preservatives - Answers ability to inactivate sprophytic bacteria
preservatives also - Answers arrest decomp by converting tissues into a form less suitable for decomp
and altering the enzymes of the body that cause decomp to occur
many preservatives are - Answers disinfectants
saprophytic bacteria - Answers feed on dead organic matter
co-injection fluids - Answers are used to enhance the circulatory system to allow the embalming solution
to penetrate the tissues of the body easier
supplemental germicide - Answers chemicals added specifically for the purpose of destroying disease
causing microorganisms
common germicides - Answers quaternary ammonium compounds and gluteraldehyde
gluteraldehyde - Answers dual purpose agent
widely used as a surface disinfectant - Answers gluteraldehyde
quaternary ammonium compounds are not - Answers used in basic formulation of arterial fluid becasue
of their incompatibility with some of the other components
common locations for quaternary ammonium compounds - Answers cold sterilization and surface
disinfectant and cavity fluid
dyes - Answers colouring agents used in arterial embalming fluids
whya re dyes used - Answers impart a definite colour to the fluid and produce a colouration effect on
the tissues of the body
eosine - Answers orange coloured dye
used in conjuction with arterial embalming fluid - Answers co-injection fluid
erythrosine - Answers red coloured dye
contents of co-injection fluid - Answers surfactants, water conditioning agents, humectants, and low
concentration preservatives
, dye colours primarily used to colour embalmed tissues - Answers erythrosine and eosine
ponceau red - Answers red dye
dye used to primarily colour the embalming fluid - Answers ponceau red
restorative fluid - Answers used to enhance the normal, life-like appearance of the body
deodorants, perfuming materials, or masking agents - Answers chemicals that have the ability to destroy
odors by altering the substance that are causing the odors or to cover or mask the unpleasant odor
function of deodorants in arterial fluid - Answers enhance the odor of embalming fluid
deodorants will not - Answers eliminate the odor of the formaldehyde or the effects on the embalmer
most common deodorant - Answers methyl salicylate
jaundice fluids - Answers minimize or reduce the effects of jaundice on teh body while embalming
oil of wintergreen - Answers methyl salicylate
contents of jaundice fluids - Answers low concentration of formaldehyde, dyes used to counterstain
jaundice colouration, bleaching agents, reducing agents
methyl salicylate is a type of - Answers ester
deodorants found in embalming fluids - Answers benzaldehyde, oil of sassafras, oil of cloves
benzaldehyde - Answers oil of bitter almonds
vehicle - Answers solvents in arterial solutions that serve as the carrier of the components
vehicles must be - Answers miscible with other components of embalming fluids
some vehicles are - Answers water, alcohols, other organic solvents
water - Answers most common used vehicle for embalming solution
most common vehicle for embalming solution - Answers water
not an organic solvent - Answers water
high index fluids - Answers special preservative fluids used to meet a very high formaldehyde demand of
certain embalming cases.
types of arterial modifying agents - Answers humectants, buffers, water conditioning agents, and
surfactants
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