Funeral Service Sciences: Professional Expectations Flashcards
Funeral service sciences professional expectations
- Anatomy, topographical anatomy, osteology, systems
- Chemistry, organic chemistry, biochemistry / physiological chemistry, embalming chemistry, toxicology
- Pathology, cellular reaction to injury, inflammation and repair, disturbances in circulation, tumors and cysts, diseases
- Microbiology, anatomy of bacteria, physiology of bacteria, control of microorganisms, microorganisms and disease, immunology, specific bacteria and infections, rickettsia, viruses, chlamydia, pathogenic protozoa
Anatomy professional expectations
- Objective of anatomy course
- Definitions
- Anatomical position
- Terms of reference used in descriptive anatomy
- Organization of the human body
- Definition and names of major organs in each system, definition and types of tissues
- Definition of cell and its components
Anatomy definitions professional expectations
- Anatomy
- Physiology
- Gross anatomy
- Histology
- Cytology
- Systemic anatomy
- Regional anatomy
- Pathological anatomy
- Topographical anatomy
Terms of reference used in descriptive anatomy professional expectations
- Positions
- Planes and sections
- Plan of human structures
Topographical anatomy professional expectations
- Linear guide
- Anatomical guide
- Anatomical limits
- Abdominal regions
- General topographical points on the human body
- Regional anatomy
Osteology professional expectations
- Introduction and orientation
- Skeleton
- Syndesmology definition, fontanels, ligaments, classification and examples of joint or articulations
Osteology introduction and orientation professional expectations
- Definition
- Functions
- Organs
- Divisions of skeleton
- Organization of bone
- Bony landmarks
Osteology organs professional expectations
- 206 bones exclusive of sutural and sesamoid
Skeleton professional expectations
- All bones and appropriate points
- Processes
- Sinuses
- Ear ossicles
- Hyoid vertebral column
- Sternum
- Ribs
- Upper appendages
- Lower appendages
Systems professional expectations
- Digestive system
- Excretory system
- Reproductive system
- Respiratory system
- Circulatory system
- Endocrine system
- Nervous system
- Muscular system
Digestive system professional expectations
- Location
- Divisions or parts
- Functions of all organs and accessory organs
Excretory system professional expectations
- Structure and function of kidneys
* Location and function of urinary tract
Male reproductive system professional expectations
- Definition of scrotum
- Location, structure, function of epididymis
- Ductus deferens
- Seminal vesicles
- Ejaculator ducts
- Penis
- Prostate gland
Female reproductive system professional expectations
- Location, structure, function of ovaries and uterine tubes
- Locations, regions, wall function of uterus
- Location and function of vagina, external genital organs, breast
- Definition of menstruation
Respiratory system professional expectations
- Definition of respiration, external and internal
- Locations, structure, function of the respiratory organs
- Associated structures
Circulatory system professional expectations
- All parts and function of lymph vascular system
- Structure of lymph vessel
- Lymph and its relations to tissue fluid
- All parts and function of blood vascular system
- General characteristics
- Volume
- Composition
- Clotting
- Grouping
- Function of blood
Endocrine system professional expectations
- Classification of types of glands
- Location of endocrines
- Hormone definition
Nervous system professional expectations
- Divisions
- Brain
- Spinal cord
- Special senses
Brain professional expectations
- Parts
- Ventricles
- Meninges
- Cerebrospinal fluid spaces
Muscular system professional expectations
- Organs of muscular system
- Definitions of muscle actions
- Names and general locations of muscles of the head, neck and trunk
Chemistry professional expectations
- Definition
- Divisions of chemistry
- Metric system
- Matter
- Types of matter based upon composition
- Energy
- Changes in matter
- The atom
- The ion
- The molecule
- Valence
- Reactions
- Physical states of matter
- Solutions
- Selected elements
- Selected compounds
- Air components
Chemistry selected elements professional expectations
Non-metals
Chemistry selected compounds professional expectations
- Water
* Ionization
Organic chemistry professional expectations
- Definitions
- Carbon properties
- Formulas in organic chemistry
- Classes of organic compounds
- Ring or closed-chain compounds
Classes of organic compounds professional expectations
- Aliphatic
* Open chain
Open chain organic compounds
- Hydrocarbons
- Organic halides
- Alcohols
- Aldehydes
- Ketones
- Acids
- Esters
- Ethers
- Amines
Closed-chain compounds
Carbocyclic compounds
Biochemistry, physiological chemistry professional expectations
- Carbohydrates (hexoses only)
- Fats and oils proteins
- Enzymes
Embalming chemistry professional expectations
- Actions of preservative chemicals
- Preservation by formaldehyde
- Embalming fluids
- Factors influencing stability of fluids
Embalming fluids professional expectations
- Components and functions of arterial and cavity fluids
* Accessory fluids
Toxicology professional expectations
- Definitions
- Hazardous character of chemicals used in embalming or present around the mortuary
- Examples
Toxicology definitions professional expectations
- Toxicology
- Toxin
- Poison
- Antidote
Pathology professional expectations
- Definitions
- Divisions of pathology
- Importance of autopsy as tool in advancement of medical science
- Attitude of funeral director toward autopsies
Pathology definitions professional expectations
- Pathology
- General pathology
- Special pathology
Cellular reaction to injury professional expectations
Types of regressive cellular changes
Inflammation and repair professional expectations
- Definition of inflammation
- Function of inflammation
- Process of inflammation and repair
- Types of inflammation repair
Disturbances in circulation professional expectations
- Edema
- Hyperemia
- Ischemia
- Thrombosis
- Embolism
- Infarction
- Hemorrhage and terms relating to hemorrhage
- Definition circulatory shock
Tumors and cysts professional expectations
Neoplasms
Diseases professional expectations
- General
- Infectious
- Blood
- Heart and blood vessels
- Digestive system
- Respiratory system
- Urinary tract
- Nervous system
- Female reproduction system
- Male reproduction system
- Bones and joints
- Endocrine glands
General diseases professional expectations
- Nature of disease
- Definition of disease
- Relation of cellular changes to disease
- Descriptive terminology relating to disease
- Causes of disease
Infectious diseases professional expectations
- Communicable diseases
- Streptococcal infections
- Staphylococcal infections
- Intestinal infections
- Infections with major effects caused by exotoxins
- Tuberculosis
- Venereal diseases
Blood diseases professional expectations
- Reactive changes
- Anemia
- Hematopoietic disorders
- Bleeding disorders
Heart and blood vessels professional expectations
Definitions and causes of diseases of the heart and blood vessels
Digestive system professional expectations
- Definitions and causes of disease of digestive organs
* Peritonitis
Respiratory system professional expectations
Definitions and causes of disease of the respiratory organs
Urinary tract professional expectations
- Definitions of diseases of the urinary tract
- Uremia
- Kidney diseases
- Structure of the ureters and urethra
Nervous system professional expectations
- Trauma
- Meningitis
- Cerebrovascular accident
- Definitions
Nervous system definitions professional expectations
- Hydrocephalus encephalitis
- Cerebral abscess
- General paresis
- Myelitis
- Poliomyelitis
- Neuritis
- Epilepsy
Female reproductive system professional expectations
Definitions and causes of diseases of the uterus, fallopian tubes, ovaries, vagina
Male reproductive system professional expectations
- Definitions and disease of testis, epididymis, prostatitis
* Diseases of the scrotum
Bones and joints professional expectations
Definitions and diseases of the bones and joints
Endocrine glands professional expectations
- Definitions of endocrine gland diseases
* Diabetes mellitus complications
Microbiology professional expectations
- Definition of microbiology, microorganisms
- Divisions of microbiology
- Microorganisms of major health importance
Anatomy of bacteria professional expectations
- Morphology of bacteria
* Structure of bacteria
Physiology of bacteria professional expectations
- Reproduction, definition of bacterial colony
* Conditions affecting bacterial growth
Control of microorganisms professional expectations
- Definitions
- Physical methods of control
- Chemical methods of control
- Desirable qualities of an ideal disinfectant
- Factors influencing action of disinfectants
- Description of disinfectants suitable for mortuary procedure
Control of microorganisms definitions professional expectations
- Sterilization
- Disinfection
- Disinfectant
- Germicide
- Insecticide
- Bacteriostasis
- Fumigation
Germicide
- Bactericide
- Fungicide
- Viricide
Microorganisms and disease professional expectations
- Definitions
- Types of infections
- Toxic products of pathogenic bacteria
- Sources of infection
- Modes of transmission of infections
- Portals of entry of pathogens
- Methods of exit of the pathogens
- Factors influencing occurrence of an infection
- Defenses of body against infection
Microorganisms and disease definitions professional expectations
- Infection
- Pathogenic organisms
- Contamination
- Infestation
- Virulence
- Elective localization
Immunology professional expectations
- Antigens, examples
- Antibodies, examples
- Kinds of immunity
- Comparison of humoral and cell-mediated immunity
- Hypersensitivity
- AIDS
Specific bacteria and infections professional expectations
- Pathogenicity
- Portals of entry and exit
- Modes of transmission
- Staphylococcus aureus
- Streptococcus pneumonia
- Neisseria gonorrhoeae
- Neisseria meningitidis
- Clostridium tenani
- Clostridium perfringens
- Coryne bacterium diphtheria
- Salmonella enteriditis
- Francisella tularensis
- Mycobacterium tuberfulosis
- treponema pallium
- Other bacteria and diseases
- Vibrio comma
- Yersinia pestis
- Klebsiella pneumonia
- Clostridium botulinum
- Bacillus anthracis
- Leptospire interrogans
- Hemophilus influenza
- Bacteriodes
- Proteus
- Pseudomonas
Rickettsia professional expectations
- Definition
- General characteristics
- Important rickettsial diseases
Viruses professional expectations
- Definition
* Important viral diseases
Chlamydia professional expectations
- Definition
* Important diseases
Pathogenic protozoa professional expectations
Definition of protozoa
