MORS 111 Test 2 Vocab Flashcards
Adipocere aka Gravewax
A wax like material produced by saponification of body fat in a body buried in alkaline soil. Soft whitish crumbly or greasy material that forms upon the postmortem hydrolysis and hydrogenation of body fats
Aerobic
Characterized by the presence of free oxygen. In the presence of free oxygen
Agglutination
Intravascular, the increase of viscosity of blood brought about by the clumping of particulate formed elements in blood vessels.
Agonal bacterial migration
A process which is the result of capillary permeability changes, where the bacteria from the intestinal area of the body migrate to the blood vascular system and the spread throughout the body
Amino acid
Building blocks of proteins
Anaerobic
Characterized by the absence of free oxygen. In the absence of free oxygen
Anasarca
Generalized edema and subcutaneous tissue. Severe generalized massive edema
Aneurysm
Localized abnormal dilation of a blood vessel resulting in a weakness of the vessel. Congenital defect or weakness of the vessel wall
Aneurysm hook
An embalming instrument that is used for blunt dissection and in raising vessels
Aneurysm needle
Embalming instrument that is used for blunt dissection with an eye in the hook portion of the instrument for placing ligatures around raised vessels
Angular bandage scissors
An instrument which is used for cutting bandages and/or clothing off the deceased
Angular spring forceps a.k.a. angular vein Forceps a.k.a. drainage forceps
Drainage instrument designed for the removal of venous blood clots. The multipurpose instrument used in the embalming process. An embalming instrument which allows the removal of blood from the body without using the conventional Drain tube
Anomaly
Deviation from the norm
Antecubital fossa
Triangular depression in front of the bend of the elbow
Anterior superior iliac spine a.k.a. hip bone
A palpable bony protuberance located on the ilium. The superior, broad portion of the hip bone. The origin of the inguinal ligament in the Sartorius muscle
Arterial tube a.k.a. cannula
An instrument that is a tube used to inject embalming solution into the body via the arterial vascular system
Arteriosclerosis
Disease of the arteries resulting in thickening, hardening, and loss of elasticity of the arterial walls. The term applied to a number of pathological conditions causing a thickening, hardening, and loss of elasticity of the walls of the arteries
Artery fixation forceps a.k.a. two hole clamp a.k.a. three hole clamp
An embalming instrument whose purpose is to hold arterial tubes in the arteries
Artery and vein scissors
And embalming instrument used for cutting arteries and veins to enable insertion of the arterial tubes into the arteries in drain tubes into the veins
Articulation
Place of union between two or more bones or cartilage
Articulations-mortis
The movement of blood from the heart and arteries into the capillaries and veins, which occurs at the moment of death
Aspiration
With drawl of gas, fluids, and semi salads from body cavities and Hailer for Sarah by means of suction with aspirator, hose and a trocar
Atheroma
Fatty degeneration or thickening of the walls of the large arteries occurring in atherosclerosis