Embalming 1 Exam 4

Question 1

Electric Aspirator

Answer 1

Device that uses a motor to create a suction for the purpose of aspiration

Question 2

Gravity Percolator/ Injector

Answer 2

Apparatus used to inject arterial fluid during the vascular (arterial) phase of the embalming process. Relies on gravity to create the pressure required to deliver the fluid

Question 3

Hydroaspirator

Answer 3

Apparatus that is connected to the water supply When water is turned on, suction is developed and is used to aspirate the contents of the body’s cavity

Question 4

Hand Pump

Answer 4

Historical instrument resembling a large hypodermic syringe attached to a bottle apparatus Used to create either pressure for injection or vacuum for aspiration; invented by Dr. Thomas Holmes

Question 5

Bulb syringe

Answer 5

Self-contained, soft rubber manual pump designed to create pressure to deliver fluid as it passes through one-way valves located within the bulb. It is used only to deliver fluids; it cannot be used for aspiration

Question 6

Electric Spatula

Answer 6

Electrically heated blade that may be used to dry moist tissue, reduce swollen tissue, and restore contour

Question 7

Sterilizers

Answer 7

Oven or appliance for sterilizing An autoclave that sterilizes by steam under pressure at temperatures 120 (chemicals/ heat pressure)

Question 8

Position devices

Answer 8

preparation room equipment for properly positioning bodies before, during, and after vascular embalming ( head rests, arm rest, restraints, shoulder rests, foot rests)

Question 9

Eyewash Station/ Equipment

Answer 9

OSHA required emergency safety device providing a steady stream of water for flushing the eye

Question 10

Quick Drench Shower

Answer 10

OSHA required safety device for release of a copious amount of water in a short time

Question 11

Sharps Container

Answer 11

OSHA required receptacle for proper disposal of sharps

Question 12

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

Answer 12

Specialized clothing or equipment worn by an employee for protection against a hazard

Question 13

Arterial Tube

Answer 13

tube used to inject embalming solution into the blood vascular system

Question 14

Needle injector

Answer 14

Mechanical device used to impel specially designed metal pins into bone

Question 15

Scalpel

Answer 15

two-piece embalming instrument consisting of a handle and a blade used to make incisions and excisions

Question 16

Aneurysm hook

Answer 16

an embalming instrument that is used for blunt dissection and in raising vessels

Question 17

Aneurysm needle

Answer 17

an embalming instrument used for blunt dissection and in raising vessels that have eye in the hook portion of the instrument for placing ligatures around the vessels

Question 18

Groove Director

Answer 18

instrument used to guide vein tubes into vessels