AAMI Principles of Embalming Questions with
correct answers
_______ are credited with the discovery of formaldehyde. Correct
Answer-Butlerov and Hofmann
Father of Bacteriology Correct Answer-Anthony van Leeuwenhoek
This surgeon and anatomy lecturer so distinguished himself that a region
of the body that he described was named in his honor Correct Answer-
John Hunter
Who is the Father of Modern Embalming in the U.S Correct Answer-
Thomas Holmes
Auguste Renouard wrote "The History of Embalming", which was the
first embalming textbook to be published in the U.S. Correct Answer-
False
Considered to be the inventor of the microscope: Correct Answer-
Antony van Leeuwenhoek
T/F Herodotus was known for embalming without evisceration. Correct
Answer-False
Founder of Microscopic anatomy: Correct Answer-Marcello Malpighi
,Author of what would become the first book devoted entirely to
embalming procedures published in the United States in English: Correct
Answer-Jean Gannal
Ancient Egyptians used these during the mummification process to store
and preserve the viscera of their owner for the afterlife. Correct Answer-
Canopic Jars
One of the Hunter brothers did most of his embalming from a particular
area of the body, and that region was described and documented by the
other brother. The region that was described was the [a], and the large
artery passing through that region used by the Hunters for arterial
injection was the [b] artery. Correct Answer-thigh; femoral
Who is the Father of Embalming? Correct Answer-Frederick Ruysch
The Father of History Correct Answer-Herodotus
Became the first documented black embalmer in U.S. history: Correct
Answer-Prince Geer
Who wrote the first embalming textbook in the United States? Correct
Answer-Auguste Renouard
, T/F Auguste Renouard published "The Undertaker's Manual", which
was the first book published specifically as an embalming textbook in
the U.S. Correct Answer-True
Discovered the circulation of blood: Correct Answer-William Harvey
Invented the trocar Correct Answer-Samuel Rodgers
First major figure to provide embalming instruction for undertakers in
the U.S.: Correct Answer-Auguste Renouard
Complaints against this gentleman regarding inflated prices, poor
services and other examples of unprofessional conduct led to the first set
of rules and regulations for the licensing of embalmers and undertakers
in the United States: Correct Answer-Richard Burr
T/F Thomas Holmes published Jean Gannal's "History of Embalming",
which then became the first embalming textbook in the United States.
Correct Answer-False
Egyptologists usually divide ancient Egypt's history into _______, each
of which describe a succession of kings who were usually related.
Correct Answer-Dynasties
First to discover capillaries: Correct Answer-Marcello Malpighi
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