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Mortuary Administration II Final- All tests combined (Graded A)
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Mortuary Administration II Final- All testscombined
Cloth covered caskets - Answer These caskets are made from a base material which can be simple as corrugated fiberboard or pressed wood which is covered with a layer of cloth
Veneer caskets - Answer A fine wood is placed over a less expensive particle board under structure and given a beautiful finish
Eco-friendly caskets - Answer As the name suggests, these caskets are made of natural
materials such as bamboo, willow, sea grass or cardboard that is not dangerous to the environment
Metal caskets - Answer These caskets are made of bronze, copper, stainless steel or steel
Hardwood caskets - Answer These caskets are made from the wood of leaf-bearing trees (deciduous trees)
Casket - Answer These receptacles for dead human remains are rigid and usually constructed of wood, metal or like material, ornamented and lined with fabric. General of
a "one size fits all for most adults"
Coffin - Answer These containers used a receptacle for dead human remains are anthropoid in shape and generally made of wood or other rigid material.
D. (All of these are used) - Answer Casket shells are often constructed of:
A. Wood
B. Metal
C. Plastic or fiberglass
D. All of these are used
Hardwood - Answer Wood that comes from any broad-leaved deciduous tree
Softwood - Answer Wood that comes from cone-bearing - coniferous trees, sometimes referred to as evergreen trees Softwood - Answer This wood comes from not only those of the pine family, bearing true
cones, but also those of the Yew family, bearing a berry-like or drupaceous fruit (having an inner stone with the seed- like a peach or plum)
Durability - Answer The natural _______________ of woods is influenced chiefly by the toxicity of extractives present in the woods, such as the northern white cedar and chestnut, rank appreciably higher than some of the denser species such as beech and hickories.
Tannic acid - Answer Chief among the extractives that add to the longevity of the wood is _________________.
Decay - Answer The __________ of woods the result of the activities of wood destroying fungi.
D. (All of these) - Answer The conditions for development of the decay-producing fungi are sufficient amounts of:
A. Moisture
B. Air
C. Favorable temperature
D. All of these
Kiln dried - Answer Lowering the moisture content of the wood will greatly retard the growth of wood destroying fungi, consequently, ___________ wood which has had its moisture content lowered to around 5% to 6% is immune to decay unless subjected to future moisture.
Solid wood casket - Answer A casket which has all of its components made of the same
species of wood is referred to as a ________________________.
Birch - Answer Closed grain, heavy white wood. Durable, often seen in kitchen cabinets.
Cherry - Answer Closed grain, heavy white wood, usually stained red. High gloss finish are generally placed on these caskets.
Mahogany - Answer Very expensive, imported, high quality wood. Fine grained reddish brown in color.
Maple - Answer Light in color, closed grained wood, may be stained any color, found in bowling alley lanes.
Oak - Answer Strong and durable light wood used in the manufacture of fine furniture
Pine - Answer Light colored softwood noted for its twig-knots. Low cost. D. (All of these are poplar genius) - Answer Trees of the poplar genius of species:
A. Cottonwood
B. Tulip
C. Willow
D. All of these are poplar genius
Poplar - Answer Soft white wood that takes stain well
Walnut - Answer Expensive brown wood, second only to mahogany for expensive caskets
Salix - Answer A casket constructed from many different species of wood (ex: poplar, cottonwood); sometimes referred to as ___________ or willow.
Laminates - Answer Gluing together sheets of different materials. Usually a thin covering of good quality over thick, inexpensive base material
Wood veneers - Answer Created by gluing a thin layer of wood of superior value or excellent grain to an inferior wood base
Artificial laminates - Answer Wood-grained vinyl adhered to wood or wood by-products
Corrugated fiberboard - Answer Cardboard used to construct lightweight, inexpensive caskets. Used in construction of alternative containers for direct disposition
D. (All of these) - Answer Particles of wood bonded together with waterproof glue; the different types are distinguished by the size of the particles of wood used:
A. Pressed board
B. Fiberboard
C. Particle of chip board
D. All of these
Plywood - Answer Thin sheets of wood glued together so that the grains are at right angles to one another; an odd number of sheets will be used so that grain on the front and back will always in the same direction
Metal - Answer The most popular casket in U.S. accounting for 70% of casket sales are made with this material?
Ferrous - Answer Any metal formed from iron
Steel - Answer A metal alloy consisting mainly of iron and carbon; used in caskets it is low in carbon which keeps it soft and malleable; commercial grades contain carbon in an amount up to 1.7@(?) as an essential alloying constituent C. (Both a and b are the same) - Answer A measurement of thickness of metals; the number of sheets of metal necessary to equal approximately one inch of thickness?
A. U.S. standard gauge
B. United States standard gauge
C. Both a and b are the same
D. None of these
Thicker - Answer The lower the gauge the _________ the metal
Stainless steel - Answer A metal alloy of steel, chromium and sometimes nickel that is used in casket construction; noted for its ability to resist rust
Stainless steel - Answer An alloy of steel, carbon, and chromium
400 series or 409 - Answer This type of stainless steel is composed of 12% chromium with no notable percentage of nickel. Also referred to as "martensitic" stainless steel
300 series or 304 - Answer Composed of 18% chromium and 8% nickel. Also referred to as "austenitic" stainless steel
B. (300 series) - Answer Which is the higher grade of stainless steel?
A. 400 series
B. 300 series
A higher - Answer 200 series stainless steel is not used in casket construction, however, it is _______________ grade of stainless steel than both 300 and 400 series and is found in the exhaust system of high-end automobiles like jaguar and porsche.
Galvanized steel - Answer Coated with zinc for increased resistance to rust?
D. (All of these) - Answer Which of the following is a way of coating metal with zinc or galvanizing the metal?
A. Cold galvanizing at ordinary temperature for a uniform deposit of zinc
B. Hot galvanizing done by passing the metal through a bath of molten zinc and 460 degrees celsius
C. Sheradizing by imbedding the base metal in zinc powder at 300 degrees celsius
D. All of these
C. (Both a and b are non-ferrous metals) - Answer Which of the following are non-
ferrous metals?
A. Copper
B. Bronze
C. Both a and b are non-ferrous metals
D. None of these
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