded as confidential and must never be shared outside the performance of your duties as an embalmer

Answer 20

Confidentiality

Question 21

______________________ consists of insinuating non factual statements, or over play of the facts that have the intent or effect of harming another professional that are unethical and must be avoided

Answer 21

Defamation of character

Question 22

____________ of the dead human body must be maintained throughout the various stages of preparation up until the time of final disposition

Answer 22

Identification

Question 23

We must maintain what in professional practice

Answer 23

Competence

Question 24

__________ requires ethical responsibility to maintain a clean and sanitary work environment

Answer 24

Health and Sanitation

Question 25

How do we have health and sanitation in the prep room?

Answer 25

Providing PPE
Restricting entry to unauthorized persons
Maintain coverage of sheltered human remains

Question 26

What requires embalming to be authorized by expressed (oral) or written permission before the embalming procedure can be performed?

Answer 26

Documentation

Question 27

What report must be documented and completed for evert decedent embalmed at a funeral home or embalming facility

Answer 27

Decedent Case Report
Embalming Case Report

Question 28

What should be documented and securely maintained to record the belongings and personal effects that’re on the deceased or accompany the deceased?

Answer 28

Personal Effect Inventory

Question 29

True or False:
Photographs may only be taken in the performance of your duties

Answer 29

True

Question 30

Why were flowers used in Funeral Services before embalming advanced?

Answer 30

To cover up the smell