glossary quiz

Question 1

alkaline hydrolysis

Answer 1

a process that uses water, alkaline chemicals, heat, and sometimes pressure and agitation, to accelerate natural decomposition, leaving bone fragments

Question 2

alternative container

Answer 2

an unfinished wood box or other non metal receptacle or enclosure, without ornamentation or a fixed interior lining, which is designed for the encasement of human remains and which is made of fiberboard, pressed wood, composition materials or like materials

Question 3

authorizing agent

Answer 3

the person with the paramount right to authorize cremation and disposition

Question 4

casting (scattering)

Answer 4

the release of cremated remains over land, through the air or over water

Question 5

ceremonial (rental) casket

Answer 5

an exterior casket shell with a removable insert designed for cremation

Question 6

columbarium

Answer 6

a structure, room or space containing niches or recesses used to hold cremated remains

Question 7

commingling

Answer 7

combining the cremated remains of more than one person

Question 8

corrugated container

Answer 8

a container used to hold human remains which is constructed out of a type of cardboard, which is made with a series of alternate folds and ridges

Question 9

cremated remains

Answer 9

the final product remaining after completion of the entire cremation/pulverization process. the product is never referred to as “cremains”

Question 10

cremation

Answer 10

the reduction of a dead human body to inorganic bone fragments by intense heat in a specifically designed retort or chamber

Question 11

cremation casket

Answer 11

a combustible, rigid, leak resistant casket manufactured to be cremated

Question 12

cremator

Answer 12

the mechanical unit used for the cremation process

Question 13

crematory

Answer 13

the physical location of the cremator where the cremation process is performed

Question 14

direct cremation

Answer 14

disposition of human remains by cremation, without formal viewing, visitation or ceremony with the body present

Question 15

due diligence

Answer 15

the attention reasonably expected from, and ordinarily exercised by, a person who seeks to satisfy a legal requirement or to discharge an obligation

Question 16

identification

Answer 16

the verification of the deceased’s identity through visual, photographic or other reliable means

Question 17

indemnification

Answer 17

a legal agreement by one party to hold another party not liable for potential losses or damages

Question 18

inurnment

Answer 18

the act of placing remains in an urn; act of placing cremated remains in a niche or grave

Question 19

memorial service

Answer 19

funeral rites without the body present

Question 20

niche

Answer 20

a recess or space used for the permanent placement of cremated remains

Question 21

opacity

Answer 21

degree to which light is reduced when viewed through a smoke plume. visible emissions. EPA identifies opacity testing methods; state opacity limits vary

Question 22

ossuary

Answer 22

receptacle for communal placement of cremated remains

Question 23

pouch

Answer 23

a leak resistant zippered bag designed to contain human remains and body fluids

Question 24

processing/pulverization

Answer 24

reduction of identifiable bone fragments after the completion of the cremation by manual or mechanical means and reducing to granulated particles

Question 25

raking

Answer 25

placing cremated remains onto the ground and working into the soil or garden

Question 26

refrigeration

Answer 26

a process of securely maintaining human remains at or below 40 degrees F

Question 27

temporary container

Answer 27

receptacle for cremated remains usually made of cardboard, plastic, or similar materials intended to hold the cremated remains until an urn other permanent container is acquired or other disposition is made

Question 28

third party crematory

Answer 28

crematory operated by an entity other than the funeral home or funeral provider

Question 29

witnessing cremation

Answer 29

family and friends who may be present for the initiation of the cremation process