Vocabulary R,S

Question 1

The supervisor, in an institution licensed to use radionuclides, that has the responsibility to establish procedures and make recommendations in the use of all radioactive matter.

Answer 1

Radiation Protection Officer

Question 2

A chemical element that is similar in chemical properties to another element, but differs in atomic weight and electric charge and emits radiation.

Answer 2

Radioactive Isotope

Question 3

A chemical element that is similar in chemical properties to another element, but differs in atomic weight and electric charge and emits an atom that disintegrates by emission of electromagnetic radiation.

Answer 3

Radionuclide

Question 4

Speed at which solution is injected, measured in ounces per minute.

Answer 4

Rate of Flow

Question 5

A mark of desiccation.

Answer 5

Razor Burn (Razor Abrasion)

Question 6

Repeated aspiration of a cavity.

Answer 6

Reaspiration

Question 7

Substance that easily loses electrons and thereby causes other substances to be reduced; formaldehyde is a strong one of these.

Answer 7

Reducing Agent

Question 8

To lay at rest.

Answer 8

Repose

Question 9

An amorphous, nonvolatile solid or soft side substance, a natural exudation from plants any of a class of solid or soft organic compounds of natural or synthetic origin.

Answer 9

Resinous Substance

Question 10

Method of injection-drainage in which embalming solution is injected and then injection is stopped while drainage is open, which is a type of this.

Answer 10

Restricted Drainage (alternate drainage, Intermittent drainage)

Question 11

Treatment of the deceased in the attempt to recreate natural form and color.

Answer 11

Restoration

Question 12

Supplemental fluid, used with the regular arterial solution whose purpose is to retain body moisture and retard dehydration.

Answer 12

Restorative Fluid (Humectant)

Question 13

Method of injection wherein both common carotid arteries are raised.

Answer 13

Restricted Cervical Injection

Question 14

Inner lining of the eye that receives the images formed by the lens and transmits those images to the brain through the optic nerve.

Answer 14

Retina

Question 15

A general purpose embalming instrument which is primarily used to spread incisions and to afford more working room. It can also be used as an aid in eyecap insertion.

Answer 15

Retractor

Question 16

The right side of the heart seen as the center of drainage, used as a site of drainage via instruments from the right internal jugular vein.

Answer 16

Right Atrium

Question 17

Postmortem stiffening of the body muscles by natural body processes.

Answer 17

Rigor Mortis (Cadaveric rigidity)

Question 18

Preparation room equipment applied to the neck creating external pressure to reduce swelling of the neck.

Answer 18

Rubber Water Collar

Question 19

An influential person in medical embalming who is known as the “Father of Embalming” (Dutch).

Answer 19

Ruysch, Frederick (1665-1717)

Question 20

Decomposition of sugars.

Answer 20

Saccharolysis

Question 21

A yellowish, sickly color of the complexion.

Answer 21

Sallow

Question 22

A process to promote and establish conditions which minimize or eliminate biohazards.

Answer 22

Sanitation

Question 23

Process of soap formation, as related to decomposition, the conversion of fatty tissues of the body into a soapy, waxy substance called adipocere or grave wax.

Answer 23

Saponification

Question 24

Bacteria that derive their nutrition from dead organic matter.

Answer 24

Saprophytic Bacteria

Question 25

A two piece embalming instrument consisting of a handle and a blade used to make incisions and excisions.

Answer 25

Scalpel

Question 26

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

Answer 26

Sealing Agents

Question 27

Those resulting in acute inflammation of the skin and blisters.

Answer 27

Second Degree Burn

Question 28

Weakening of the embalming solution by the fluids in the body, both vascular and interstitial.

Answer 28

Secondary Dilution

Question 29

A condition, which occurs after rigor mortis has left the body where the muscles of the body return to a state of limpness and flaccidity.

Answer 29

Secondary Flaccidity

Question 30

That injection taking place after the initial, primary, or first injection.

Answer 30

Secondary Injection

Question 31

Injection of different regions of the body through the different arteries leading to those regions, as in autopsied cases or multipoint injections.

Answer 31

Sectional Injection

Question 32

Causing an allergic reaction after repeated exposure.

Answer 32

Sensitizer

Question 33

Pathologic state, resulting from the presence of microorganisms or their products in the blood or other tissues.

Answer 33

Sepsis

Question 34

Condition characterized by the multiplication of bacteria in blood.

Answer 34

Septicemia

Question 35

Vertical cartilage dividing the nasal cavity into two chambers, responsible for asymmetry of the nose.

Answer 35

Septum

Question 36

A chemical agent that can "fence off" or "tie up" metal ions so they cannot react with other chemicals.

Answer 36

Sequestering Agent

Question 37

Notched on the edge like a saw, as seen with forceps.

Answer 37

Serrated

Question 38

Hypodermic needles, suture needles, injector needles, scalpel blades, razor blades, pins and other items sharp enough to cause percutaneous injury, penetration of unbroken skin; may include other items normally not disposed of following use such as scissors, teeth, fingernails, and ribs.

Answer 38

Sharps

Question 39

OSHA required receptacle for proper disposal of sharps.

Answer 39

Sharps Container

Question 40

Injection that results in the distribution of embalming fluid primarily to the body surface, with little preservation and disinfection in deeper tissues.

Answer 40

Shell Embalming

Question 41

Legal limits established by OSHA which workers can be exposed continuously for a short period of time without damage or injury. - Exposures at this should not be more than 15 minutes and not repeated more than 4 times per work day.

Answer 41

Short Term Exposure Limit (STEL)

Question 42

Procedure whereby the embalmer injects and drains from one site.

Answer 42

Single Point Injection (one point injection)

Question 43

Manifestation of death in the body.

Answer 43

Sign of Death

Question 44

Injection that involves use of both common carotid arteries, both axillary or subclavian arteries, and both femoral or internal iliac arteries.

Answer 44

Six-Point Injection

Question 45

Edema in the body appendages, trunk, and/or head as contrasted with edema of the body cavities.

Answer 45

Skeletal Edema

Question 46

Condition of decomposition wherein the epidermis begins to separate from the underlying dermal layer.

Answer 46

Skin-Slip (Desquamation)

Question 47

A plastic or rubber garment which covers the arm to the area of the wrist to guard or protect against leakage.

Answer 47

Sleeves

Question 48

An unstable salt usually produced in an aqueous solution and used as a bleaching and disinfecting agent.

Answer 48

Sodium Hypochlorite

Question 49

Drug-induced edema wherein the excess fluid is located within the cell. - Upon palpation, there is no noticeable depression.

Answer 49

Solid Edema

Question 50

The substance that is dissolved in a solution.

Answer 50

Solute

Question 51

Liquid containing dissolved substance.

Answer 51

Solution

Question 52

A liquid holding another substance in solution.

Answer 52

Solvent

Question 53

Death of an organism as a whole.

Answer 53

Somatic Death

Question 54

A preparation room instrument used for the application of wax to the lips of the deceased as well as smoothing out wax on visible areas of the body.

Answer 54

Spatula (Regular)

Question 55

A multi-purpose embalming instrument commonly used for holding cotton swabs, wiping out and disinfecting the eyes, restoration treatment, and closing the eyes.

Answer 55

Spring Forceps

Question 56

Injection from one site and drainage from a separate site.

Answer 56

Split Injection

Question 57

Abnormal constriction of a channel or orifice.

Answer 57

Stenosis

Question 58

Oven or appliance for sterilizing; an autoclave that disinfects by steam under pressure at temperatures above 100 degrees celsius.

Answer 58

Sterilizers

Question 59

Process that renders a substance free of all microorganisms.

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Sterilization

Question 60

Delicate instrument used to detect almost inaudible sounds produced in the body.

Answer 60

Stethoscope

Question 61

Dead at birth; a product of conception either expelled or extracted dead.

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Stillborn

Question 62

A plastic garment covering the entire foot and to the hip to prevent leakage and odor.

Answer 62

Stockings

Question 63

An embalming instrument commonly used on arterial tubes to stop the flow of fluid.

Answer 63

Stop Cock

Question 64

A microbe that can only live in the presence of free oxygen.

Answer 64

Strick (obligate) Aerobe

Question 65

A microbe that can only survive in the absence of free oxygen.

Answer 65

Strick (obligate) Anaerobe

Question 66

Situated or occurring beneath the skin.

Answer 66

Subcutaneous

Question 67

Distention of the tissues beneath the skin by gas or air, an antemortem condition brought about by a surgical procedure or trauma.

Answer 67

Subcutaneous Emphysema

Question 68

A physical change of state during which a substance changes directly from a solid to a gas.

Answer 68

Sublimation

Question 69

Extravasation of blood into a tissue. A bruise.

Answer 69

Suggillation (ecchymosis, bruise)

Question 70

Eyebrow.

Answer 70

Supercilium

Question 71

Toward the surface.

Answer 71

Superficial

Question 72

Anatomically towards the head.

Answer 72

Superior

Question 73

Fluid injected for purposes other than preservation and disinfection.

Answer 73

Supplemental Fluid

Question 74

An incision on the surface of the skin to raise the common carotid arteries. - It is made along the superior border of the medial one third of the clavicle.

Answer 74

Supraclavicular Incision

Question 75

Cloth, wet or dry, folded and applied firmly to a body part.

Answer 75

Surface Compress

Question 76

The direct contact of body tissues with embalming chemicals.

Answer 76

Surface Embalming

Question 77

Dehydration of the dead human body due to the movement of air over the body itself.

Answer 77

Surface Evaporation/ Air Swipe

Question 78

A discoloration due to the deposit of matter on the skin surface. - These discolorations may occur antemortem, during, or after embalming of the body - Adhesive tape, ink, iodine, paint, tobacco stains.

Answer 78

Surface Discoloration

Question 79

The force that acts on the surface of a liquid and tends to minimize surface area.

Answer 79

Surface Tension

Question 80

An absorbant material, compress, saturated with an embalming chemical and placed in direct contact with the tissue.

Answer 80

Surface Pack

Question 81

Chemical that reduces the molecular cohesion of a liquid so it can flow through smaller apertures.

Answer 81

Surfactant | surface tension reducer, wetting, penetrating, or surface-active agent

Question 82

Temporary condition of apparent death.

Answer 82

Suspended Animation

Question 83

Act of sewing; also the completed stitch.

Answer 83

Suture

Question 84

Preparation room instruments which are used to close cuts and incisions by suturing with ligature.

Answer 84

Suturing Needles

Question 85

Correspondence in size, shape, and relative position of parts that are on opposite sides of the face.

Answer 85

Symmetry

Question 86

Death brought about by a cessation of cardiac activity, or a failure of heart action, one of three modes of death as described by Bichat.

Answer 86

Syncope

Question 87

Drawing together, or a contraction, of gels which results in the giving off of water.

Answer 87

Syneresis

Question 88

Set if signs and symptoms associated with a particular disease. i.e., down's

Answer 88

Syndrome

Question 89

Effect occurring at sites remote from the route of entry.

Answer 89

Systemic

Question 90

Contraction phase of the heart action, or beat.

Answer 90

Systole