Crematory and cemetery
Alkaline hydrolysis - correct answer-Water-based dissolution process for human remains that
uses alkaline chemicals heat and sometimes agitation and or pressure to accelerate natural
decomposition bone residue remain similar to the volume customarily obtained after
cremation that is pulverized and made available to the family to retain in an urn or for
disposition by another mean specified by the authorizing agent
Authorizing agent - correct answer-A person who is legally entitled to order and direct the
cremation and final disposition of specific human remains
Biodegradable casket - correct answer-Container made from non-toxic materials at
decompose naturally made of substances that will Decay relatively quickly as a result of the
action of bacteria into elements such as carbon
Biomedical waste - correct answer-Any solid or liquid waste which may present a threat of
infection to humans including nonliquid tissue body parts blood products and body fluids
from humans and other primates laboratory and veterinary way switch contain human
disease causing agents and discarded sharks also included are used absorbent material
saturated with blood blood products body fluids or excretions her secretions contaminated
with visible blood including dried blood and not absorbent disposable device that have been
contaminated with blood and body fluids or excretion or secretions.
Body part - correct answer-Limb or other portion of the anatomy that is removed from a
person or human remains for medical purposes during treatment surgery biopsy and autopsy
or a human body or any portion of a body that has been donated to science for medical
research purposes
Calcination - correct answer-Process in which a dead human body is reduced by intense
heat to a residue that is not as substantive as the residue that follows cremation
Case or the charge - correct answer-Sometimes used to refer to the cremation container and
the human remains
Casket - correct answer-Rigid container design for encasement of human remains usually
constructed of wood metal or like material and ornamented or lined with fabric and which
may or may not be combustible
Casting - correct answer-Form of final disposition of cremated remains in which remains are
tossed into the wind requires caution
Columbarium - correct answer-Building structure or part of a building or structure that is
affixed to land and is a permanent repository for cremated remains
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