Funeral Service Restorative Art and Embalming Flashcards
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Which cavity embalming technique involves injecting preservative fluid directly into the abdominal and thoracic cavities after aspiration?
Answer: Cavity treatment
Cavity treatment involves aspirating cavity gases and fluids, then injecting cavity fluid directly into the thoracic and abdominal cavities.
What is the primary purpose of using a trocar during embalming?
Answer: To aspirate and treat body cavities
A trocar is a long, pointed instrument used to aspirate gases, fluids, and semi-solid matter from body cavities and then inject cavity fluid.
Formaldehyde gas is released during embalming. What is the OSHA permissible exposure limit (PEL) for formaldehyde as an 8-hour TWA?
Answer: 0.75 ppm
OSHA sets the permissible exposure limit for formaldehyde at 0.75 ppm as an 8-hour time-weighted average (TWA).
In restorative art, which material is most commonly used to rebuild and restore damaged or missing facial tissue?
Answer: Modeling wax or feature builder compound
Mortuary wax or feature builder compounds are the standard materials used by embalmers to restore and rebuild damaged or missing facial structures.
What term describes the darkening of tissue caused by hemolysis and the diffusion of hemoglobin into surrounding tissues?
Answer: Postmortem stain
Postmortem stain occurs when hemolyzed red blood cells release hemoglobin that diffuses through vessel walls and stains surrounding tissues.
Which embalming technique is used when normal arterial injection is not possible due to severe vascular disease or trauma?
Answer: Hypodermic embalming
Hypodermic embalming involves injecting preservative fluid directly into tissues using a needle when vascular injection is not feasible.
What does the term 'index' refer to when describing embalming fluid concentration?
Answer: The formaldehyde content expressed as a percentage
The index of an embalming fluid refers to the percentage of formaldehyde (HCHO) present in the concentrated solution.