Embalming Lab Manual Part 2

Question 1

When positioning the remains you should flex the muscles in order to

Answer 1

Relieve rigor mortis

Question 2

Before embalming, you should position the remains how?

Answer 2

The way you want them to appear in the casket

Question 3

The separation and pushing aside of the superficial fascia leading to blood vessels and then the deep fascia surrounding blood vessels, utilizing manual techniques or round ended instruments which separate rather than cut the protective tissues

Answer 3

Blunt Dissection

Question 4

One common error of the novice embalmer is the

Answer 4

Inncorrectly dissected incision

Question 5

An incorrectly dissected incision is on that is

Answer 5

3 inches on the surface but only one inch at the deepest point

Question 6

The primary objective of incising a vessel is to make the incision large enough to

Answer 6

Easily admit the cannula tube into the vessel

Question 7

The cannula tube should never be smaller than the

Answer 7

Lumen

Question 8

Always keep the pump rod _______ when inserting the drain tube into the vein

Answer 8

Closed

Question 9

Massaging should always be done ___________ the heart during embalming

Answer 9

Towards

Question 10

Suturing the frenulum of the lower lip to the septum of the nose

Answer 10

Musculature Suture

Question 11

A fold of mucous membrane that connects the gums to the inner lining of the lip

Answer 11

Frenulum

Question 12

Suturing through the septum of the nose and around the mandible

Answer 12

Mandibular Tie

Question 13

Per the board, the equation for cavity fluid is

Answer 13

One 16 oz bottle per 50 lbs of body weight

Question 14

Clean the embalming machine by running about ___________ of clear clean water through the machine

Answer 14

6 Gallons

Question 15

Always leave water in the bottom of the machine to prevent the base plate from

Answer 15

Oxidizing

Question 16

An embalming instrument which is connected to a bottle of cavity fluid to aid in injecting the cavity fluid into the various cavities of the body

Answer 16

Cavity Injector

Question 17

An embalming instrument which is a one piece scalpel used for making incisions and excisions

Answer 17

Bistoury Knife

Question 18

In an autopsy case, when you remove the bag of guts, pour _____ bottles of cavity fluid over the viscera and cover the bucket

Answer 18

1 to 3

Question 19

Which part of an autopsied body should be injected first?

Answer 19

Lower Extremities

Question 20

If possible in an autopsy case, inject the arms from the inside of the

Answer 20

Thoracic Cavity (arch of the aorta or Subclavian)

Question 21

The dome like superior portion of the cranium; the portion removed during cranial autopsy

Answer 21

Calvarium

Question 22

In an autopsy case, you start injection of the head only after this

Answer 22

Features are posed

Question 23

The severed ends of the internal carotid arteries are located in the

Answer 23

Sella Turcica

Question 24

The sella turcica is where?

Answer 24

In the center and at the base of the cranial cavity

Question 25

Embalming instrument used to hypodermically inject areas of the body with embalming chemicals

Answer 25

Parietal Needle (Hypo Valve Trocar)

Question 26

Once you sew the abdomen together in the middle, which direction do you suture first?

Answer 26

Downward into the abdomen (baseball stitch)

Question 27

After the abdomen has been sutured, where do you go?

Answer 27

Suture the thoracic area from should to shoulder

Question 28

When suturing the cranium back together, which direction should you move in?

Answer 28

From the right ear to the left ear

Question 29

In the event of a spinal autopsy, when do you suture the spinal incision?

Answer 29

Before you inject any part of the body