AAMI Principles of Embalming 3 Final Exam Study

AAMI Principles of Embalming 3 Final Exam Study Guide Questions with Correct Answers Autopsy Gel - Correct Answer preservative gels are designed as surface or osmotic preservatives.They not only preserve the tissues but also bleach blood and decomposition discolorations.Calvarium - Correct Answer dome-like superior portion of the cranium.Calvarium - Correct Answer what is the portion of the head that is removed during a cranial autopsy.Eye Enucleation - Correct Answer removal of an entire eyeball without rupture.Hardening Compound - Correct Answer chemical in powder form that has the ability to absorb and to disinfect. Often used in cavity treatment on an autopsied case.Hardening Compound - Correct Answer what is often used in cavity treatment of an autopsied case?Hypodermic Embalming - Correct Answer injection of embalming chemicals directly into the tissues through the use of a syringe and needle or trocar.Necropsy - Correct Answer postmortem examination of the organs and tissues of a body to determine the cause of death or pathological condition.Surface Embalming - Correct Answer direct contact of body tissues with embalming chemicals.Worm Suture - Correct Answer method of sewing an incision along the edges without entering the opening whereby the suture becomes invisible and the line of suture becomes depressed, which lends it ease of concealment by waxing.Total Body Weight - Correct Answer both body water and body fat contribute too?75 - Correct Answer at birth water account for _____% of body weight.12 - Correct Answer at birth fat accounts for _______%. 1 / 4

Body Water, 60 - Correct Answer at 1 year of age _______ declines to approximately the normal adult level of _____% of total body weight.25, 30 - Correct Answer body fat increases at 6 months of age to about _____% and increases again to about ____% at age 1.Brain - Correct Answer in the infant what is the first organ to decompose?B - Correct Answer Knowing that the infant's body has a large amount of moisture, one of my main concerns as an

embalmer would be to:

• use a hypotonic solution
• use a mild solution to keep the skin from wrinkling
• use an astringent solution to keep the body from dehydrating
• achieve/maintain a proper moisture balance with my arterial solution
• avoid aspirating the cranial cavity

A, C, D, F - Correct Answer Which of the following vessels are recommended for injecting the unautopsied infant (select all that

apply):

• common carotid artery
• subclavian artery
• femoral artery
• abdominal aorta
• axillary artery
• ascending aorta

A, C - Correct Answer Which of the following vessels would be used on both unautopsied adults as well as unautopsied infants?

• common carotid artery
• subclavian artery 2 / 4

• femoral artery
• abdominal aorta
• axillary artery
• ascending aorta

True - Correct Answer T/F Senile purpura is an example of ecchymosis B - Correct Answer A slow rate of flow is indicated for injecting someone demonstrating senile purpura

in order to:

a.plump up the tissues b.avoid possible rupture of fragile capillaries c.better remove the purpural discoloration True - Correct Answer T/F Areas of senile purpura may become engorged with fluid and swell during arterial injection A - Correct Answer If, during your embalming analysis, you notice the skin over the purpural areas has been torn or has broken open, all loose skin should be removed

• prior to

embalming.

• during

embalming

• after embalming
• prior to dressing 3 / 4

C - Correct Answer A buildup of metabolic wastes in tissue:

• would have very little or no effect on embalming
• would decrease the body's preservative demand
• would increase the body's preservative demand

D - Correct Answer In the elderly, the ____ arteries are often [the first to become]

sclerotic:

• axillary
• carotid
• external iliac
• femoral
• pulmonary

True - Correct Answer T/F You may smell a strong odor of acetone in a diabetes case, as it is present in the urine and perspiration Decubitus Ulcers, Pressure Contact - Correct Answer Arteriosclerosis may result in poor circulation, and as a result of the poor circulation, bedfast individuals tend to form bedsores, also known as ______; which develop where there is ______.True - Correct Answer T/F preinjection fluids contain little or no preservatives.False - Correct Answer T/F the purpose of coinjection fluid is to prepare the vascular system and the body tissues for the injection of the preservative solution.True - Correct Answer T/F a coinjection fluid is used to enhance the action of the preservative solution. It is added to the embalming solution to build up almost all of the embalming chemicals with the exception of preservatives.B - Correct Answer Deaths occurring in suspicious circumstances, and sudden deaths not caused by readily recognizable disease or wherein the cause of death cannot be properly certified by a

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