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NBE - Funeral Service Sciences Exam
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Abdominal Anatomical regions - answer✔(1) nine region plan: by means of four imaginary
planes, two of which are horizontal (indicated by lines drawn across the right and left 10" ribs
and across the right and left anterior superior iliac spines) and two sagittal (indicated by lines
drawn from mid point of inguinal ligament to nipples to nipples of chest, right and left sides).
Upper row - right hypochondriac, epigastric, left hypochondriac. Middle row- right lumbar
umbilical, left lumbar. Lower row- right inguinal (iliac), hypogastric, left inguinal( iliac). (2) four
sagital lan: by means of two imaginary planes, one horizontal and the other mid- sagittal. Upper
right quadrant, upper left quadrant, lower right quadrant, lower left quadrant.
Abrasion - answer✔antemortem injuries resulting from friction of the skin against a firm objet
resulting in the removal of the epidermis
Abut - answer✔to touch or contact, as with the tarsal plates of the closed eyelids
Acessory Chemicals - answer✔group of chemicals used in additon to Vascular (arterial ) and
cavity embalming fluids; includes but is not limited to hardening compounds, preservative
powders, sealing agents, mold preventative agents, and pack application agents
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome/ AIDS - answer✔a specific group of diseases or
conditions which are indicative of severe immunosuppression related to infection with the human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV); persons dead having had AIDS may exhibit conditions such as
wasting syndrome, extrapulmonary tuberculosis, and Kaposi's sarcoma
Action Level/ AL Exposure Limits - answer✔these levels are established to ensure adequate
protection of employees at exposures below the OSHA limits, but to minimize the compliance
burdens for employers whose employees have exposure below the 8hour permissible exposure
limit (PEL). The AL for formaldehyde is 0.5ppm
Actual Pressure - answer✔that pressure which is indicated by the injector gauge needle when the
arterial tube is open and the arterial solution is flowing into the body
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Adipocere (Grave Wax) - answer✔a wax-like material produced by saponification of body fat in
a body buried in alkaline soil
Aerobic - answer✔in the presence of free oxygen
Aerosolization - answer✔to disperse as an aerosol; minute particles of blood and water become
atomized and suspended in air when water under pressure meets the blood drainage or when
flushing an undercover flush sink
Agglutination (Congealing) - answer✔intravascular, the increase of viscosity of blood brought
about by the clumping of particulate formed elements in the blood vessels
Agonal Algor - answer✔decrease in body temperature immediately before death
Agonal Coagulation (Congealing) - answer✔in reference to blood, a change from a fluid into a
thickened mass
Agonal Dehydration - answer✔the loss of moisture from the living body during the agonal state
Agonal Edema - answer✔excape of blood serum from an intravascular to an extravascular
location immediately before death
Agonal Fever - answer✔increase in body temperature immediately before death
Agonal Period - answer✔period immediately before somatic death
Algor Mortis - answer✔post mortem cooling of the body to hte surrounding temperature
Alternate Drainage (Restricted Drainage) - answer✔Method of injection-drainage in which
embalming solution is injected and then injection is stopped while drainage is open
American Congress of Govermental Industrial Hygienists/ ACGIH - answer✔an organization of
professional personnel in govermental agencies or educational institutions who are employed i
occupational safety and health programs
Amino Acid - answer✔the building blocks of proteins, and the end products of protein digestion
or hydrolysis, it is a conpound containging amino group (-NH2), a carboxyl (-COOH) group
attached to an alpha carbon and a radical
Anaerobic - answer✔in the absence of free oxygen
Anasarca - answer✔generalized massive edema in subcutaneous tissue
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Anatomical Guide - answer✔a descriptive reference for locating arteries and veins by means of
anatomical structures which are known
Anatomical Limits - answer✔points of origin and points of termination in relation to adjacent
structures; used to designate the boundaries of arteries
Anatomical Position - answer✔the body is erect, feet together, palms facing forward, and thumbs
pointed away from the body
Aneurysm - answer✔localized abnormal dilation or outpocketing of a blood vessel resulting
from congenital defect or a weakness of a vessel wall
Aneurysm Hook - answer✔an embalming instrument used for blunt dissection and in raising
vessels; has an eye in hte hook position of hte instrument for placing ligatures around the vessels
Aneurysm Needle - answer✔an emblalming instrument that is used for blunt dissection an din
raising vessels, which has an eye in hte hook portion of he instrument for placing ligatures
around the vessels
Angular Spring Forceps - answer✔a multipurpose instrument used in the embalming process
Anomalies - answer✔deviation from the normal
Antecubital - answer✔in front of the elbow/in the bend of the elbow
Antemortem - answer✔before death
Anterior - answer✔toward the front
Anterior Superior Iliac Spine - answer✔a bony protuberance, that can be palpated
topographically, found on the ilium, the superior, broad portion of the hipbone; the origin of he
inguinal ligament and the sartorius muscle
Anticoagulant Fluid - answer✔ingredient of embalming fuluids that retards the natural
postmortem tendenfcy of nlood to become more viscous or prevents adverse reactions between
blood and other embalming chemicals
Apparent Death - answer✔condition in which th emanifestations of life are feebly maintained
Arterial (Vascular) Fluid - answer✔the concentrated, preservative, embalming chemical that will
be diluted with water to form the arterial solution for injection into ht earterial system during
vascular embalming. The purpose is for inactivating saprophytic bacteria and rendering the body
tissues less susceptible to decomposition
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Arterial Solution - answer✔the mixture of arterial (Vascular) fluid and water which is used for
the arterial injection and may include supplemental fluids
Arterial Tube - answer✔a tube used to inject embalming fluid into the blood vascular system
Arteriosclerosis - answer✔disease of the arteries resulting in thickening, hardening, and loss of
elasticity of the arterial walls
Articulation - answer✔place of union between two or more bones
Ascites - answer✔accumulation of serous fluids in the peritoneal cavity
Asepsis - answer✔freedom from infection and from any form of life; sterility.
Asphyxia - answer✔insufficient intake of wxygen resulting from any of numerous causes
Aspiration - answer✔withfrawal of gas, fluids, and semi-solids from body cavities and hollow
viscera by means of suction with an aspirator and a trocar
Atheroma - answer✔fatty degeneration or thickening of the walls of the larger arteries occuring
in atherosclerosis
Autoclave - answer✔apparatus used for sterilization by steam pressure, usually at 250 degrees F/
121 degrees C for a specific time
Autolysis - answer✔self destruction of cells; decomposition of all tissues by enzymes of their
own formation without microbial assistance
Autolytic Enzyme - answer✔the body's own digestive enzymes that are capable of destroying
body cells( autolytic decompositon)
Autopsy (Postmortem Examination) - answer✔a postmortem examination of the organs an d
tissues of a body to determine cause of death or pathological condition; necropsy.
Bactericidal Agent - answer✔agent that destroys bacteria
Bacteriostatic Agent - answer✔agent that has the ability to inhibit or retard bacterial growth. No
destruction of viability of the microorganism is implied
Balsamic Substance - answer✔resins combined wiht oil; a fragrant, resinous, oilu exudate from
various trees and plants
Base of the Axillary Space - answer✔the armpit
Biohazard - answer✔biological agent or condition that constitutes a hazard to humans
