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Embalming Fluid Chemistry Flashcards

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1
Q

Embalming Fluid is made up of which 4 sections and what 4 subsections?

A
  1. Preservatives and Germicides
  2. Vehicles
  3. Deodorants
  4. Dyes
    Modifying Agents:
  5. Anticoagulants
  6. Humectants
  7. Buffers
  8. Surfactants
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What is in Preservatives and Germicides?

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Formaldehyde
Gluteraldehyde
Methanol
Ethanol
Isopropanol
Phenol
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3
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What is in Vehicles?

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Water
Glycerin
Methanol

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4
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Vehicles is aka?

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Solvents

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5
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Deodorants is aka?

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Perfuming materials

Masking agents

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6
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What is in Deodorants?

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Benzaldehyde
Oil of Cloves
Oil of Sassafras
Oil of Wintergreen

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What is in Dyes?

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Eosin
Ponceau Red
Erythrosin
Amaranth

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Modifying Agents

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Anticoagulants
Humectants
Buffers
Surfactants

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Anticoagulants is aka?

A

Water conditioners

Water softeners

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10
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Anticoagulants sequester what?

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Calcium

CA++

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What is in Anticoagulants?

A

Sodium of EDTA

Sodium Citrate

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12
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Sodium of EDTA

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Ethylen-diamine-tetra-sodium-acetate

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13
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Oxyalates

A

Not currently used in Anticoagulants

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What is in Humectants?

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Lanolin
Sorbitol
Glycerol
Glycols

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15
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What is in Buffers?

A

Sodium Phosphates
Citrates
Sodium of EDTA
Borax

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Surfactants is aka?

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Wetting agents
Surface tension reducers
Penetrating agents
Surface active agents

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17
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What is in Surfactants?

A

Sodium Lauryl Sulfate

Sulfonates

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18
Q

Sodium Lauryl Sulfate is aka?

A

Shampoo

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19
Q

Ethylendiaminetetrasodiumacetate is found where?

A

EDTA is found in Anticoagulants and Buffers

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20
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Glycerin is aka

A

Glycerol

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21
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Glycerin is found where?

A

Vehicles and Humectants

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22
Q

Methanol is found where?

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Found in Preservatives and Germicides an Vehicles

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23
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Formaldehyde is aka?

A

Methanal

Methylaldehyde

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24
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Formaldehyde formula

A

HCHO

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25
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Gluteraldehyde formula

A

CHO (CH2)3 CHO

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26
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Methanol is aka?

A

Methyl Alcohol

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27
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Methanol formula

A

CH3 OH

28
Q

Ethanol is aka?

A

Ethyl Alcohol

29
Q

Ethanol formula

A

CH3 CH2 OH

30
Q

Isopropanol is aka?

A

Isopropyl Alcohol

31
Q

Isopropanol formula

A

CH3 CH OH CH2

32
Q

Phenol is aka?

A

Carbolic Acid

33
Q

Phenol formula

A

C6H5OH

34
Q

Water formula

A

H2O

35
Q

Glycerin formula

A

CH2 OH CH OH CH2 OH

36
Q

Methanol formula

A

CH3OH

37
Q

Oil of Wintergreen is aka

A

Methyl Salicylate

38
Q

OH at end of formula is usual a what?

A

An alcohol

39
Q

Which of the following are preservatives/germicides?

Methanal

Methanol

Formaldehyde

Benzaldehyde

A

Methanal

Methanol

Formaldehyde

40
Q

The functions of Methyl Alcohol (Methanol) in embalming fluids:

Vehicle

Solvent

Germicide

Dye

A

Vehicle

Solvent

Germicide

41
Q

Surfactants are AKA:

Buffers

Wetting agents

Anticoagulants

Penetrating agents

A

Wetting agents

Penetrating agents

42
Q

CH3OH is especially useful as a solvent because it:

A

Prevents HCHO from polymerizing

43
Q

EDTA can be used as:

Anticoagulant

Humectant

Solvent

Buffer

A

Anticoagulant

Buffer

44
Q

Which one of these two is considered a safe cleaning agent for an HCHO spill?

NH3 (Ammonia)

NaOCl (Bleach)

A

NH3 (Ammonia)

45
Q

The NBE has a chemistry section within the science half:

True

False

A

False (it has chemistry questions embedded in the sciences, but chem doesn’t have its own section)

46
Q

Chemicals that maintain body moisture:
Methanol

Glycerol

Glycols

Humectants

A

Glycerol

Glycols

Humectants

47
Q

Amaranth has the same function in embalming fluids as____ does:

CH3OH

Eosin

Lanolin

Ponceau Red

A

Eosin

Ponceau Red

48
Q

Which of the following are true regarding Phenol?

It is called Carbolic Acid

Its formula is C6H5OH

It is a chain, not a ring

It is used as a preservative/germicide in embalming fluids

A

It is called Carbolic Acid

Its formula is C6H5OH

It is used as a preservative/germicide in embalming fluids

49
Q

A very good solvent for methanal

A

Methyl Alcohol
Wood Alcohol
Methanol

50
Q

Solvents used in embalming fluids:

A

Aka Vehicles
Glycerin CH2 OH CH OH CH2 OH
Methanol
Water

51
Q

Which of these are gemicides?

A

H C H O (Formaldehyde)
CH3 OH (Methanol)
C6 H5 OH (Phenol)

52
Q

Sulfonates can be used as

A

Surfactants
Wetting Agents
Penetrating Agents
Suface Active Agents

53
Q

Glycerin is in what two categories?

A

Solvents

Humectants

54
Q

Alcohols used as germicides

A

Phenol
Ethanol
Isopropanol

55
Q

Dyes used in embalming fluids

A

Eosin
Erythrosin
Amaranth
Ponceau Red

56
Q

Which of these are preservatives?
Methane

Glycerin

Formaldehyde

Methanol

A

Formaldehyde

Methanol

57
Q

Select the humectants

Glycerol

Lanolin

Glycols

Borax

A

Lanolin

Glycerol

Glycols

58
Q

Calcium sequesters are useful because they?

A

Soften water

Condition water

59
Q

Which of these are preservatives?

Glutaraldehyde

EDTA

Phenol

Isopropanol

A

Glutaraldehyde

Phenol

Isopropanol

60
Q

Which are true regarding Formaldehyde?
It is a dialdehyde

It is insoluble in Methyl Alcohol

Its odorless

It has the same number of carbons as Methanol

It exists as Methylene Glycol in aqueous solution

Its colorless

It has its own OSHA standard

Its soluble in Methyl Alcohol

A

It has the same number of carbons as Methanol

It exists as Methylene Glycol in aqueous solution

Its colorless

It has its own OSHA standard

Its soluble in Methyl Alcohol

61
Q

The 2 aldehydes

A

Formaldehyde

Gluteraldehyde

62
Q

The 4 OH’s

A

Methanol CH3OH
Ethanol CH3CHOHCH
Isopropanol
Phenol C6H5OH

63
Q

Paradichorobenzebe

A

Moth balls

Mold balls

64
Q

What can Paradichlorobenzene be used for?

A

Can be placed in casket to prevent/kill moths and mold

65
Q

Chemical formula of Paradichlorbenzene

A

C6H4Cl2

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