Vocab

Question 1

Always have in hearse to use at church
Used to move casket into church
Collapsable

Answer 1

Church Truck

Question 2

Not collapsible
Used in chapel

Answer 2

Bier

Question 3

Used to move bodies
In prep room

Answer 3

Body Lift

Question 4

What does the pall symbolize?

Answer 4

Equal in God’s eyes

Question 5

Uses a lever to lift casket to transport from church truck to bier

Answer 5

Casket Jack

Question 6

Long tool poking into tummy
After embalming go to cavity
Hook up to hose and aspirate body
2 inches over and 2 inches up from belly button

Answer 6

Trocar

Question 7

Used to plug aspirated hole

Answer 7

Trocar button

Question 8

Used to put in trocar button

Answer 8

Trocar button applicator

Question 9

Why is re-aspirating important?

Answer 9

So body doesn’t purge

Question 10

If body is purging through nose, hose is hooked to this and put in nose to aspirate

Answer 10

Nasal aspirator

Question 11

What happens if mouth purges?

Answer 11

Take out the cotton, use nasal aspirator then put clean dry cotton in

Question 12

Put in mouth to give more life like appearance
Can be trimmed if needed

Answer 12

Mouth former

Question 13

Needle injector is used with this
Twist and cut, tuck little piece in mouth

Answer 13

Injector needles

Question 14

Different sizes
To grasp eyelids and help shape eye

Answer 14

Eye caps

Question 15

Must be put on all deceased, even if they will be cremated
Can also be used on elbows to help set body

Answer 15

Headrest

Question 16

2 pieces separate, used to put together under body to pick it up

Answer 16

Body scoop

Question 17

Commonly called a kneeler
So family and friends can kneel in front of body and pray

Answer 17

Priedieu

Question 18

Used to clean the area and move tissue and muscle

Answer 18

Aneurysm hooks

Question 19

Goes into artery because it injects arterial fluid

Answer 19

Arterial tube

Question 20

Even if arterial tube and embalm machine are on, if this is closed, nothing comes out

Answer 20

Stop cock

Question 21

Inserted in veins
Used to get clots out (helping force blood out of body)

Answer 21

Angular forceps

Question 22

How to inject in face?

Answer 22

Take out arterial tube and put up to inject in face but slowly (to avoid swelling)