Practice NBE Sciences Questions Flashcards
The first portion of the male urethra is…
Prostatic urethra
A reduction in white blood cell count is…
Leukopenia
Infiltration and degeneration of the walls of the arteries by fatty compounds is called
Artherosclerosis
A bacterial toxins confined within the body of a bacterium, freed only when the bacterium is broken down and found only in Gram-negative bacteria is called a…
Endotoxin
A condition in which bacteria are present and multiply in the bloodstream is called
Septicemia
Another term for jaundice is…
Icterus
Diabetes mellitus is associated with the malfunction of which gland?
The pancreas
A localized infection due to the reactivation of the dormant varicella zoster virus is termed…
Shingles
Any surface, prominence, or a structure used for establishing the location of an adjacent structure or prominence is
Anatomical Guide
The primary purpose of embalming is…
disinfection?
Chemicals, creating an increased capability for embalmed tissues, to retain their moisture is termed…
humectants
Lockjaw is the common name for the disease…
Tetanus
Addison’s disease causes the skin to turn what color…
Bronze
The height of a person is approximately X his or her head length
7 1/2-8?
The color combination of one dormant Hugh, with the two Hughes on either side of its complement is called a
Split Compliment
When viewed from below, the typical shape of the mandible is
horseshoe
Heavy metals are no longer using embalming chemicals, because…
They are forbidden
A colostomy is usually associated with
A post Mortem change in the human body that is classified as a chemical change is…
Formaldehyde demand is increased by
After death, the pH of human blood is generally…
Walling off action is caused by
What is thymol used for?
The fibula has no osseous attachment with the femur: true or false
If an individual is suffering from a right side heart disorder, how will this affect the make up of your arterial solution?
Discoloration resulting when formaldehyde reacts with hemoglobin in the tissues is
Formaldehyde gray
Which of the following conditions would require special attention during thoracic cavity embalming
Hydrothorax and Hydropericardium
Escape of blood serum from the intravascular to an extra vascular location immediately before death is
Agonal edema
Alternate drainage
Method of injection drainage which embalming solution is injected, and then injection is stopped while drainage is open
Intermittent drainage
Method of drainage in which the drainage is stopped at intervals, while the injection continues
An anti-enzyme is any substance which
Inactivated enzymes
Aliphatic compounds are
Straight or branched chains
Amino acids act as an acid or a base, such substances are
Amphoteric: consist of both acid and base parts
Amines are further reduced by putrefaction to
Ammonia
In comparing solutions, the one with a lower concentration is
Hypotonic
Grave wax results from
The saponification of fatty acids
Wood alcohol is
Methanol/methyl alcohol
Poisonous/toxic
An anti-polymerizing agent in arterial fluids (helps arterial stay in liquid state)
Disinfectant/preservative
Vehicle
Ptomaines are
Amines
Poisons
Absorbed through the skin
An example of a hydrocarbon is
Methane
The type of fluid most likely to contain bleaching agents
Jaundice fluids
Which of the following has a pleasant odor?
Benzaldehyde
Decay is caused by
Aerobic bacteria (no odor)
Anaerobic bacteria cause putrefaction (decay with an odor)
Proteins are held together by
Peptide bonds
Penetration and diffusion of embalming fluids is aided by
Surfactants: wetting agents/ penetrating agents
Which of the following is not a modifying agent?
Preservative
Carbohydrates are
Polysaccharides
Ammonia will react with formaldehyde and will do what?
Neutralize the formalin solution
Organic bases are
Amines
A carbonyl group is
Carbon double bond Oxygen
Lipids hydrolyze to fatty acids and
Alcohols
EDTA works by
- sequestering (isolate) ions which coagulate blood
- EDTA is a sodium salt that combines with calcium ions to prevent blood coagulation (clotting) and also removes hardness from water (Dodge retifiant)
The shelf life of embalming fluids can be increased by
Storing them away from light
Phenol is
- carbolic acid
- hydroxyl benzene
- a disinfectant and preservative
When two pigment hues are placed together or one is placed on top of another, and both are viewed simultaneously, the arrangement is called:
Juxtaposition
How many colors are in the prang system?
12
The single intradermal suture is known as
Hidden suture
Sodium citrate when used in embalming fluid acts as
A surfactant
An inflammation of the lining of the uterus is
endometritis
Inflammation of the nasal mucosa
Sinusitis
A sebaceous gland would be classified as
exocrine
inflammation of the bone marrow cavity is
osteomyelitis
Diminished amount of urine formation is called
oliguria
The widest part of the face is measured between the
zygomatic arches
The head of a long bone could be also known as
epiphysis
Asphyxia as a result of an obstruction in the air passages is
Smothering
Of the types of body compounds, the type that decomposes first are
carbohydrates
Of the types of body compounds, the type that decomposes first are
carbohydrates
Maxillary prognathism is a projection of the
upper jaw
What is a causative organism in amebic dysentery
entamoeba histolytica
The artery located along the inferior-medial border of the psoas major muscle is
external iliac
Most arboviral infections are transmitted by
mosquitos; biological vector
Sodium lauryl sulfate is
surfactant
Diminished amount of urine formation is
Oliguria
Proteins are cross linked by a methylene bridge
Between O atoms on different proteins
A genus of gram-positive, nonmotile, opportunistic bacteria which tend to aggregate in irregular grapelike clusters is called:
staphylococcus
A prion is an abnormal
Protein