MOR 210: Test 5 Flashcards
Embalming analysis should be documented:
in report form
The purpose of embalming analysis is to select those embalming procedures that provide a thoroughly sanitized and preserved body that closely resembles the lifelike appearances of the deceased (T/F)
True
An artery and vein at one location are used for injection and drainage
One-point injection
The injection is made in an artery at one location and the drainage occurs from a vein at another location
Split injection
Injection from two or more arteries
Multi-point injection
Both carotids, axillaries, and femorals are used for injection, any or all of the corresponding veins can be used for drainage
Six-point injection
The embalming of a body region
Sectional vascular embalming
Radial or ulnar artery embalms
Hand
Common iliac, external iliac, and femoral artery embalm
Lower extremity
Subclavian, axillary, and brachial artery embalm
Upper extremity
In the unautopsied body, injection of any major artery, injecting toward the trunk region embalms
Body trunk
Common carotid artery embalms
- Face
* Head
A time period of embalming analysis is:
- Pre-embalming
- During embalming
- After embalming
It is not the cause of death or disease but the effects and conditions produced by the disease in the body that should concern the embalmer (T/F)
True
Factors that must be determined by the embalming analysis
- Vessels for injection and drainage
- Strength of the embalming solution
- Volume of the embalming solution
- Injection pressure
- Injection rate of flow
