Embalming lab manual notes (power point)

Question 1

The father of US/modern embalming

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Dr. Thomas Holmes

Question 2

The left carotid sheath includes

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Left common carotid artery and, left Vegus nerve, left jugular vein

Question 3

Superficialis

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Noting a superficial artery, vein or nerve, or other structure near the body surface

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Fat is also known as

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Corpulence

Question 5

Proximal

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Anatomically going towards the body

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Distal

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Anatomically going away from the body

Question 7

Bifurcate

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To divide into two equal sized branches

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Abut

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To touch or contact as with the tarsal plates of the closed eyelids

Question 9

Inner canthus

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Eminence at the medial corner of the closed eyelids

Question 10

Articulation

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Place or union between two or more bones

Question 11

Nasal cavity

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The space between the roof of the mouth and the floor of the cranial cavity

Question 12

Oral cavity

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The mouth and the vestibule or the opening to the throat

Question 13

Buccal cavity

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The vestibule of the oral cavity; the space between the lips, gums and teeth

Question 14

What is the correct anatomical term for a double chin?

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Buccula

Question 15

Sclera

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The white portion of the eye

Question 16

Retina

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Inner lining of the eye that receives the images formed by the lens and transmits those images to the brain through the optic nerve

Question 17

Cornea

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Transparent part of the tunic of the eyeball that covers the iris and pupil and admits light into the interior

Question 18

Conjunctiva

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Mucous membrane that lines the eyelid and covers the white portion of the eye

Question 19

Iris

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A thin, circular structure in the eye, responsible for controlling the diameter and size of the pupils and thus the amount of light reaching the retina. “Eye color” is the color of the iris

Question 20

Canalization

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Formation of new channels in tissue. Pathological/physiological

Question 21

Channeling

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Restorative treatment usually accompanied by aspiration, gravitation, or external pressure to remove gases or excess liquid from tissues; passages are made through the tissues with a scalpel, hypodermic needle, or trocar.
Man-made

Question 22

Cavitation

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The formation of cavities in organ or tissue; frequently seen in some forms of tuberculosis
Pathological

Question 23

Lumen

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The hollow space within an artery, vein, intestine, or anatomical tubelike structure

Question 24

The further away from the heart the _______ the lumen

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Smaller

Question 25

Arch of the aorta

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The center of embalming circulation

Question 26

Since the arch of aorta is the center of the embalming circulation it is imperative to select an injection site

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As close as possible to the arch

Question 27

Right atrium of the heart

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Center of venous drainage. The juncture of the superior and inferior vena cava

Question 28

Displacement

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Blood drainage is removed by the arterial solution pushing the blood forward towards the open drainage

Question 29

What’s more problematic? Injection or drainage, why?

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Drainage is more problematic because it is indirect pressure; and injection is direct pressure

Question 30

We should always drain from what side?

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Right

Question 31

The father of embalming

Answer 31

Dr. Fredrick Ruysh

Question 32

All incisions used in arterial injection should be limited to

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No more than 3”

Question 33

Best artery to inject the arm

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Axillary artery

Question 34

Each subclavian artery gives off 4 branches:

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1) left and right vertebral
2) left and right internal mammary
3) left and right costocervical
4) left and right thyrocervical

Question 35

The arch of the aorta has 3 branches:

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• right brachiocephalic (aka innominate)
• left common carotid
• left subclavian

Question 36

There is no left ____________ artery

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Brachiocephalic

Question 37

The branches of the descending thoracic aorta supplies blood to the

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Thoracic organs and tissues

Question 38

The branches of the descending abdominal aorta supplies blood to the

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Abdominal organs and tissues

Question 39

The descending abdominal artery bifurcates into the

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Right and left common iliac arteries

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The internal iliac artery is a branch off of the

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Common iliac artery

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Superior to the internal iliac artery is the

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Common iliac artery

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Inferior to the internal iliac artery is the

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External iliac artery

Question 43

The external iliac artery is an extension of the

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Common iliac artery

Question 44

The external iliac artery terminates at the _____________ ligament where it becomes the ___________ artery

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Inguinal, femoral

Question 45

Common causes of desiccation marks

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– Razor burn
– Drainage forceps
– Drain tube
– Aneurysm hooks

Question 46

Desiccation marks

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Areas of embalmed tissue where excessive dehydration has occurred.

Question 47

Incisions/sutures maybe seen at the following injection sites

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• right and left common carotids
• right and left ulnar arteries
• right and left radial arteries

Question 48

Another name for autopsy

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postmortem examination or necropsy

Question 49

Drainage is more problematic than injection because it is_______ pressure and injection is_________pressure.

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Indirect, direct

Question 50

All arteries in the living body has oxygenated blood except the

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Pulmonary arteries

Question 51

All veins in a living body carry Deoxygenated blood except for the

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Pulmonary veins

Question 52

From the bottom of the descending abdominal aorta up the veins are___________ and the arteries are__________Then they twist and it is reversed

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Superficial, deep