Mortuary Administration: Exam 1 Material

Question 0

A public officer in Texas the ____ is the JP. He/She investigates questionable and unattended deaths. They are often a Funeral Director.

Answer 0

Coroner

Question 1

Forensically trained physician either a MD or DO. The ____ investigates questionable or unattended deaths. He/She is appointed.

Answer 1

Medical Examiner

Question 2

Rites held at the time of disposition of human remains with the body present, it can be traditional, non traditional, adaptive, contemporary, or humanistic.

Answer 2

Funeral service

Question 3

Fee for “basic services of the funeral director and staff” (includes basic services & overhead) which consumers MUST pay as a condition of receiving funeral services is the ____.

Answer 3

Non declinable fee

Question 4

Issued upon filing completed death certificate. Release from ME or coroner may be required depending on cause and circumstances of the death. Allows the funeral director to transport and dispose of a dead human body. ____ provides a legal record of final disposition.

Answer 4

Burial transit permit

Question 5

During the arrangement process, the ____ provides the vital statistics for the funeral director.

Answer 5

Informant

Question 6

A legal document containing vital statistics, disposition, and final medical information pertaining to the deceased is known as ____.

Answer 6

Death certificate

Question 7

____ are the collection, tabulation, and interpretation of data concerning birth, marriage, divorce, sickness and death.

Answer 7

Vital Statistics

Question 8

Moving the dead human body from place of death to the funeral home is ____ or ____.

Answer 8

Transfer of remains or “removal”

Question 9

The purpose for the ____ is that it provides a legal and permanent record of death, and serves as a permanent statistical record of the deceased.

Answer 9

Death certificate

Question 10

In Texas, ____ is required for the transportation of a dead human body by means of a commercial carrier, traveling across state lines, and for cremation as well.

Answer 10

Burial transit permit

Question 11

The funeral director, or person acting as such who first assumes custody of a dead human body or fetus shall within 24 hours either mail or otherwise transmit a ____ to the local registrar of the district in which the death occurred or in which the body was found.

Answer 11

Report of death

Question 12

A legal document issued by government agency the ____ authorizes the transportation and disposition of a dead human body.

Answer 12

Burial transit permit