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To bluntly adjoin another structure; for example the line of eye closure. To touch or contact the tarsal plates of the closed eyelids

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Abut

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Escape of blood serum from an intravacular to an extravascular location immediately before death

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Agonal Edema

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Increase in body temperature right before death

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Agonal Fever

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The period right before somatic death

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Agonal Period

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Redistribution of endemic microflora on a host-wide basis immediately before death

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Agonal Translocation

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Method of injection and drainage embalming solution is injected and then injection is stopped while drainage is open

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Alternate Drainage

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Is a safety and health organization that could have higher standards than OSHA

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ACGIH

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Dispersed minute particles of blood and water that become atomized and suspended in the air

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Aerolization

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A period of time right before death

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Agonal

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Decrease in body temperature right before death

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Agonal Algor

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Localized abnormal dilation of a blood vessel

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Aneurysm

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Used for placing ligature under a blood vessel after it is raised

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Aneurysm Needle

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Designed for the removal of veinous blood clots

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Angular Spring Forceps AKA Drainage Forceps

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Triangular depression if the front of the elbow

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Anticubital Fossa

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A palpable, bony protrubarence located on the ilium

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Anterior Superior Iliac Spine AKA Hipbone

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Manifestations of life are feebly maintained

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Apparent Death

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Agent that has the ability to retard bacterial growth

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Bacteriostatic Agent

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Resins combined with oil; a fragrant, resinous, oily exudate from various trees and plants

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Balsamic Substance

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Established by drawing a line along the fold of the skin which envelops the pectoralis major muscle

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Anterior Boundary

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Envelops the lateral border of the latissimus dorsi muscle

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Posterior Boundary

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Connects the two points where the pectoralis major and latissimus dorsi muscles blend into the chest wall

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Medial Boundary

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Pectoralis major and the latissimus dorsi blend into the arm

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Lateral Boundary

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Thickening and hardening of the arterial walls

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Arteriosclerosis

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Place of union between two or more bones or cartilage `

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Articulation

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Freedom from infection and any form of life
Asepsis
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Fatty degeneration or thickening of walls which lead to atherosclerosis
Atheroma
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Apparatus used for sterilization by steam pressure
Autoclave
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Carcinogen produced when formaldehyde is combined with sodium hypochlorite
Bicholoromethyl Ether
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Microorganisms present in human blood and can cause disease in humans
Bloodborne Pathogens
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Regulating the employees exposure to blood and other body fluids
Bloodborne pathogen standard
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Using manual techniques to or different instruments to separate the superficial fascia rather than cutting it
Blunt Dissection
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A suture consisting of individually cut and tied stitched employed to sustain the proper position of tissues
Bridge Suture AKA Temporary Interrupted AKA Interrupted Suture
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Vestibule of the oral cavity
Buccal Cavity
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Self contained manual pump made from soft rubber designed to create pressure to deliver arterial fluid as it passes through one-way valves located within the bulb
Bulb Syringe
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Ascending and arch of the aorta is best used for what in embalming?
Center of arterial solution distribution
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The right atrium of the heart is best used for what in embalming?
Center of venous drainage
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Substance used as an anticoagulant in embalming solutions that binds metallic ions
Chelate
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Several communicating boils of the skin and subcutaneous tissue with the production and discharge of pus
Carbuncle
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A cancer causing chemical
Carcinogen
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Formation of different locations in an organ or tissue
Cavitation
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Application of chemical agents in the treatment of diseases primarily cancer
Chemotherapy
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A phase of somatic death lasting 5 or 6 minutes when life can be restored
Clinical Death
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Limits exposure to drainage
Closed System Drainage
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Disinfection practices carried out during embalming
Concurrent disinfection
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Something occurring during the embalming process
Concurrent drainage
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Rounded process on a bone
Condyle
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Lines the eyelid and covers the white portion of the eye
Conjunctiva
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Cracking sensation produced when gases trapped in tissues are palpated
Crepitation
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The point best used for cranial aspiration
Cribriform Plate
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Person close to death that has air passing through the trachea and and mouth
Death Rattle
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Twictches occurring before death
Death Struggle
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Covers the iris and pupil and admits light into the interior
Cornea
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Part of the cornea recovered for transplants
Corneal Sclera Button
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Seperation of microbial compounds by autolytic enzymes
Decomposition
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Differences between potential and actual pressure
Differential Pressure
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Record of the electrical activity of the heart
EKG or Electrocardiogram
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Record of the electrical activity on the brain
EEG or Electroencephalogram
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Applied to inaminate objects to clean it. Cleans microbial agents
Disinfectant
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Destruction of most pathogenic agents
Disinfection
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Acts as a biological catalyst
Enzyme
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Any procedure used to check if someone is deceased
Expert Tests of Death
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A employee coming in contact with blood or potentially hazardous materials
Exposure Incident
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Reasonably anticipated skin, eye, mucous membrane or parenteral contact with blood or other potentially hazardous
Exposure Occupational
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Agency of federal government formed in 1914 to promote free and fair trade
FTC
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Lesions of the mucous membrane of the mouth and lips
Fever Blisters
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From outside the body
Extrinsic
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Removal of the eye for tissue transplantation
Eye Enucleation
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Is eye Enucleation Discoloration a stain or a discoloration?
Stain
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Also called tryglyceride ester
Fat
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Derived unit that measures a dose of absorbed radiation
Gray
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Instrument used to guide drainage tubes in to veins
Groove Director
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A large hypodermic syringe attached to a bottle apparatus; Old school
Hand Pump
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OSHA regulation that deals with 41 identifying and limit in exposure
Hazard Communication Standard
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Small percentage of hypochlorite solution
Bleach
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Blood in vomit
Hematemesis
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Iron- containing pigment in the blood that can carry oxygen to other cells
Hemoglobin
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Readily absorbing moisture
Hygroscopic
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Blood settling to the dependent portions of the body
Hypostasis
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Condition caused by the growth of a pathogenic organism
Infectious Disease
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A bacterial disease caused by pneumonia, dry cough and gastrointestinal symptoms
Legionnares Disease
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Cavity or opening of an artery, vein or intestine
Lumen
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Hydrolytic enzyme that acts destructively upon cells and tissues
Lysin
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Organelle within, but separates from a cell containing hydrolytic enzymes that break down proteins
Lysosomes
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Space between the roof of the mouth and the floor of the cranial cavity
Nasal Cavity
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Inflammation of the kidneys
Nephritis
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A minute one celled form of life not distinguishable as to vegetable or animal nature
Microbe
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The amount of radioactive material in which 37 million disintegrate each second
Millicurie
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In a dying state, in the agonal period
Moribund
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Any and all techniques to treat a problem are, excision, incision, channeling and wicking
Operative Aids
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Used in filling the external orifices of the body
Packing Forceps
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To examine by touch
Palpate
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Piercing the mucous membrane or the skin barrier by needles and other things
Parenteral
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Effected through unbroken skin
Percutaneous
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To force a fluid through especially by ways of the blood vessels
Perfusion
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Liquid prduct of inflammation
Pus
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Both common carotids are raised to control entry of arterial solution to the head
Restricted cervical Injection
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The recovery of organs or tissues from a cadaver for transplantation purposes
Procurement
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Projection of the jaw that causes problems with mouth closure
Prognathism
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The action of putrefactive bacteria on proteins
Ptomaine
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The center of drainage
Right Atrium
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Material used to provide a barrier or a seal against leaky bodies
Sealing Agents
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Agent that isolates metal ions so they cant adversely react with blood or water
Sequestering Agent
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Situated or occurring beneath the skin
Subcutaneous
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An unstable salt usually produced in an aquaeous solution
Sodium Hypochlorite
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Injection from one site and a drainage site
Split Injection
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Reduces the molecular cohesion of the blood
Surfactant
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Small blood vessels rupture and cause discoloring
Tardieu Spot
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Infection carried out after the embalming process
Terminal Disinfection
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A yellowing or browning of the fingernails after death because of excessive smoking; Antemortem discoloration
Tobacco Tars
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Disinfection of the surface of the body or an object
Topical Disinfection
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An agonal or postmortem redistribution of host micro flora on a host wide basis
Translocation
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Denotes lying at a right angle to the long body of the axis
Transverse
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Apparatus that prevents the back siphoning of contaminated liquids into potable water lines
Vacuum Breaker
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Blood vessels supplying nutrients to the larger arteries and veins
Vasa Vasorum
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Liquids that serve as a solvent
Vehicle
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Internal organ closed within a cavity
Viscera
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Unable to meet the preservative demand for a tissue
Waterlog
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Reduces the likelihood of exposure of a hazard by altering the manner in which a task is performed
Work Practice Control

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