Embalming Chapters 6&7 Questions with Correct Answers
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Embalming
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Embalming
Arterial (embalming, vascular, or preservative) fluid Correct Answer-The concentrated, preservative embalming chemical that will be diluted with water to form the arterial solution for injection into the arterial system during vascular embalming is:
Arterial solution (embalming solution, primary...
Embalming Chapters 6&7 Questions with Correct
Answers
Arterial (embalming, vascular, or preservative) fluid Correct Answer-
The concentrated, preservative embalming chemical that will be diluted
with water to form the arterial solution for injection into the arterial
system during vascular embalming is:
Arterial solution (embalming solution, primary dilution) Correct
Answer-The in-use solution composed of embalming fluid diluted with
water and other additive (supplemental chemicals) for injection into the
body:
Cavity Fluid Correct Answer-Concentrated embalming chemicals, which
are injected into the cavities of the body following aspiration in cavity
embalming. This chemical can also be used for surface and hypodermic
embalming:
Supplemental Fluid Correct Answer-Fluid injected for purposes other
than preservation and disinfection. Some are injected before the
preservative solution, others are injected with the preservative solution:
Accessory Chemicals Correct Answer-A group of chemicals used in
addition to vascular and cavity embalming fluids; most are applied to the
body surface:
False Correct Answer-True or False: The first Minimum Standards were
established by various state health departments in the mid 1990s
,1910 Correct Answer-Co-injection fluids and jaundice fluids were
developed and in use as early as:
True Correct Answer-True or False: The 50-pound rule was established
in the 1930s with the development of machine injection and penetrating
agents
2 1/2 gallons Correct Answer-According to the 50-pound rule, if you
were embalming a body that weighed approximately 125 lbs., the
minimum amount of fluid that you would be:
True Correct Answer-True or False: The 50-pound rule is of little value
today as a standard
(1)Conditions of the body, (2) Degree of firmness desired, and (3)
Length of time between death and disposition Correct Answer-must
determine the arterial fluid, the strength, and volume that must be used
Formaldehyde and Methyl Alcohol Correct Answer-are found in almost
all embalming preservative solutions. The remaining substances used in
embalming solutions vary immensely.
True Correct Answer-True or False: Different fluid companies produce
different fluids that produce different effects.
True Correct Answer-True or False: The chemical preservation solution
may produce different results when applied to different cases.
, False Correct Answer-True or False: There is a general agreement on
what constitutes a "standard" embalming fluid.
Preservatives Correct Answer-Inactive saprophytic bacteria by rending
the medium on which they thrive unsuitable for nutrition, arrest
decomposition by altering enzymes & lysins of the body, and convert
the decomposable tissues into a form much less susceptible to
decomposition.
Germicide Correct Answer-Are employed in embalming fluids to kill
microorganisms or to render them inactive:
(1) The chemical acts directly on the protein of which the microbe is
composed, and (2) The chemical acts on the protein material from which
it derives its nourishment Correct Answer-Germicides kill
microorganisms or render them inactive in two ways:
Modifying Agents Correct Answer-Influence the chemical reactions
produced by the preservative solution & function in embalming fluids to
control the action of the main preservative agents.
Buffers Correct Answer-Helps to maintain the acid-base balance within
the embalming solutions and embalmed tissues.
Humectants Correct Answer-Is used to hydrate tissues. These chemicals
increase the capability of embalmed tissues to retain moisture.
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