Funeral Service Chemistry

Question 1

What is chemistry

Answer 1

Physical science that examines matter
🔹 Structure
🔹 Properties
🔹 Changes

Chemistry is the study of “relationships between things”

Question 2

Why do we study chemistry in Funeral Service education?

Answer 2

🔹 in life are bodies rely on chemical reactions for survival (ante-mortem)
🔹 In death chemical reactions do not stop happening
(Postmortem)
🔹 ante-mortem and post-mortem chemical reactions can be similar but often are very difficult
🔹 a chemical examination of the ante mortem and post-mortem phases help us understand the changes a body goes through and better prepare us to
🔸serve families
🔸Prepare remains

Question 3

Why do we study chemistry in Funeral Service education? card 2

Answer 3

🔹 embalming
        🔸 The abfse definition of embalming includes the verbage "chemically treating"
         🔸 Preservation -
aldehydes alcohols and phenols
         🔸 Presentation -
dies and deodorants
         🔸 Disinfection -
alcohols quaternary ammonia compounds

Question 4

Matter

Answer 4

🔹A substance that makes up observable physical objects

🔹 Possesses mass and occupies space