Mort 3018 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Acknowledgement cards (thank you cards) - ANSWERcards of recognition sent to friends for kindness shown to a deceased's family Acolyte - ANSWERan altar attendant of minor rank (often in catholic churches) Adaptive funeral rite - ANSWERA funeral rite that is adjusted to the needs and wants of those directly involved; one which has been altered to suit the trends of the times Administrator or administratrix - ANSWERA man/woman appointed by the court to settle the estate of a deceased per...

The Dark ages - ANSWERThe early middle ages were known as... Anubis - ANSWERGod of Embalming Chepera (Khephra, Keper) - ANSWERThe Egyptian word for "scarab beetle" The Children of Horus - ANSWERHapi, Mestha, Qebhsennuf, and Taumautef Horus - ANSWER"The Avenger of His Father"; killed his uncle Set Isis - ANSWERPerhaps the most important goddess of all Egyptian mythology; wife of Osiris; helped Osiris to return to life, and assisted him to rule the land of the dead Ma'at - A...

monuments/markers/memorials - ANSWERa structure, usually of stone or metal erected to commemorate the life, deeds, or career of a deceased person; from the Latin word meaning to remind marker - ANSWERa small headstone usually of one piece used to identify individual graves memorial - ANSWERa physical object that is designed for the purpose of remembering epitaph - ANSWERan inscription placed on a monument to commemorate the deeds or qualities of the departed cenotaph - ANSWERa monume...

Cremation Rate - ANSWERCremation rates are growing exponentially!! Increased cremation rates are increasing the liability of funeral director. DOCUMENT, DOCUMENT, DOCUMENT! VERIFY, VERIFY, VERIFY! Cremation Authorization Components - ANSWER1. Identification of the Decedent 2. Identification of Authorizing agent-who is authorizing 3. Authority of Authorizing agent- under what authority 4. Medical Devices 5. Authorization to cremate, process and pulverize. 6. Disposition of Personal Proper...

When did the funeral rule go into effect? - ANSWERApril 30, 1984 What is the penalty per violation? - ANSWER$16,000 What is prohibited by the funeral rule? - ANSWER1. misrepresenting legal, crematory, and cemetery requirements; 2. embalming for a fee without permission; 3. requiring purchase of a casket for cremation; 4. requiring the purchase of goods or services as a condition for furnishing other goods and services; 5. deceptive and unfair practices Who must comply with the funeral r...

Clarke and Lukens - ANSWERJoseph H. Clarke was an embalming lecturer and demonstrator. He set up the earliest recorded "institute" for embalming demonstrations. With Dr. C.M. Lukens, Founded the Cincinnati School of Embalming Cooling Board - ANSWERA table (usually portable), some with many holes, upon which a body encased in a corpse cooler was placed. This was the forerunner of the embalming table Company, a still existing A. Johnson Dodge - ANSWERFounded the Dodge School of Embalming i...

Catacombs - ANSWERUnderground caves and tunnels used for entombment of the dead Amphora (pl. amphorae) - ANSWERA large clay vase occasionally used as a burial container for cremains Loculus (pl. loculi) - ANSWERA sealed slot-like niche containing a burial in the catacombs Olla (pl. ollae) - ANSWERA clay or marble urn holding the ashes of the deceased Cemetery - ANSWERA sleeping place Disposition - ANSWEREarth burial or catacomb entombment. Cremation was prohibited by Constantine t...

A rigid container which is designed for the encasement of human remains and wood, metal, or like material with parallel sides - ANSWERCasket A case or receptacle for dead human remains which is anthropoidal in shape or when viewed from above has sides that taper and are not parallel - ANSWERCoffin A casket which is sold for the purpose of interring or entombing with the dead human remains - ANSWERBurial Casket An environmentally safe casket which is designed for encasing dead human rema...