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Ch. 7-9 Flashcards

1
Q

How many side does a 2-D coffin have ?

A

6

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2
Q

What does Anthropoidal mean

A

resembling human

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3
Q

coffin is derived from _______

A

Koffinos

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4
Q

How many sides does a casket have?

A

4

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5
Q

Why were coffins not always used in early American burials?

A

They needed immediate burials because of sickness, starvation, and hostile environments

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6
Q

What did Dutch and Virginia colonists wrap the bodies in for temporary preservation prior to coffin burial

A

they wrapped the bodies cerecloth (wax dipped )

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7
Q

The specialized field of coffin making grew out of ________

A

woodworking

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8
Q

The demands for coffins was met by ____producers . Shipping was ____ and ______

A

Local, slow, and expensive

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9
Q

What was the difference between expensive and non expensive woods ?

A

expensive woods are hardwoods and stained and les expensive might soft woods, painted or unfinished.

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10
Q

Coffin shops branched out of _______ ______

A

cabinet makers

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11
Q

Coffin market grew after the war of ____

A

1812

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12
Q

Soft wood is pine and hard wood is _______

A

Mahogany

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13
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Why did coffins begin to change in 1800 ?

A

increase utility, signify societal role, and provides protection against elements and grave robbers

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14
Q

Why were graves robbed?

A

to provide bodies to advance knowledge of anatomy

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15
Q

Why were coffins lined with lead , iron, and other metals.

A

to prevent the activities of ghouls

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16
Q

What were 5 functions of a burial container (casket )

A

utility, status indication, preservation of the body, protection, and Aesthetic representation

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17
Q

Who mainly used Fisk Metallic Coffins?

A

Rich people

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18
Q

True or false Fisk metallic coffins prevented decay and could be filled with preservative or antibacterial gas

A

True

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19
Q

in early 1800 who dominated manufactures of coffins?

A

cabinet makers and small coffin shops

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20
Q

in late 1800 who dominated the manufacturing of coffins?

A

mas metal production allowed stove manufactures to get into the burial container business

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21
Q

Casket was derived off of what word that means what?

A

cassette means small box for something valuable

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22
Q

True or false all caskets are metal or wood

A

False there are some cloth covered caskets

23
Q

What are the three types of casket construction material ?

A

traditional(wood coffin), Metallic (mummy case), and cloth covered metal reinforced burial case.

24
Q

What are some types of burial containers that were Alsorans

A

glass coffins, cruciform caskets, terra cotta, and wicker basket

25
Q

What were 2 life signaling items they could put in the coffin?

A

Bell or flag

26
Q

What were vaults originally for?

A

protect the deceased from grave robbers

27
Q

Historically why was there embalming in America?

A

so people of high social stature could lay in state

28
Q

In early embalming techniques the body was disemboweled, cavities filled with charcoal, and immersed in alcohol . With this method what was not being addressed?

A

presentation !

29
Q

True or false during the 1800 , in America preservation was achieved through refrigeration

A

True

30
Q

What did they call their refrigeration units?

A

Corpse coolers, cooling board, or icebox for the torso

31
Q

What are the three main reasons for embalming today?

A

preservation, presentation, and disinfection

32
Q

Around what war was chemical embalming via injection popularized in American Funeral Culture ?

A

Civil War

33
Q

What did the cooling board later on be called that we know of today?

A

embalming table

34
Q

What French Chemist wrote the 1st text on embalming?

A

Gannal

35
Q

Who translated the 1st test of embalming to English?

A

Harlan

36
Q

Who is considered the Father of American embalming?

A

Dr. Thomas Holmes

37
Q

True or false Dr. Tomas Holmes was a prominent embalmer at the time of the civil war and utilized arterial embalming

A

True

38
Q

Who is Prince Greer ?

A

The first Documented African American embalmer

39
Q

Who is Richard Burr?

A

worked as an embalmer surgeon for the civil war and was held in a hearing for fraud and extortion

40
Q

What was the “Order Concerning Embalmers” ? ​

A

because of Richard Burr fraud case they held him to fraud and from then on made it more strict on embalmers having their license to embalm on soldier’s during the civil war

41
Q

Who developed the “embalming pump” ?

A

Dr. Thomas Holmes (Father of American embalming)

42
Q

Explain what a Trocar is

A

Hollow needle through which fluids and gasses can be passed. Used in cavity embalming.​

43
Q

What are “belly punctures”

A

people who only cavity embalmed and didn’t use the arterial system .

44
Q

True or false embalming was initially carried out by people who had a medical background

A

True

45
Q

Fluid company salespeople were termed _________

A

Professors

46
Q

What pharmacist began the 1st school for embalming?

A

Joseph Clarke

47
Q

Define a cortege

A

a solemn procession, especially for a funeral. An idea that the procession is a social act that imparts importance in dignity

48
Q

What were 4 countries in history that involved corteges in their ceremonies?

A

Egyptians, Greeks, Scandinavians, and Romans

49
Q

Hirpex is Latin for what word meaning rake?

A

Hearse , the original hearse looked like a rectangular rake with tines (fork like ends) pointed upward

50
Q

True or false church burials did NOT require a hearse

A

true

51
Q

Why did they begin using Horse drawn carriages?

A

they were needed as distances for burials became longer

52
Q

Why didn’t everyone use wagons with their hearses in the colonial times?

A

It could be expensive , it became a side business for carriage manufactures

53
Q

Hearses are traditionally black, in what case would they possibly be white?

A

Children’s hearses are often white

Mort 100 Orientation To Funeral Service (5 decks)

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