quiz 11

Question 1

advanced decomposition

Answer 1

• expect a large number of intravascular clots
• capillary decomposition causes rapid swelling of the tissues

Question 2

arteriosclerosis

Answer 2

• hardening of the arteries
• narrowed arteries may easily trap arterial coagula

Question 3

arteritis

Answer 3

• inflammation of an artery
• artery may weaken and rupture from pressure of injection

Question 4

asphyxiation

Answer 4

• insufficient oxygen supply
• if right side of heart is congested it will lead to poor drainage and purging
• intense livor mortis will be present on the neck and facial tissues

Question 5

atheroma

Answer 5

• patchy or nodular thickening of the intima of an artery
• this is an embalming concern because flow of arterial solution may be restricted/occluded
• arterial coagula may be easily trapped during injection

Question 6

burns

Answer 6

• damage to tissues because of heat
• large burns can result in kidney failure, with rentetion of nitrogenous wastes, thus increasing the preservative demand of the tissues

Question 7

cerebrovascular accident

Answer 7

• stroke caused by a clot or the rupture of a small artery in the brain
• this is an embalming concern because vasoconstriction may occur reducing the distribution of arterial solution

Question 8

clots

Answer 8

• arterial clots can block or reduce fluid flow to a body region, may not be removed
• venous clots may be removed, if can’t swelling and discoloration can result

Question 9

congestive heart failure

Answer 9

• decreased heart function
• capillary permeability increases so tissues can easily swell
• legs and feet

Question 10

corrosive

Answer 10

• toxic or corrosive chemicals
• it affects embalming because it may destroy blood vessels causing loss of solution or blood into the gastrointestinal tract

Question 11

diabetes

Answer 11

• some embalming concerns
• poor peripheral circulation reduce distribution
• grangrene areas need surface/hypo embalming
• dehydration frequent
• breakdown of protein cause poor firming of tissue

Question 12

emboli

Answer 12

• detached blood clot
• affects embalming by blockage of small arteries interrupting solution distribution
• venous emboli can block drainage

Question 13

extracerebral clot

Answer 13

• appear in the carotid artery
• is an embalming concern because can occlude the artery, impossible for solution to reach side of face
• can’t use carotid for injection
• vasoconstriction from stroke can reduce solution distribution

Question 14

febrile disease

Answer 14

• condition with elevation of body temp
• challenges are decomp might speed
• dehydration
• blood coagulates causing congestion
• distribution/drainage hard to establish

Question 15

dry and moist gangrene

Answer 15

needs surface and hypodermic treatment

Question 16

hanging

Answer 16

• asphyxiation resulting from exertion of pressure against the large vessels of the neck

Question 17

hemorrhage

Answer 17

• little drainage
• minimal livor mortis
• if results of a ruptured artery arterial solution may be lost to body cavities
• multisite injection used

Question 18

ischemia

Answer 18

• lack of blood supply to an area, frequently resulting in tissue necrosis

Question 19

leukemia

Answer 19

• cancer of the tissues that form white blood cells
• purpura can be observed over the thorax, arms, and abdomen
• edema
• circulation and drainage difficult

Question 20

pneumonia

Answer 20

• acute inflammation of the lungs
• fever speeds the onset of rigor and decomp
• congestion may lead to hydrothorax
• distension of the neck occurs

Question 21

shock

Answer 21

• sudden vital depression, reduced blood return to the heart
• vasodilation -> swelling

Question 22

syphilis

Answer 22

• spirochete name is treponema pallidum

Question 23

tuberculosis

Answer 23

• infection of the lungs
• lungs may have cavitation
• causing capillaries to rupture
  loss of arterial solution to purge
• dehydration and emaciation

Question 24

tumors

Answer 24

• pressure may be exerted on the outside of an artery or vein
• distribution and drainage may be difficult

Question 25

vasoconstriction

Answer 25

• narrowing of a blood vessel