Mid-Term

Question 1

When designing an embalming room, an architect must be made aware that the minimum width for a doorway must be this many inches:

Answer 1

36 inches

Question 2

This color of ceiling is a must for the preparation room:

Answer 2

White

Question 3

The permissible short-term exposure limit of formaldehyde may not exceed:

Answer 3

2.0 ppm

Question 4

The most notable among the health problems that can result from chemicals in the preparation room are:

Answer 4

Eye and nose irritations

Question 5

The viscosity of blood refers to:

Answer 5

Thickness

Question 6

This type of pressure is measured on the gauge of the centrifugal embalming machine, indicating the pressure in the delivery line of the machine with the rate of slow valve closed or the stop-cock turned off:

Answer 6

Potential

Question 7

This type of pressure is read on the gauge on the centrifugal pump when the rate of flow valve is open and the arterial solution is entering the body:

Answer 7

Actual

Question 8

These organs make up the tripod of life:

Answer 8

• Heart
• Lungs
• Brain

Question 9

This type of disinfection is a method for breaking the cycle of transmission of infectious agents in the preparation room:

Answer 9

Primary

Question 10

A rise in body temperature after death is:

Answer 10

Postmortem caloricity

Question 11

Agonal or postmortem redistribution of host micro flora on a host-wide basis:

Answer 11

Translocation

Question 12

A color change usually green in color:

Answer 12

Decomposition

Question 13

Select the arterial fluid and prepare the embalming solution

• Autopsied
• Unautopsied

Answer 13

• Autopsied

* Unautopsied

Question 14

Anchor the calvarium into position:

• Autopsied
• Unautopsied

Answer 14

Autopsied

Question 15

Select the artery that will be used for injection and the vein that will be used for drainage, and make the incision:

• Autopsied
• Unautopsied

Answer 15

Unautopsied

Question 16

Spray the inside walls of the cavity with a droplet disinfectant spray:

• Autopsied
• Unautopsied

Answer 16

Autopsied

Question 17

After aspiration, inject the cavities via the trocar with an undiluted cavity fluid:

• Autopsied
• Unautopsied

Answer 17

Unautopsied

Question 18

Decomposition of all tissues by enzymes that form without microbial assistance is defined as:

Answer 18

Autolysis

Question 19

Postmortem stiffening of the body muscles by natural body processes is:

Answer 19

Rigor mortis

Question 20

The most positive sign of death is:

Answer 20

Decomposition

Question 21

This is classified as natural, suicide, homicide, accident, or unknown:

Answer 21

Manner of death

Question 22

A heart attack is an example of:

Answer 22

Cause of death

Question 23

Clinical death occurs when the following cease:

Answer 23

• Respiration

* Heartbeat

Question 24

The pathological death of body cells as a result of disease processes:

Answer 24

Necrosis

Question 25

The normal pH of a body is about:

Answer 25

7.4

Question 26

This condition occurs 32-72 hours after death when rigor mortis leaves the body:

Answer 26

Secondary flaccidity

Question 27

Which of the following is not one of the 5 signs of decomposition: * Rigor mortis * Color * Odor * Gas

Answer 27

Rigor mortis

Question 28

This is applied either to inanimate objects / surfaces or to living tissues for the purpose of destroying disease causing microbial agents, but not usually bacterial spores:

Answer 28

Germicide

Question 29

This is applied to an inanimate object / surfaces to destroy disease causing agents, but usually not bacterial spores:

Answer 29

Disinfectant

Question 30

An extravascular blood discoloration that cannot be removed by arterial injection and blood drainage

Answer 30

Postmortem stain

Question 31

Postmortem cooling of the body:

Answer 31

Algor mortis

Question 32

Death of a person as a whole:

Answer 32

Somatic

Question 33

Settling of blood into the dependent tissues of the body:

Answer 33

Hypostasis

Question 34

An intravascular blood discoloration of the body that can be cleared through embalming:

Answer 34

Livor mortis

Question 35

An embalming instrument used for blunt dissection and in raising vessels:

Answer 35

Aneurysm needle

Question 36

List the 5 signs of decomposition:

Answer 36

* Color * Odor * Skin slip * Gases * Purge

Question 37

List and define the 3 primary objectives accomplished by embalming:

Answer 37

* Disinfect: disinfect the body from microorganisms in order to prevent them spreading to the embalmer * Preserve: slow the process of decomposition in order to allow viewing of the body * Restore: restore the body as much as possible to help the body be available for viewing, regarding color, facial expression, etc.

Question 38

This is a postmortem physical change:

Answer 38

Increased viscosity of the blood

Question 39

This is a postmortem chemical change:

Answer 39

Decomposition

Question 40

Type of change occurring in the body in livor mortis:

Answer 40

Postmortem physical

Question 41

Type of change occurring in the body in agonal algor

Answer 41

Antemortem

Question 42

Type of change occurring in the body in rigor mortis:

Answer 42

Postmortem chemical

Question 43

Type of change occurring in the body in algor mortis:

Answer 43

Postmortem physical

Question 44

Refers to the areas where blood movement has been inhibited:

Answer 44

Contact pallor