Module 10 Flashcards
Pressure
The force required to distribute embalming solution throughout the body
Potential Pressue
The pressure reading on the gauge in the centrifugal machine, indicating the pressure in the delivery line of the machine with the rate-of-flow valve closed or the arterial tubing clamped shut
Actual Pressure
The reading on the pressure gauge on the centrifugal pump when the rate-of-flow valve is open and the arterial solution is entering the body
Differential Pressure
The difference between the potential pressure reading and the actual pressure reading. This is an indicator of the rate of flow
Rate of Flow
The amount embalming solution that enters the body in a given period and is measured in ounces per minute
Distribution
Movement of embalming solutions from the point of injection throughout the arterial system and into the capillaries
Diffusion
Passage of some components of the injected embalming solution from an intravascular to an extravascular location. Movement of the embalming solutions from the capillaries into the interstitial fluids
Osmosis
Passage of a solvent from a solution of lesser to one of greater solute concentration when the two solutions are separated by a semipermeable membrane
Hypotonic
A solution having a lesser concentration of dissolved solute than the solution with which it is compared
Hypertonic
A solution having a greater concentration of dissolved solute than the solution with which it is compared
Isotonic
A solution having a concentration of dissolved solute equal to that of a standard of reference
Dialysis
Separation of substances in solution by the difference in their rates of diffusion through a semipermeable membrane
Gravity Filtration
The settling of fluids by gravitational force to the dependent areas of the body
