Religious Terms, Word Parts, Scenario Arts, Funeral Directing and Communications, Body Preparation , Artery Guides and Limits Flashcards
A scientific term used when describing blood vessels is:
angio
The scientific word part -lyse or -lysis means:
to cut or break
The prefix ante- means:
before
The scientific word part that means “above” is:
hyper
The suffix -itis means:
inflammation of
The prefix anti- means:
against
The suffix -osis means:
condition of
The prefix a- or an- means:
without or not
The scientific root or prefix that means blood is ___.
heme- or hemat-
The term which means “large” is:
macro
The scientific word part auto- means:
self
The scientific word part that refers to the small intestine is ___.
enter- or entero-
The scientific word part osteo- refers to:
bone
The term which means abnormal or difficult is:
dys
The scientific word part myo- refers to:
muscle
The scientific word part necro- means the same as ___.
thanato-
The scientific term -phobic means:
fearing
The scientific word part arthro- means:
joints
The scientific word part for pus is ___.
py- or pyo-
The scientific word part phago- means:
eat or eating
The word part leuko- means:
white
The scientific word part bio- means:
life or living
When you see the term chole- it refers to
bile
The scientific word part gen- or -gen means:
to start
The scientific word part -oid means:
similar to
The scientific term which means “ around or surrounding” is ___.
peri
The scientific term dia- means:
across or through
While meeting with a family to arrange the funeral of a member of the Episcopal Church in your town, the daughter of the deceased tells the funeral director she wants to deliver the eulogy during her mother’s funeral service at church. You have a good relationship with both the family, the church, and its current Rector who you know to be a very traditional person. How can you advise the daughter regarding the Episcopal Church’s views on family giving eulogies?
Tell her that eulogies are not permitted, but suggest she speak with the Rector while planning the mass about her concern.
An Orthodox Jewish person dies at home. Death occurs at 7:30 a.m. Saturday morning. When is it appropriate for the funeral director to contact the Rabbi regarding the death?
After sundown Saturday
Mrs. Thompson makes and funds prearrangements with Joyovich Funeral Home. Mrs. Thompson is the
Trustor
Mrs. Thompson passes away. She is a long-time member of the local Episcopal Church. You are unfamiliar with the specifics of the church, but you locate the Rector who informs you that Mrs. Thompson’s family should be seated on the Epistle side of the church. Where does the Priest expect you to have the family seated?
Right side as the congregation looks at the altar
Mrs. Thompson entrusts her pre-arrangements with Joyovich Funeral Home. Joyovich Funeral Home is the
Trustee
Mrs. Thompson’s daughter gave the funeral director a watch and a broach to use for her mother’s visitation and funeral. The items will be returned after the funeral. This is an example of:
Bailment
A person makes prearrangements and prefunds the contract by giving the funeral director the total amount. The funeral director deposits the funds in a bank to be withdrawn upon death of the client. The bank is known as the:
Fiduciary
Mrs. Thompson’s daughter gave the funeral director a broach. Mrs. Thompson’s daughter is the
Bailor
During a baptism the priest anoints with consecrated oil the forehead, lips, and heart of the individual being baptized. The consecrated oil is known as
Chrism
The funeral director sends Mrs. Thompson to Florida via a common carrier. The funeral director is the
Consignor
Which of these items should be in the hands of a deceased Roman Catholic communicant in the casket?
rosary beads
Thompson Funeral Home sends human remains via common carrier to Fitzgerald Funeral Home. Fitzgerald Funeral Home is the
Consignee
The funeral director received a broach from Mrs. Thompson’s daughter to place on the body in the casket and to be returned after the services. The funeral director is the:
Bailee
The person who acts as the clergy for a local Mormon Church is called
bishop of the ward
The Orthodox Jewish burial shroud is ___.
tachrichim
Which of these religions has a specific service of encasketing as part of the funeral rite?
Buddhist
A gathering to honor a deceased person when the body is not present, except maybe as cremated remains, with a religious portion in the service is called:
memorial service
The leader of a local Islamic congregation is called:
Imam
The yearly anniversary of a person’s death is observed with prayers in the Orthodox Jewish tradition. This is called ___.
yahrzeit
The entryway to a liturgical church, it is often the place where a pall may be placed on the casket is:
narthex
A Roman Catholic altar attendant:
acolyte
The word “ecclesiastic” means:
involving clergy
Which of these is a thirty day mourning period ?
sholoshim
The vigil held according to the Eastern Orthodox faith is called ____.
parastas
The term for an Islamic funeral is:
Janazah
A traditional Jewish casket which contains no metal or animal glues is referred to as
an aron
In order for a cross to be called a crucifix, it must include:
a Corpus Christi
Where is the Mogen David placed on an aron?
on the foot panel
The kneeling bench often placed alongside a casket is called:
prie dieu
Which religion uses the Book of Dates as the guide to the proper timing of encasketing, funeral and burial?
Buddhist
A yarmulke is also known as ___.
a kippah
The alternate proper way to spell Koran, the Holy Text of Islam is:
Qur’an
Which religion requires special Temple Clothing to be worn by the deceased for burial?
Mormon
Another term for mosque is:
masjid
The actual procession during an Orthodox Jewish funeral is called the ___.
levayah
Jewish mourners, depending on their degree of relationship to the deceased, repeat a prayer daily for thirty days and/or at every service for 11 months. That prayer is:
Kaddish
The term for the sacred cleansing and preparation of the body for an Muslim is:
al Ghusl
Jehovah’s Witnesses hold religious services at:
Kingdom Hall
The partition that extends across the front of a Greek Orthodox church, separating the solea from the sanctuary. This partition has icons attached to it.
Iconostasis
Which of these is a prayer shawl?
tallith
When a number of people assemble in honor of a deceased person without the body present and with no religious portion, this is properly called:
a memorial gathering
The ceremonial washing and preparation for burial performed by the Chevra Kadisha is called ___.
taharah
The religion whose post-funeral weekly prayers are intended to help the deceased reach Nirvana is:
Buddhism
Clergy of liturgical Christian religions are properly referred to as:
Priests
The portion of a liturgical Christian church where the altar is located is called the:
chancel
A piece of cloth affixed to a person’s clothing at an Orthodox Jewish funeral. This cloth will be torn as a sign of sadness to lose a friendship. This cloth is called ___.
kriah
An elevated surface where religious rituals are performed.
altar
A Buddhist priest is called:
Bonze
In Roman Catholic polity, the Bishops who are elevated to the level where they participate in the selection of a new Pope, also called “Princes of the Church” are called:
Cardinals
The term mausoleum is derived from:
ancient King Mausolus who advocated building burial
Which religion includes the “last kiss” as part of the funeral rite?
Greek Orthodox
The burial garment in which Muslims are enshrouded is called:
kafan
Another term for sabbath in Jewish tradition is ___.
shabbat
Special words or expressions used by a particular profession or group and are difficult for others to understand.
Jargon
A holy picture, usually mosaic or painted on wood, in the Eastern Orthodox faith.
Icon
In the Roman Catholic faith, preparation for death includes three parts: Penance, ________________, and the Eucharist.
Sacrament of the Sick
Honorary title of a Roman Catholic Priest
Monsignor
Which of the following terms is synonymous with loudness?
Volume
Application for a VA Headstone or Marker:
Form 40-1330
If a mistake has been made on a Death Certificate, it may necessary to file an
Application to amend Certificate of Death
When a person dies at home without medical attention, an official inquiry into the cause of death is made by the
Coroner
Which of the following individuals cannot certify the cause of death of a death certificate?
Chiropractor
Any Western Christian who is not an adherent of the Roman Catholic Faith
Protestant
The vessel, or cabinet in which the Blessed Sacrament is kept.
Tabernacle
Greeting people with a pleasant smile, eye contact, and a firm handshake are examples of
Soft Skills
A force that interferes with the process of communication
Noise
A title meaning “My Lord” in the Roman Catholic faith.
Monsignor
A symbolic gesture made with the right hand, in the Catholic faith.
Sign of the Cross
A pleasant term substituted for a more direct, less pleasant term.
Euphemism
The act of placing the dead human body in the ground.
Interment
Liturgical denominations are _________ centered. They have a prescribed order of worship or form of worship.
Eucharist
In some states the ____________ has replaced the Burial- Transit Permit for intrastate disposition
Report of Death
Signifies the everlasting light of Christ, in the Roman Catholic faith
Paschal Candle
The prie dieu in the Roman Catholic church
Is a kneeling bench or rail
A religious picture, usually of Jesus Christ in the Roman Catholic faith.
Sacred Heart
A price determination method whereby the casket cost is multiplied by a constant factor describes
Fixed multiple pricing
The Jewish term for the 30 Day mourning period is
Sholoshim
Listening in which the goal is to judge the quality or accuracy of a speaker’s remark is
Evaluative listening
One person lecturing to a group with limited verbal feedback is called:
Public speaking
A ribbon cutting at the opening of a supermarket could best be described as a
Ceremony
The term which refers to an Orthodox Jewish Memorial service or closing prayer of a funeral is ___.
El Malei Rachamin
An approach to conflict resolution in which neither party achieves its goal is
Lose-lose
A deceased female, in the Jewish faith.
Bat Minen
Funeral procession, in the Jewish faith.
Levaya
Music played before a funeral service is the
Prelude
The Jewish eulogy is known as
Hesped
The Jewish eulogy is known as
Hesped
The study of meaning of words and phrases in language.
Semantics
The form used by the funeral director to notify Social Security that a person has died is:
Form S.S.A 721
A baptism could best be described as a
Ritual
An altar attendant.
Acolyte
The seating or auditorium section of the liturgical church where the members of the congregation are seated is called:
Nave
Which of the following is not a general purpose for making a speech
To distract
The observation of ways that touch affects the communication process is called:
Haptics
In the Jewish faith, the prayers said during the Tehillim are found here.
Book of Psalms
God, in Islam
Allah
Which of the following denominations traditionally utilize a pall during the funeral service?
Roman Catholic
Episcopal
Lutheran
Baptist
Free Methodist
Mormon
Roman Catholic
Episcopal
Lutheran
A Christian symbol consisting of plain bars and no corpus is called:
a cross
Which of the following has no time limit for filing the appropriate Veteran’s Administration application for benefits?
Marker
One who actively bears or carries the casket during the funeral service and at the committal service.
Casketbearer
In the Jewish faith, the One Year anniversary of the death?
Yahrzeit
Which of the following may be placed atop a pall in the Roman Catholic faith?
CrucifixT
he Gospels
A Bible
Application for Lump Sum Death Benefit- Claimant’s Form
Form S.S.A. 8
Mrs. Jones passes away. Her family informs the funeral director that among her many community associations, she was a member of the local Catholic Parish and was a devoted member of the Altar and Rosary Society. When considering options to suggest to memorialize Mrs. Jones, the funeral director should consider which of the following:
Rosary Service
What or who is a Bonze?
Buddhist Priest
Mr. Johannes passes away. His family provides the funeral director with multiple religious items to be used in preparing him for burial. Among them are a Scapular, Rosary, and Chaplet. When setting up for the visitation, the funeral director should use which of the following pieces of chapel equipment?
Prie Dieu
The document between the seller and the buyer stipulating the items furnished, the price of said items and the terms of payment is the
Sales contract
A person who, according to Orthodox Jewish burial traditions, watches over a deceased body through an all night vigil is called ___.
Shomer
First two and last two verses of a Buddhist hymn sung at the funeral service.
Gatha
Leader of the local congregation, in Islam
Imam
The portion of the funeral home which contains caskets and other funeral merchandise displayed for sale is most often referred to as the
Selection room
What is the rubric of the Episcopal Church?
Book of Common Prayer
Place the following in order of preference for flag presentation:
Widow or widower
Parents, including adoptive, stepparents, and foster parents
Uncles or aunts
Children, according to age
Cousins, grandparents, or close friends
Nephews or nieces
Brothers or sisters, including brothers or sister of the half-blood
Widow or widower
Children, according to age
Parents, including adoptive, stepparents, and foster parents
Brothers or sisters, including brothers or sister of the half-blood
Uncles or aunts
Nephews or nieces
Cousins, grandparents, or close friends
The receptacle in which incense is burned, in the Roman Catholic faith.
Thurible
The following describes which faith’s dressing and casketing ritual?
After washing, the deceased is to be clothed in a shroud of either silk or cotton. Those who are 15 or older will be adorned with a burial ring, placed on the forefinger. Hardwood caskets are required.
Baha’i
A pricing method that shows separately only the price for the services to be rendered and the price for the casket is
Bi-unit pricing
In a Liturgical Church, the right side of the church (as the congregation faces the altar) from which readings and prayers are often proclaimed is known as the _________ side.
Epistle
Anniversary of death, in the Jewish faith.
Yahrzeit
If intensely and frequently predicting that an event will happen actually does make it happen, this is called ___.
a self fulfilling prophecy
A complete sentence describing the central idea of a speech, usually found in the first paragraph.
Thesis
Ignoring of undesirable information by a listener
Insulated Listening
A printed form the funeral home uses to specify the financial agreement is the ___.
Statement of Funeral Goods Selected
In the funeral procession, the family car should be placed
Directly after the funeral coach
The meaning of the symbol INRI is:
Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews
The medium a sender selects to send the message is known as the
Channel
Local Islamic religious facility containing no icons, statues, symbols, pews, chairs, or musical instruments; a Mosque.
Masjid
Which of the following is the officiant at the funeral service for the church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints?
Bishop
The Jewish term for a Seven Day mourning period that begins on the day of burial is
Shivah
Incorrect thoughts that lead us to believe that we have heard the message before are
Faulty assumptions
The Hebrew word which translates as “container” is
Aron
The Jewish term for funeral cortege?
Levaya
In a Liturgical Church, the left side of the church (as the congregation faces the altar) from which the priest delivers the sermon is known as the _____________.
gospel side
In the Eastern Orthodox religion who is permitted to enter into the center of the iconostasis directly behind the altar?
Only ordained clergy
The physical location where therapeutic communication occurs between a funeral director and client families is also referred to as ___.
the environment
The shroud in which Muslims are buried is called a ___.
kafan
A method which can prevent oral purge when shipping by air is to___.
pack oropharynx with absorbent powder and cotton
The completed death certificate is filed on a permanent basis with the registrar of the district ___.
where death occurred
Which of these methods are allowed to make a corpse presentable for pre-cremation identification purposes when no authorization for invasive techniques has been given?
place a small rolled towel under the chin to keep the mouth closed
The time to remove the identification tags applied by the funeral home is ___.
never
In the United States most Muslims are buried in caskets. In this case, how is the body positioned?
on the right side
The item which the funeral home must supply for a funeral in a Roman Catholic church is ___.
a church truck
The lowest level of permission which is sufficient to allow embalming to occur is ___.
verbal permission
An unembalmed body which is kept in refrigeration for several days prior to visitation is likely to exhibit ___.
dehydration of surface tissues
Members of the LDS Church who have Temple Endowment are dressed with a __________ apron for viewing in the casket.
green
After a burial is completed, the burial/transit permit is permanently filed with ___.
the registrar of the district where burial occurred
Males of this religious denomination may be expected to be dressed in white trousers, a white shirt, and white vest.
Amish
Identify the item from the list below which is included in the direct cremation package.
basic arrangements
During the removal of the deceased, as soon as identity has been established, the funeral director should:
apply identification bracelets to wrist and ankle
There is an article of clothing for a female member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, who has completed the Temple Ordinance, which has been made optional in a recent change in Church policy. That item which is not mandatory in the way it is worn now is ___.
the veil
Storage of a casketed body over a long term can result in mold growth. From this list, the condition which favors or supports mold growth is ___.
storage in humid environment
When using a rental casket for a funeral service followed by cremation, the inner unit is removed from the shell ___.
after the funeral and before cremation
Which of these conditions can be best corrected by reaspirating the body cavities?
oral purge
The facility at a cemetery where bodies may be stored during the winter pending burial once the ground thaws is called ___.
receiving vault
In a funeral for a member of which of the following religions would you most likely find a Mogen David on the foot end of the casket?
Jewish
A transfer container with a wooden base or tray with a cardboard cover to protect a casket when shipped by common carrier is the description of ___.
air tray
Three of these signs exhibited by an embalmed and casketed body can be reduced or eliminated by reaspiration. The one that will only respond to a different treatment is ___.
desquamation
A sprig of Acacia placed in the casket would be appropriate for members of which of the following fraternal organizations?
Masonic Lodge
The type of container which is used for Orthodox Jewish burial is called ___.
an aron
Select the correct statement about cremation and pacemakers.
the funeral home may legally charge an extra fee for pacemaker removal
The shroud which is used for Orthodox Jewish person’s burial is called ___.
tachrichim
When a burial in a cemetery follows a funeral at a religious institution, this burial is classified as ____.
final disposition
When a funeral director states that at this funeral home every body that has an open casket visitation MUST be embalmed, this is a ___.
funeral home policy
Which of these statements is correct about the package called Forwarding Remains to Another Funeral Home? No public services are to be held at the shipping funeral home.
ethically, the receiving funeral home should sell the casket
Before final disposition, valuables may be removed from the deceased and returned to the family. The funeral director, to guarantee that the items were returned, must ___.
have the family sign a receipt listing the items returned
For a male who has completed the Temple Ordinance of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, the clothing of the deceased will include ___.
a green apron.
The funeral director may properly claim that embalming will preserve the body ___.
through the funeral period
The party responsible for dressing an Orthodox Jewish decedent in the burial shroud is ___.
Chevra Kadisha
The environmental conditions which are best for long term storage (3 months until Spring burial) of a body are ___.
cool and dry
A container consisting of a wood base with particle board sides and top and a cardboard cover is called a ___.
combination case
Which of these items is included in the Direct Cremation package?
local removal
Members of which of the following organizations will be laid out in their casket wearing a lambskin or white leather apron?
Masonic Lodge
An embalmed and casketed body shows signs of swelling, some discoloration, odor, and crepitation. This condition is likely ___.
tissue gas
What is the maximum width casket that will fit in a standard vault?
30 inches
In the Roman Catholic faith, members of religious orders who are not priests are dressed ____ for burial.
in clothes selected by the order
A body which is unembalmed for visitation but was kept in refrigeration for the full post mortem interval will appear ____ if the environment is warm and humid during open casket visitation.
moist or sweaty
A properly completed death certificate has the signatures of Certifier, funeral director, and ___.
registrar of the district where death occurred
Which of these items is an additional charge beyond the direct burial package?
hearse
An item which Roman Catholic communicants may have in their hands for burial is ______.
rosary beads
Members of the Masonic Lodge will generally be laid out in the casket wearing a __________ apron.
white
Select the correct statement regarding the removal of a pacemaker prior to cremation.
any fee for pacemaker removal by the funeral home must appear on the GPL
Select the item which is included in Direct Burial package as required by FTC funeral rule.
arranging for final disposition
From the center of the popliteal space to a point midway between the medial malleolus and the calcaneus describes the:
linear guide to the posterior tibial artery
Blood flows from the subclavian artery directly into the ___.
axillary artery
The artery which ends at the level of the tendons of insertion of the teres major muscle is:
axillary
The anatomical guide to the ulnar artery states that it lies:
lateral to the tendon of insertion of the flexor carpii ulnaris and medial to the tendon of the flexor digitorum superficialis muscle
The anatomical guide to the facial artery is ___.
along the inferior border of the mandible
The femoral artery is found ___ the sartorius muscle.
medial to
Which of these is the definition of an anatomical guide?
locating one structure by reference to an adjacent structure
The linear guide for the radial artery is:
on the surface of the forearm, a line drawn from the antecubital fossa to the base of the index finger
The trocar guide: Keep the point up near the abdominal wall until the pubic symphysis is contacted, dip the point one inch and advance into the organ is the trocar guide for ___.
the urinary bladder
The trocar guide: “Aim toward the lateral quarter of the distance between the pubic symphysis and the right anterior superior iliac crest” is for the ___.
cecum
A parallel or transverse incision made midway between the medial malleolus and the calcaneal tendon can be used to access the :
posterior tibial artery
The anatomical limits of elbow to wrist applies to ___.
both the radial and ulnar arteries
The anatomical limits of the brachial artery are _____ and _____.
tendons of insertion of teres major muscle . . . antecubital fossa
A line drawn or visualized on the surface of the body to represent the approximate location of some deeper lying structure describes a(n):
linear guide
The structure from this list which is not used to locate the femoral artery as a guide or limit is ___.
rectus femoris muscle
The anatomical limits for the left subclavian artery are:
from the level of the second costal cartilage to the lateral border of the first rib
The linear guide for the axillary artery has the imaginary line parallel to the midline of the ___ upper extremity.
abducted
“Posterior to the medial border of the coracobrachialis muscle” is the anatomical guide to ___.
axillary artery
The anatomical limits of the right common carotid artery are ___ and ____.
sternoclavicular articulation . . . upper border of thyroid cartilage
The points determining the linear guide for the common carotid artery are the lobe of the ear and ___.
sternoclavicular articulation
Which of these is a vessel of the upper extremity?
basilic vein
Which is the anatomical guide for the radial artery?
lateral to the tendons of insertion of the flexor carpii radialis muscle
The linear guide for the ___ is from a point at the middle of the anterior surface of the ankle joint to a point between the first and second toes.
dorsalis pedis artery
Which of these structures is closely related to the subclavian artery?
clavicle
A point of origin and point of termination based on location of adjacent structures is called:
anatomical limit
The superior line of the femoral triangle is the ___.
inguinal ligament
The trocar guide to the right atrium is ___. Assume the point of entry is the standard location, 2 inches to the left of and two inches superior to the umbilicus.
aim toward the right earlobe, when contacting the diaphragm, dip the point one inch and advance into the atrium
The anatomical guide: posterior to the medial border of the belly of the biceps brachii muscle describes the:
brachial artery
From the inferior border of the popliteus muscle to the anterior surface of the ankle describes the:
anatomical limits of the anterior tibial artery
The vein which accompanies the femoral artery is the ___ vein.
femoral
Which vessel is found in the lower extremity?
anterior tibial artery
The linear guide for the femoral artery is ___.
from a point on the center of the inguinal ligament to a point on the medial condyle
