Mortuary Embalming compend Questions with
Correct Answers
A method of obtaining pressure for the injection of arterial fluid is:
Correct Answer-A hand pump
Which of the following is NOT a method of obtaining pressure for
injection of arterial fluid? Correct Answer-Hydroaspirator
An instrument which is inserted into the artery for the introduction of
fluid is: Correct Answer-An arterial tube (cannula)
An instrument which may be used to guide an arterial or vein tube into a
vsesel is the: Correct Answer-Groove director
The purpose of an embalming analysis is to determine: Correct Answer-
The proper embalming technique and chemicals to use.
Variable factors encountered with every dead body are classified as:
Correct Answer-Intrinsic or Extrinsic
Which of the following is NOT a purpose of massage cream? Correct
Answer-Secure the jaws in position.
Which of the following is an extrinsic factor to be considered in
embalming a dead body? Correct Answer-Atmospheric Condition
,That method of mouth closure which employs wires attached to small
tacks which are inserted into the upper and lower jaw is called the:
Correct Answer-Needle injector
The method of mouth closure employing a suture passed through the
septum of the nose and around the mandible is called the: Correct
Answer-Mandibular suture
If the lips will not stay closed during the embalming operation, they may
be held in place by means of: Correct Answer-Wet cotton strips,
petroleum jelly, and sutures.
In cases of dental prognathism you may, after obtaining written
permission from the family: Correct Answer-Extract teeth, realign the
teeth, or let the teeth show.
In normal eye closure, the eyelids should meet in the: Correct Answer-
lower one third of the orbit.
Which of the following is NOT considered in the selection of the artery
and vein for injection and drainage in each case to be embalmed?
Correct Answer-Race of the individual
The right common carotid artery begins at the level of the: Correct
Answer-Superior border of the thyroid cartilage
,The linear guide for the common carotid artery is from the: Correct
Answer-Sternoclavicular articulation to the anterior surface of he lobe of
the ear.
The linear guide for the brachial artery is from the: Correct Answer-
Center of the base of the axillary space to the center of the inner bend of
the elbow.
The linear guide for the radial artery is from the: Correct Answer-Center
of the antecubital fossa to the center of of the base of the index finger.
The linear guide for the popliteal artery is from the: Correct Answer-
Center of the popliteal space parallel to the long axis of the lower
extremity.
The common carotid arteries terminate at the level of the: Correct
Answer-Superior border of the thyroid cartilage.
On the surface of the forearm from the center of the antecubital fossa to
a point between the forth and fifth finger is the linear guide for the:
Correct Answer-Ulnar Artery
From the center of the popliteal space to a point midway between the
medial malleoulus and the calcaneus bone is the linear guide for the:
Correct Answer-Posterior Tibial Artery
, From the center of the anterior surface of the ankle joint to a point
between the first and second toe is the linear guide for the: Correct
Answer-Dorsalis pedis artery
From the lateral border of the patella to the anterior surface of the ankle
joint is the linear guide for the: Correct Answer-Anterior Tibial Artery
The anatomical guide for the _______ artery is along the medial border
of the sternocleiodmastoid muscle. Correct Answer-Common carotid
The anatomical guide for the _______ artery is posterior to the medial
border of the belly of biceps brachii muscle: Correct Answer-Brachial
Through the center of the femoral triangle bordered laterally by the
sartorius muscle and medially by the adductor longus muscle, is the
anatomical guide for the ________ artery. Correct Answer-Femoral
Just behind the medial border of the coracobrachialis muscle is the
anatomical guide for the ________ artery. Correct Answer-Axillary
The anatomical guide for the _______ artery is just lateral to the tendon
of the flexor carpi radialis muscle. Correct Answer-Radial
The ulnar artery lies along the ______ border of the flexor carpi ulnaris
muscle. Correct Answer-Lateral
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