FSE 2930 Professional Review - Final exam with complete solution
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FSE 2930
Institution
FSE 2930
Humectant
Chemical that increases the ability for an embalmed body to retain moisture
Armature
Framework; a material, generally of pliable metal or wood, employed to create a frame of support for a wax restoration
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FSE 2930 Professional Review - Final
exam with complete solutions
Humectant - ANSWER- Chemical that increases the ability for an embalmed body
to retain moisture
Armature - ANSWER- Framework; a material, generally of pliable metal or wood,
employed to create a frame of support for a wax restoration
Post-mortem - ANSWER- After death
Menorah - ANSWER- In the Jewish faith, a candelabrum with a central stem
bearing seven candles; It is the oldest symbol of Judaism and placed near the
head of the casket
Prie-dieu - ANSWER- A kneeling rail ( AKA Prayer Rail, Kneeler); Placed in the
center of the casket for those of the Catholic faith
Margin - ANSWER- The boundry or edge of a structure
Gastro- - ANSWER- Pertaining to the stomach
Idiopathic - ANSWER- Of unknown cause
Hypertrophy - ANSWER- An increase in the size of a body part due to an increase
in the size of the cells in that part
Suppuration - ANSWER- The formation of pus; Exudate
Organic disease - ANSWER- A disease characterized by recognizable lesions; No
functional change, but structural change
, Quaternary Ammonium Compound - ANSWER- Surgace active agents that are
usually used for disinfection of the skin, oral and nasal cavties and instruments
Complications of edemeatous body condition - ANSWER- Possible skin slippage,
distention, and secondary fluid dilution due to an increase in fluid accumulation
Cadaveric lividity - ANSWER- Postmortem, intravascular, red-blue discoloration
resulting from hypostasis of blood (AKA Livor mortis)
Hydrolysis - ANSWER- A chemical reaction in which substance is broken down or
dissociated by water; a reaction between a salt and water to yield an acid and a
base
Intravascular blood discoloration - ANSWER- Discoloration of the body within the
blood vascular system; for example hypostasis, carbon monoxide posioning, and
capillary congestion (Can be cleared by fluid)
Amino acids - ANSWER- The bulding blocks of proteins
Anticoagulants - ANSWER- Agents that retard the natural post-mortem tendency
of blood to become more viscous; which will desolve to inhibit the development
of blood clots
Sternocleidomastoid (SCM Muscle) - ANSWER- Rotates and depresses the head;
Anatomical guide for the carotic artery
Aqueous - ANSWER- Watery, prepared with water as a solvent
Billiverdin - ANSWER- Green bile pigment; Combination with billirubin
Icterus - ANSWER- Yellow discoloration; Jaundice
Dilute solution - ANSWER- A solution containing a relatively small amount of
solute
Rigor mortis - ANSWER- Post-mortem stiffening of the body muscles by natural
body process (Small muscles first; ie: eyelids)
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