reaspirated prior to dressing and casketing - ANSWERS-What do the following
situations have in common?
i. obese cases
ii. death was due to blood infections
iii. death was due to drowning
iv. ascites or gas present after arterial injection and aspiration
v. final disposition is delayed
The cavity treatment alternative to aspiration/cavity fluid injection is called -
ANSWERS-direct incision method
heart - ANSWERS-If you direct your trocar along a line from the left anterior
superior iliac spine to the right earlobe, you can aspirate the
False - ANSWERS-The autopsy aspirator has the same function as the trocar.
more time-consuming and less sanitary than aspiration/cavity fluid injection -
ANSWERS-The cavity treatment alternative to aspiration/cavity fluid injection is
stomach - ANSWERS-Purge from the ______ is probably the most dehydrating,
and/or causes the most discoloration, of all the types of purge.
,use a purse-string suture to close the opening - ANSWERS-If, during aspiration,
the barrel of the trocar has enlarged the abdominal opening:
secure the jaws in position - ANSWERS-Which of the following is not a function of
massage cream?
False - ANSWERS-True/False. Osmosis plays a very small part in the preservation
process
1/2 - ANSWERS-When using the gravity method of obtaining pressure for the
injection of arterial solution, the embalmer can expect to receive approximately
____ pounds of pressure per foot of elevation above the point of injection
False - ANSWERS-Decomposition is a postmortem physical change.
98.6 deg Fahrenheit - ANSWERS-Bacteria multiply best at a temperature of:
False - ANSWERS-The rate of flow of arterial solution being injected into a body
may be controlled by a y-tube.
edema in the pleural cavity - ANSWERS-Hydrothorax can best be defined as
,True - ANSWERS-True/False. Modifying agents are incorporated into embalming
fluids to alter the action of formaldehyde
True - ANSWERS-A condition that may determine the amount of secondary
dilution is excessive body moisture
Postmortem stains - ANSWERS-cannot be removed by arterial injection
False - ANSWERS-A vehicle is a gaseous substance which dissolves formaldehyde
in embalming fluids
First to discover capillaries - ANSWERS-Marcello Malpighi
In _____________ embalming, preservative solution is injected into an artery and
blood is simultaneously removed from a vein. - ANSWERS-arterial
This surgeon and anatomy lecturer so distinguished himself that a region of the
body that he described was named in his honor - ANSWERS-John Hunter
Agonal fever is a [x] change that occurs [y] - ANSWERS-temperature, antemortem
Caused by air entering the skeletal tissues, usually in the face, neck, and chest,
due to some form of trauma to the lungs, and which can cause an incredible
, amount of distension in those areas - ANSWERS-antemortem subcutaneous
emphysema
agonal edema - ANSWERS-The antemortem accumulation of fluid in the tissues
and body cavities
Auguste Renouard - ANSWERS-Wrote the first embalming textbook in the United
States
restoration - ANSWERS-The treatment of the deceased in an attempt to recreate
natural form and color
fermentation - ANSWERS-The decomposition of carbohydrates is called
Joel Crandall - ANSWERS-Embalming schools began introducing restorative art
instruction to their curriculum after this gentleman developed a systematic
treatment for treating injuries to the dead caused by disease or trauma
embalming - ANSWERS-The process of chemically treating the dead human body
to reduce the presence and growth of organisms, to temporarily inhibit organic
decomposition, and to restore an acceptable physical appearance
sign of decomposition - ANSWERS-Desquamation
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