1st Quarter Final Exam (COMPLETE) Flashcards
4 Contributors to the Death Certificate
- Informant
- Funeral Director
- Doctor/Coronor/medical examiner
- Registrar
Adaptive Funeral Rite
A funeral rite that is adjusted to the needs and wants of those directly involved
Arrangement Conference
The formal meeting between the funeral professional and the client family during which funeral arrangements are discussed (either pre-need or at-need)
Authorizing Agent
Next of kin for a cremation authorization
Bronze
a nonferrous metal alloy consisting of 90% copper with tin and sometimes zinc comprising the other 10%.
Casket
A rigid container which is designed for the encasement of human remains and is usually constructed of wood, metal, or like material and ornamented and lined with fabric
Ceremonial/Rental Casket
- temporary receptacle for funeral or visitation
- body is later moved to another container for disposition
- insert from the casket is removed and the “shell” of the casket is reused
A casket which is used as a temporary receptacle for the dead human remains for the purpose of visitation and funeral with the intention that the remains will be placed in some other suitable container for permanent disposition, while the casket is intended to be reused
Coffin
Utilitarian container designed to hold human remains, often anthropoidal in shape
- greek word ‘kofinos’
Committal Service
that portion of the funeral conducted at the place of disposition of dead human bodies
Copper
- nonferrous, malleable, ductile, metallic element
- a reddish-brown color
- used in caskets, urns, and vaults
- noncorrosive qualities
Cot
A portable stretcher commonly employed in a transfer vehicle for the moving of the deceased
Cremation
heating process which incinerates human remains.
Cremation Jewelry
Jewelry made from or containing cremated remains
Crematory
a furnace or retort for cremating dead human bodies; a building that houses a retort
Crepe
a thin crinkled cloth of silk, rayon, cotton, or wool
Death Certificate
A legal document containing vital statistics, disposition, and final medical information pertaining to the deceased
Dispostion
the manner in which human remains are finally handled
- Burial
- Cremation
- Entombment
- Donation
Entombment
the placing of remains in a crypt or mausoleum
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
agency of federal government created in 1914 to promote free and fair competition by prevention of trade restraints, price fixing, false advertising and other unfair methods of competition
First Viewing (Preview)
A private time for the family to view the deceased before public visitation begins
Funeral Ceremony/Funeral Service
a funeral where a body is present
Gasket
a mechanical seal which fills the space between two or more mating surfaces, generally to prevent leakage from or into the joined objects while under compression
Gasketed Casket
caskets that have a thick rubber gasket surrounding the entire lid which creates a sealed enclosure making it more difficult for outside elements to penetrate the interior of the casket.
Gauge
- measurement of thickness of metals; the number of sheets of metal necessary to equal approximately one inch of thickness
- smaller the gauge= thicker metal & more $
Grave Box
An outer enclosure consisting of a body and a one or two-piece lid
Grave Liner
An outer enclosure, which offers protection from the earth load but without protection from the elements
Green Funeral
a natural eco-friendly approach to death care that utilizes products, services and merchandise that are free of toxic/hazardous materials, are biodegradable or that minimize use of energy.
How much copper is needed in a casket to make it “bronze”?
90% copper with tin and sometimes zinc
How much chromium is needed in a casket to make it “stainless steel”?
10.5%
Humanistic Funeral
a non-religious and personal funeral ceremony.
Information Needed on First Call
- Name of deceased
- Location of deceased
- Release Information/Release Number
- Doctor Information
- Next of Kin on Record
- Next of Kin Phone Number
- Permission to Embalm
Linen
fabric made from flax; noted for its strength, coolness, and luster.
Locking Mechanisms
- gasketed caskets: Gasket, Hinges
- non-gasketed caskets: latch closure, threaded closure, chemical compounds, hermetically sealed, liner insert
Memorial Gathering
- scheduled assembly of family and friends following a death without the deceased present
- A memorial funeral that is visitation-like
(no set ritual/program and not body present)
Memorial Service
A ceremony commemorating the deceased without the body present