Funeral Director Services Flashcards

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This is a procedure that preserves the tissue of the dead at extremely low temperatures with the intent to restore it to life a future date with advances in medical science.

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What is cryonics?

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This is the process of alkaline hydrolysis, which is the process of reducing the body tissue to bone fragments using precious and water

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What is Resomation?

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This container is designed for direct disposition and is constructed of lightweight fiber board or corrugated cardboard

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What is an alternative container?

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This container is constructed with a solid with base corrugated cardboard, covering to protect a casket during transportation

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What is an air tray?

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This is a case, constructed and designed with particleboard with a cardboard tray for transportation by air

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What is a combination case or combo unit.

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This is a case designed for advance decomposition and includes a gasket seal and this case is inserted into a casket or is used as a separate shipping container

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What is a Zeigler Case?

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The exterior dimensions of a standard wood casket

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What is 81” long by 28’” w x 24” h

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These wooden caskets are less expensive since they originate from conifers. Their grain is wider and the wood is lighter and softer.

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What are Soft wood caskets

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These caskets are more expensive since they originate from deciduous trees. The compact grading is tighter and heavier. Examples include Mahogany and cherry.q

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What are Hardwood caskets?

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This type of wood casket is constructed of sheets of finer wood natural glued into a less expensive base.

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What are laminate caskets?

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This is a type of laminate, with the outer layer of better quality wood over an inner layer of less expensive wood.

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What is a Wood veneer casket?

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The exterior dimension of a standard metal casket is this?

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The dimensions of a mental casket are 83” x 28” x 24”

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This is a standard US measurement for metal thickness calculated by the number of metal sheets that be layered to equal an inch.

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What is a gauge

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These types of casket are constructed and steel at least 11% chromium and sometimes nickel and are noted to be rust resistant.

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What are Stainless Steel casket

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This type of casket has been covered with Zinc for improved resistance to rust:

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What are galvanized caskets

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Any metal alloy that is NOT made with iron is considered to be non-ferrous metal and is measured in ounces per square foot. This is the process of rolling that metal into sheets

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What is wrought metal….

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This casket is formed from sheets of pliable copper.

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What is a Copper Casket

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This type of casket is constructed with an electrolytic process that deposits copper molecules on the casket.

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What is a copper deposit casket?

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This type of casket is an alloy is 90% copper and 10% tin or zinc. Bronze is more durable than copper or steel but copper is cheaper

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What is a Bronze Casket

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With a casket, this type of finish is first painted and then stretched and completed with a sealer, and finally buffed with a high gloss.

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What is a brushed finish?

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This type of finish on a casket is achieved by the base of a casket or part with a different metal an electrolytic process.

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What is a plated finish on a casket?

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This is a thin layer of paint spread out on a metal surface using air.

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What is a spray finish on a casket.

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This type of finish is a paint finish that is sprayed on to give the appearance of minor indentations in metal.

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What is a hammer tone finish on a casket?

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This finish on a casket is a coaching process that wrinkles upon drain

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What is a crinkled finish?

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This finish is a flat finish without gloss

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What is a matte finish on a casket?

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This is a semi gloss finish that has a low luster

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What is a satin finish?

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This part of the casket includes the entire top body molding along the uppermost edge of the body panels, the body panel base molding as well as the casket bottom

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What is the BODY of the casket?

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This refers to the cap and the body piece of the casket

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What is the shell?

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This part of the casket are too much shaped portions of the lid at each end of the crown.

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What is the fishtails (pies)

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This is the molding component of a cap in a s-shape.

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What is the rim (ogee)

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What are the 4 Non-gasketed closure methods?

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Latch method: secures the cap to the body after the lid is closed.
Threaded Fastener: Utilizes s threaded screw that fastens on the hinged cap.
Chemical compounds: close a casket
Hermetically sealed: casket closed by fusion

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This shape of casket is one where the top rim frame (ogee), crown, fish tail and pies are crafted in a single piece which can be raised together.

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What is a perfection full couch?

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The casket type is one where the top rim frame (ogee), crown, and pies are formed in two separate pieces.

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What is a perfection half couch?

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There are four non-gasketed closure methods, the latch, the threaded fastener, chemical compounds and this method….

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What is hermetically sealed closed by fusion or soldering and creates an

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This shape of casket has ends that are shaped in half circles .

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What is an Elliptic casket?

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The shape of casket has welded round corner pieces

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What is a Round Corner Casket?

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This casket has a side body panel of the shell that is narrow at the bottom of the casket and flares out-towards the top.

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What is the Flaring Square casket

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The decorative handles, ornaments fixtures and custom decor attached to the casket shell is known as this.

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What is Hardware (on a casket)

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The decorative handles, ornaments fixtures and custom decor attached to the casket shell is known as this.

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What is Hardware (on a casket)

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This expensive type of hardware on a casket uses molten metal poured into a mold.

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What is cast hardware on a casket?

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This less expensive type of hardware is produced by pressing out shapes using hydraulics

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What is stamped hardware?

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The part of the casket the handles attached to the lug or arm that the pallbearers grasp to hold the casket

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What is the Bar of the casket.

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This type of bar on a casket is attached on a hinged arm and is moveable.

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What is a Swing Bar on a casket

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This type of bar on a casket is motionless and unmovable?

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What is a stationary bar?

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This part of the casket is the piece of the handle that connects the bar to the lug?

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What is the arm

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The solitary grip on a casket in which the lug, arm and bar are combined.

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What is the Bail Handle?

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This part of the handle of a casket attaches to the body of the casket

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What is the lug (ear)

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This part of the casket is the ornamental piece attached to the end of the bar.

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What is the tip?

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This is the hardware of the casket that is attached at all corners of the casket body

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What are the corners?

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This is the hardware of the casket that is attached at all corners of the casket body

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What are the corners?

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This type of casket interior is created with a lining material on a metal form pressed on with weight and steamed in into place.

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What is a crushed interior?

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A interior of the casket that is lined with material that is gathered and sewn into place

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What is shirred interior?

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This is the cloth inside the casket that covers the foot panel

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What is the overlay a.k.a. throw?

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This is the portion of the overlay that drapes onto the body of the casket and attaches to the foot panel

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What is the apron?

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This part is the lining inside the casket of the rim and is adjacent to the Cap panel

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What is the cove

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This material is upholstery material for a casket made of pressed paper in a sheet form.

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What is Masselin…

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This is a smooth fabric textile material inside a casket that is made from flax

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What is Linen?

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This commonly used fabric in the interior of a casket is a thin crinkled cloth made of silk cotton rayon or wood.

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What is Crepe?

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This commonly used fabric in the interior of a casket is a thin crinkled cloth made of silk cotton rayon or wood.

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What is Crepe?

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This dense woven fabric of cotton rayon or silk is also also used on the inside of a casket

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What is broadcloth?

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This material seen on the inside or outside of a casket is a woven cotton fabric with a 18 inch nap in a suede like appearance.

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What is Doeskin?

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This cloth is woven with a 1/8 inch nap and a high pile

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What is flush

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This high-end material has a smooth, shiny face and a dull back

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What is Satin?

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These are specialty items in caskets that are inserted in the inner panel and may include emblem symbols or custom drawing impressions

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What are head panels?

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This is an outer enclosure that can be sealed, and it offers protection to the casket in the ground against the weight of the soil

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What is a burial vault?

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This uses a concrete polymer, fiberglass or wooden box to support the soils weight of the casket in the ground, but it does not seal.

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What is a grave liner?

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This part of the outer burial container is the upper most portion of the air seal in a burial vault supporting the air above

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What is a dome?

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This type of vault combines air pressure in the dome and downward pressure on the top of the vault and the interior to seal it

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What is the air seal vault.

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This type of vault uses a tongue and groove to join the lid and the bottom with an epoxy.

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What is a top seal vault?

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This type of vault uses an air seal plus an epoxy at the adjoining point of dome and base

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What is a double seal vault.

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This type of grave involves two pre-installed grave liners placed on top of one another 2 deep or side-by-side. This type of grave has limited means to seal since it has a drain hole at the bottom.

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What is a lawn crypt?