Embalming First Quarter-Practice Test 1 Flashcards

1
Q
Which of these words is not appropriate to use when speaking about the benefits of embalming?
A. Sanitation
B. Disinfection
C. Permanent Preservation
D. Temporary Preservation
E. Restoration
A

C

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One of the most important services that the embalmer performs is the protection of:
A. Public health
B. Public psychology
C. Public wealth
D. Public education
E. Public image
A

A

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3
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Formaldehyde stabilizes (_) in such a way that they are resistant to autolytic and (_): A. Ribonucleic acids; Ribosomes
B. Membranes; Proteases
C. Lipids; Enzymes
D. Proteins; Enzymes
E. Proteins; Acids
A

D

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4
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HCHO may also be called:

  1. Methanal
  2. Methanol
  3. Formaldehyde
  4. Formic Acid
  5. Methyl Aldehyde

A. 1,2,4,5
B. 1,3,5
C. 1,3,4
D. 2,3,4,5

A

B

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5
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Embalming is required in all states for every body:
A. True
B. False

A

B

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6
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Which of these might be involved if an embalmer does a poor job?
A. Breach of contract
B. Mental anguish
C. Lawsuit
D. A,B, and C
E. B and C
A

D

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7
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Occupational hazards for embalmers my include:
A. Lifting injuries to the back
B. Formaldehyde exposure
C. Exposure to disease-causing microorganisms
D. Emotional strain
E. All of the above

A

E

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8
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Some mortuaries photograph dead bodies to document the condition of remains:
A. True
B. False

A

A

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9
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If embalming is expressly requested, then an implied contract is formed as well. The implied contract is that:
A. Restorative art will be performed
B. Aftercare will be provided for a fee
C. The embalming will be performed in a manner that conforms with accepted professional procedures
D. The embalmer will wear protective gear
E. All of these

A

C

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10
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An embalmer/funeral director should have (_) for the dead and the living:
A. Greed
B. Respect
C. Irreverence
D. Distaste
E. Miracles
A

B

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11
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Egyptians used embalming because they believed that the soul and body might be reunited after the (_) was completed:
A. Circle of Isis
B. Circle of Osirus
C. Circle of Willis
D. Circle of Hapi
E. Circle of necessity
A

E

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12
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Circle of necessity is thought to take:
A. 2,000 years
B. 3,000 Eons
C. 13 centuries
D. 39 Fortnights
E. 3,000 years
A

E

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13
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The person who translated "The History of Embalming:"
A. Dr. Richard Harlan
B. Dr. Johnette Fishman
C. Jean Gannal
D. Butlerov
E. Max Ernst
A

A

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14
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Embalming many civil war dead: 
A. Dr. William Hunter
B. John Hunter
C. Dr. Thomas Holmes
D. Gabriel Clauderus
E. Dr. William Harvey
A

C

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15
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The place where the Egyptians preserved their dead was called the ?, which meant the ?:
A. Maganecropolis; Large Dead City
B. Agropolis; City of Agriculture
C. Necropolis; City of Natron
D. Necropolis; City of Anubis
E. Necropolis; City of the Dead
A

E

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16
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The Doctor who has been named the "Father of Embalming:"
A. Doctor Osirus
B. Doctor Frederick Ruysh
C. Doctor William Harvey
D. Doctor William Hunter
E. Doctor Thomas Holmes
A

B

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17
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What is the dilute index of one gallon of fluid with one bottle of 20 index?
A. 2.5
B. 3
C. 3.5
D. 4
A

A

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18
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What is the concentrated index if one bottle makes a dilute index of 5 in 128 oz?
A. 20
B. 25
C. 30
D. 40
A

D

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19
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How many bottles of 32 index fluid are required to make 2 gallons of dilute index 3?
A. 1.5
B. 2
C. 2.5
D. 24
A

A

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20
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How many gallons of 2 dilute index will be yielded if 3 bottles of 20 index are used?
A. 3.5
B. 3.75
C. 4.0
D. 480
A

B

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21
Q
The period immediately preceding death:
A. Cadaverine State
B. Extinction State
C. Agonal State
D. Wolverine Poseur
E. Apparent Death
A

C

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22
Q
The legal term for the dead body:
A. Mr. Dough
B. Cadaver
C. Skeleton
D. Exquisite Corpse
E. Corpse
A

E

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23
Q
A chemical that causes cancer:
A. Irritant
B. Clostformer
C. Carcinogen
D. Fixative
E. Poison
A

C

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24
Q
A term used to refer to a person in the agonal state:
A. Catalepsy
B. Moribund
C. Fecund
D. Death Rattle
E. Agonally Inclined
A

B

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25
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If somatic death has occurred, each cell of the body has ceased functioning:
A. True
B. False

A

B

26
Q
The embalmer should wash his/her (?) after embalming:
A. Hands
B. Oral cavity
C. Nasal Cavity
D. All of the Above
E. A&B Only
A

D

27
Q

Double-gloving is a good idea because it lessens the possibility of exposure:
A. True
B. False

A

A

28
Q
The goal of the embalmer is to create a (?) and (?) body:
A. Beautiful; Pathogenic
B. Clean; Everlasting
C. Normal; Average
D. Clean; Sanitary
E. Perfect; Outstanding
A

D

29
Q
Thorough vascular injection preserves the (?) of the body, while cavity injection preserves the tissue and (?) of organs
A. Intestines;Lining
B. Tissues; Contents
C. Capillaries; Walls
D. Muscles; Adipose
A

B

30
Q
The kind of disinfection that occurs during embalming: 
A. Primary
B. Concurrent
C. Terminal
D. Tertiarty
E. Binary
A

B

31
Q
"Hunter's Canal" is named in honor of:
A. Jim Hunter
B. Hunter S. Canal
C. John Hunter
D. William Hunter
E. Theodore Hunter
A

C

32
Q
Chronic effects of Formaldehyde include:
A. Inflammation of the Mucosa
B. Mutagenicity
C. Carcinogenicity
D. Cracking of the Derma
E. B & C
A

E

33
Q
Drainage from the vein during embalming should be (?), and shouldn't (?):
A. Steady; Stop
B. Intermittent; Gush
C. Constant; Go Slowly
D. In a closed system; Run over the body
E. Allowed to run over the body; Vary
A

D

34
Q
Embalming preservation is accomplished by a chemical (?) or (?) of the tissue cell protein- a process in which the protein is altered in such a way that it is no longer a suitable medium or food for bacterial growth:
A. Breakdown; Destruction
B. Fixation; Coagulation
C. Support; Framework
D. Compound; Molecule
E. Compound; Emulsion
A

B

35
Q
Terminal disinfection should be performed on the:
A. Body
B. Instruments
C. Prep Room
D. A,B,& C
E. A&B only
A

D

36
Q
The STEL is (PPM)
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
E. 5
A

B

37
Q
The Action Level is (PPM)
A. 0.1
B. 0.25
C. 0.5
D. 0.75
E. 1.0
A

C

38
Q

After being rinsed twice, fluid bottles should be capped, and then may be thrown away in the regular trash (not bio-hazard):
A. True
B. False

A

A

39
Q
A noise made by a moribund person that is caused by the passage of air through mucous in sections of the respiratory tract:
A. Death Hiss
B. Physssshashs
C. Death Rattle
D. Death Wail
E. Serpent's Rattle
A

C

40
Q
A prolongation of the last violent contraction of the muscles into the rigidity of death:
A. Rigor Mortis
B. Cadaveric Spasm
C. Instantaneous Rigor
D. Death Struggle
E. B & C
A

E

41
Q
A condition in which the manifestations of life are feebly maintained:
A. Sleep
B. Death's Beginning
C. Apparent Death
D. Apopoplexy
E. L.F.M.
A

C

42
Q
Death of the organism as a whole:
A. Instant Death
B. Syncope
C. Somatic Death
D. Cellular Death
E. Necrobiosis
A

C

43
Q
A condition in which there is a waxy rigidity to the body, the vital phenomena of life are feebly maintained, and the body doesn't respond to stimuli:
A. Catalepsy
B. Necrosis Apex
C. Death Trance
D. Adipocere
A

A

44
Q
The cooling of the body after death: 
A. Agonal Algor
B. Algor Mortis
C. Rigor Mortis
D. Livor Mortis
E. Cadaveric Lividity
A

B

45
Q
The cooling of the body before death:
A. Agonal Algor
B. Algor Mortis
C. Hypostasis
D. Agonal Fever
E. Agonal Edema
A

A

46
Q
Tissue type that lines the surface of the body; examples would include the epidermis and the lining of the intestines:
A. Squamus
B. Muscle
C. Connective
D. Epidermis
E. Epithelial
A

E

47
Q
Tissue type which supports and binds other tissue and parts; examples would include adipose, bone, and cartilage:
A. Connective
B. Fat
C. Nervous
D. Muscle
E. Epithelial
A

A

48
Q
Tissue which contracts and relaxes to cause body movement:
A. Connective
B. Nervous
C. Muscle
D. Adipose
E. Epithelial
A

C

49
Q
Which of these isn't considered to be a system of the body:
A. Integumentary
B. Connective
C. Muscular
D. Nervous
E. Skeletal
A

B

50
Q
The colloidal, largely protein soup in cells:
A. Phantasm
B. Photoplasm
C. Nucleus
D. Amino Acid
E. Protoplasm
A

E

51
Q
The colloidal, largely protein soup of the nucleus:
A. Cytoplasm
B. Nuculous
C. Nucleoplasm
D. DNA
E. Ectoplasm
A

C

52
Q
The brain and spinal cord are located in which cavity?
A. Nervous
B. Ventral
C. Thoracic
D. Dorsal
E. Posterior
A

D

53
Q
A plane that divides the body into anterior and posterior portions:
A. Coronal
B. Median
C. Midsagittal
D. Frontal
E. B&C
AB. A&D
A

AB

54
Q
A plane that divides the body into superior and inferior portions:
A. Para-Sagittal
B. Transverse
C. Horizontal
D. A&C
E. B&C
A

E

55
Q
According to the nine region plan of the abdomen, what is another name for the upper right region? 
A. Umbilicus
B. Right Hypochondriac
C. Right Inguinal
D. Right Hypogastric
A

C

56
Q
The common term for the scientific term MENTUM:
A. Neck
B. Wrist
C. Chin
D. Breast
A

C

57
Q
The canal known as Hunter's canal could also be called the:
A. Abductor
B. Adductor
C. Popliteal
D. Axillary
E. Gluteus Maximus
A

B

58
Q
A triangle-shaped space located on the anterior surface of the forearm:
A. Postcubital Fossa
B. Scarpa's Triangle
C. Antecubital Fossa
D. Radial Indention
E. Humoral Triangle
A

C

59
Q
Which of these isn't an endocrine gland?
A. Pancreas
B. Ovaries
C. Thyroid
D. Pituitary
E. Salivary
A

E

60
Q

Which of these is a group of glands that secretes directly into the bloodstream without ducts?
A. Endocrine
B. Exocrine

A

A