FUNERAL DIRECTING AND FUNERAL SERVICE
MANAGEMENT
acknowledgment cards - Answers- cards of recognition sent to friends for kindness
shown to a deceased's family
acolyte - Answers- an altar attendent
advertising - Answers- the art of making the public aware of the services or
commodities that a business has for sale
air seal - Answers- a method of sealing a vault that utilizes the air pressure created by
placing the dome of the vault onto the base of the vault
bar - Answers- that part o the casket handle, attached to the lug or arm, which is
grasped by the casket bearer
base molding - Answers- molding along the lowermost edge of the body panels
bed - Answers- the portion of the casket upon which the deceased human remains are
placed
bi unit pricing - Answers- a method of price quotation showing separately the price of
the service to be rendered and the price of the casket
bishop - Answers- in the roman catholic faith, the head of a diocese
body - Answers- that portion of the casket shell containing the top body molding, body
panel, base molding, and casket bottom
body lining - Answers- material which drapes the inside perimeter of the body of the
casket
body panels - Answers- compose the sides and ends of the casket shell
broadcloth - Answers- a twilled, napped, woolen, or worsted fabric with a smooth
lustrous ace and dense texture; a fabric usually made o cotton, silk, or rayon woven in a
plan or rib weave with a soft semi gloss finish
bronze - Answers- a metal alloy consisting of 90% copper with tin and sometimes zinc
comprising the other 10%
brother - Answers- in the roman catholic faith, a man who is a member of a religious
order without being ordained or while preparing for ordination
,brotherhood - Answers- relating to a social organization
brushed - Answers- bare metal is scratched with an abrasive material and then finished
until a smooth high gloss is obtained
burial transit permit - Answers- a legal document, issued by a governmental agency,
authorizing transportation and or disposition of a dead human body
canopy - Answers- cemetery tent. a portable shelter employed to cover the grave area
during the committal
cap - Answers- the top most part of the casket shell, including the ogee, crown, pie and
header
cap panel - Answers- the focal part of the interior which fills the inside of the crown,
sometimes bordered by the roll. may be referred to as the panel
cardinal - Answers- in the roman catholic faith, a dignity conferred upon bishops,
making them princes of the church
cash advances - Answers- any item of service or merchandise described to the
purchaser as a cash advance, accommodation, cash disbursement, or similar term, any
item obtained form a third party and paid for by the funeral provider on the purchasers
behalf
cash discount - Answers- a reduction of the price given for payment of an account
within the time limits established by the sales contract
casket - Answers- a rigid container which is designed for the encasement of human
remains and which is usually constructed of wood, metal, or like material, and
ornamented and lined with fabric. FTC: a case or receptacle in which human remains
are placed for protection, practical utility, and a suitable memory picture; any box or
container o one or more parts in which a dead human body is placed prior to interment,
entombment or cremation which may or may not be permanently interred, entombed or
cremated with the dead human remains
casket rack - Answers- a device upon which two or three caskets are placed, one on
top of the other for display
casket stand - Answers- the stand or support upon which a casket rests in the selection
room
casketbearer - Answers- one who actively bears or carries the casket during the funeral
service and at the committal service
cast bronze - Answers- molten bronze poured into a mold and allowed to cool
, altar - Answers- an elevated place or structure on which sacrifices are offered or at
which religious rites are performed; in the christian faith, a table on which the eucharist
or holy communion is offered
air tray - Answers- a transfer container consisting of a wooden tray with a cardboard
covering for the casket
alternative container - Answers- a non-metal receptacle or enclosure, without
ornamentation or a fixed interior lining, designed for the encasement of human remains
and which is made of cardboard, pressed-wood, composition material, or pouches of
canvas or other material
apron - Answers- the lining attached to the undersurface of the foot panel of the casket
and/or a component part of the throw (overlay) which extends downward into the body
of the casket
archbishop - Answers- in the roman catholic faith, the head of an archdiocese
arm - Answers- that part of the casket handle that attaches the bar to the lug
arrangements conference - Answers- the meeting between the funeral director and the
client family during which the funeral arrangements are discussed
artificial grass - Answers- an imitation grass made in mat form and used at the
cemetery to cover the earth around the grave
average - Answers- mean. the sum of a group of numbers divided by the number of
units
bail handle - Answers- a single handle in which the lug, arm, and bar are combined in
one unit
cast hardware - Answers- the most expensive hardware production method in which
molten metal is poured into a mold, allowed to cool, and is then removed from the mold
celebrant - Answers- the officiant who celebrates the mass in the roman catholic church
cemetery - Answers- an area of ground set aside and dedicated for the final disposition
o dead human bodies
certified copy of a death certificate - Answers- a legal copy o the original death
certificate
chapel - Answers- a building or designated area of a building in which services are
conducted