Mod 1 Vocabulary

Question 1

Decay

Answer 1

Decomposition of proteins by enzymes of aerobic bacteria

Question 2

Decomposition

Answer 2

Separation of compounds into simpler substances by the action of microbial and/or autolytic enzymes

Question 3

Disinfection

Answer 3

Destruction and/or inhibition of most pathogenic organisms and their products in or on the body

Question 4

Cavity Embalming

Answer 4

The direct treatment of other than vascular injection of the contents of the body’s cavities and the lumina of the hollow viscera. Accomplished in 2 phases: Aspiration and Injection

Question 5

Hypodermic Embalming

Answer 5

Injection of embalming chemical directly into the tissue of a dead human body by use of syringe & needle, or trocar

Question 6

Surface Embalming

Answer 6

Also known as topical embalming; preservation of body tissue by direct contact with embalming chemicals

Question 7

Enzyme

Answer 7

Organic catalyst produced by living cells and capable of autolytic decomposition

Question 8

Protein

Answer 8

Organic compound found in plants and animals that can be broken down into amino acids

Question 9

Restoration

Answer 9

Treatment of the deceased to recreate natural form and color

Question 10

Temporary Preservation

Answer 10

Science of treating the body chemically so as to temporarily inhibit decomposition

Question 11

Vascular (arterial) embalming

Answer 11

Use of the blood vascular system of the body to accomplish temporary preservation, sanitation, and restoration of deceased human body; accomplished through injection of an embalming chemical solution into the arteries and drainage of the blood from the veins.