Module 3

Question 1

Centrifugal pump-large volume tanks up to 3 1/2 gallons; most widely accepted method today

Answer 1

Pressure machines

Question 2

Connected to water supply; water is used to create suction for aspiration; should be at least 2” above sink

Answer 2

Hydroaspirator

Question 3

Uses motor to create suction

Answer 3

Electric aspirator

Question 4

Injects arterial fluid; relies on gravity to create the pressure; .43 lbs of pressure /ft of elevation

Answer 4

Gravity injector

Question 5

Used for pressure for injection or aspiration

Answer 5

Hand pump

Question 6

Soft rubber manual pump; for injection only

Answer 6

Bulb syringe

Question 7

Electrically heated blade which may be used to dry moist tissue, reduce swelling, and restore contour to natural form

Answer 7

Electric spatula

Question 8

Used to move the deceased from the cot to the table, from table to casket, etc.

Answer 8

Body lifts

Question 9

An oven or appliance for sterilizing, autoclaves use steam under pressure at temps above 100 degrees C

Answer 9

Sterilizers

Question 10

Styrofoam head block, ploy urethane head block, styrofoam body block, body rests, extremities positioner

Answer 10

Positioning devices

Question 11

Stainless steel, porcelain, fiber glass; hydraulic or ratchet type height adjustment; have drain channel on each side; drain hole at the foot end

Answer 11

Embalming tables

Question 12

Laminated plastic; adjustable in height; may be foldable; no drain holes

Answer 12

Dressing tables

Question 13

Cooler for storing bodies; should be between 36 degrees to 41 degrees F

Answer 13

Refrigeration

Question 14

Plastic, puncture resistant container used to safely dispose of hypodermic needles and other sharp medical instruments; sealable and self-locking; marked with biohazard and red in color

Answer 14

Sharps container

Question 15

Tube used to inject embalming fluid into the body

Answer 15

Arterial tubes (cannulas)

Question 16

mechanical device used to impel specifically designed metal pins into the bone

Answer 16

Needle injector

Question 17

Two piece embalming instrument consisting of a handle and a blade used to make incisions and excisions; blades need to be disposed of in sharps container

Answer 17

Scalpel

Question 18

Instrument used for blunt dissection and in raising vessels

Answer 18

Aneurysm hook

Question 19

same as aneurysm hook, but includes an eye in the hook portion for placing ligatures around vessels

Answer 19

Aneurysm needle

Question 20

Curved knife for cutting inside outward. Used for opening arteries and veins, excising tissues

Answer 20

Bistoury knife

Question 21

Used for cutting; arterial scissors are used for opening vessels; bandage scissors have blunt edge for cutting bandages and protecting the skin

Answer 21

Scissors

Question 22

Instrument used to guide drainage tubes into the veins

Answer 22

Groove detector

Question 23

Instrument for preventing the flow of blood from an open vessel by compressing or clamping the vessel; used to clamp leaking vessels

Answer 23

Hemostats (locking forceps)

Question 24

Designed for holding the arterial tube

Answer 24

Arterial fixation forceps

Question 25

Instrument for grasping, holding firmly or extracting and object

Answer 25

Spring forceps

Question 26

Used for drainage only; tips may be serrated, smooth or rat-toothed

Answer 26

Angular spring forceps

Question 27

Surgical instrument for holding back edges of skin

Answer 27

Retractors

Question 28

Instrument used to hold dowels or drapes

Answer 28

Towel clamps

Question 29

Always inserted towards the heart; help expand the veins; can be closed to build pressure

Answer 29

Drainage tubes

Question 30

Large postmortem needles used for autopsy incisions and ones for raising vessels

Answer 30

Suture needles

Question 31

Used to aspirate the throat through the nostrils

Answer 31

Nasal aspirator

Question 32

Designed to evacuate large volumes of gases, liquids or tissues from body site by means of high vacuum suction

Answer 32

Autopsy aspirator

Question 33

Sharply pointed surgical instrument used in cavity embalming to aspirate and inject cavities; may also be used for supplemental hypodermic embalming

Answer 33

Trocar

Question 34

Designed for hypodermic embalming not for aspiration

Answer 34

Hypovalve trocar

Question 35

Screws into cavity fluid bottles; when the device is inverted fluid flows through the trocar into the body

Answer 35

Cavity fluid injector

Question 36

Hallow, sharp needle placed on a syringe to inject material into or under the skin

Answer 36

Hypodermic needles

Question 37

Used for extravascular work like filling holes from incisions

Answer 37

Trocar button applicator

Question 38

Probe point facilitates easy insertion into drainage vein

Answer 38

Vein expander

Question 39

Strong scissor-type instrument used to hold a suture needle while pushing it through tissue; handles are ratcheted and have to be squeezed to be released

Answer 39

Needle holder

Question 40

Chemicals which inactivate saprophytic bacteria, render unsuitable for nutrition the media upon which bacteria survive, and which will arrest decomp by altering enzymes and lysins of the body as well as converting the decomp tissue as determined in the embalming analysis

Answer 40

Preservative embalming chemicals

Question 41

A group of chemical used in addition to vascular and cavity embalming fluids; most are applied to body surface; hardening compounds, preservative powders, sealing agents, mold preventative agents, and pack application agents

Answer 41

Accessory chemicals

Question 42

Fluid injected for purposes other than preservation and disinfection; three categories- pre-injection, co-injection, and humectants or restorative fluids

Answer 42

Supplemental fluids

Question 43

Material used to provide a barrier or seal against any type of leakage of fluid or blood

Answer 43

Sealing agents

Question 44

Used between the lips for rounding and maintaining position and natural curvature of lips

Answer 44

Cotton

Question 45

Thin dome like shell made of hardened cloth, metal, or plastic placed beneath the eyelid to restore natural curvature and maintain position of posed eyelids

Answer 45

Eye caps

Question 46

Plastic threaded screw like devise for sealing punctures and small round trocar punctures

Answer 46

Trocar button

Question 47

A device used in the mouth to shape the contour of the lips

Answer 47

Mouth former

Question 48

Plastic that can be placed underneath the clothing to prevent leakage of fluids to protect clothing

Answer 48

Plastic goods/undergarments

Question 49

Cotton, nylon, and linen; waxed; dental floss may be suitable

Answer 49

Ligature

Question 50

Device used to fasten the calvarium to the cranium after cranial autopsy

Answer 50

Calvarium clamps