quiz 9

Question 1

anatomical embalming

Answer 1

• soft embalming
• what we do in lab with donors, no aspiration of cavities

Question 2

bequethal

Answer 2

giving by will after death of the body for anatomical donation

Question 3

expert tests of death

Answer 3

• stethoscope = listen for respiration
• ophthalmoscope = examine interior of eye
• electroencephalogram = record of brain activity
• electrocardiogram = record of electrical activity in heart
• evoked response = testing function of certain sense organs

Question 4

inexpert tests of death

Answer 4

• fogging a mirror = placed beneath nose to check breath
• ligature test = wrap ligature/rubber band on finger to check for swelling from blood flow
• ammonia injection test = if injected subcutaneously will turn reddish if alive
• pulse = for heartbeat
• listening for respiration

Question 5

tardieu spots

Answer 5

minute petechial hemorrhages caused by the rupture of minute vessels as blood settles into the dependent ares of organs and tissues; it is accompanied by livor mortis. postmortem, extravascular blood discoloration. most common in asphyxial or slow deaths

Question 6

anatomical features

Answer 6

• are prominent anatomical features on the body that can be used for reference
• like clavicle, mandible, sternum, etc

Question 7

anatomical guide

Answer 7

Method of locating a structure by reference to an adjacent known or prominent structure

Question 8

anatomical limit

Answer 8

Point of origin and point of termination in relation to adjacent structures

Question 9

anatomical position

Answer 9

the body is erect, feet together, palms facing forward, and thumbs pointed away from body

Question 10

anterior triangle

Answer 10

• the midline of the neck between the tip of the mandible and the sternum
• then extend this line superiorly along the anterior border fo the sternocleidomastoid and then anteriorly along the lower margin of the body of the mandible

Question 11

arch of the aorta

Answer 11

• center of arterial solution distribution
• branches = brachiocephalic artery, left common carotid artery, and left subclavian artery

Question 12

ascending aorta

Answer 12

• originates at the left ventricle; at its beginning, the aortic semilunar valve should close, this creating the pathway for arterial solution distribution
• branches = left and right coronary arteries

Question 13

cervicoaxillary canal

Answer 13

• the apex of the axilla is this opening
• transmits structures from the neck into the arm and is bounded by three bony structures (clavicle, scapula, and first rib)

Question 14

distal

Answer 14

refers to distance, sites away from the center (trunk of the body)

Question 15

external iliac artery

Answer 15

• Medial border of the psoas
  major muscle
• are the terminal branches of the abdominal aorta
• lies lateral to the eternal iliac vein

Question 16

fascia lata

Answer 16

• also called deep fascia
• encloses the muscles of the thigh

Question 17

femoral triangle

Answer 17

• Inguinal Ligament
• Medial border of the
  sartorius muscle
• Lateral border of the
  adductor longus
  muscle

Question 18

linear guide

Answer 18

An imaginary line drawn on the surface of the skin to represent the approximate location of some deeper lying structure

Question 19

omohyoid

Answer 19

• located in the front of the neck, and consists of paired muscle bellies joined by an intermediate tendon

Question 20

origin

Question 21

platysma

Answer 21

• a muscle of facial expression, indicated by the shallow, transverse wrinkles of the neck
• thin, cutaneous

Question 22

proximal

Answer 22

indicates proximity, nearer to the center (trunk of body)

Question 23

right subclavian artery

Answer 23

• begins at the right snernoclavicular articulation and extends to the lateral border of the first rib

Question 24

sternocleidomastoid muscle

Answer 24

• attached to the mastoid process of the temporal bone and the manubrium of the sternum
• goes along the side of the neck

Question 25

branches