PRINCIPLES OF EMBALMING II ACTUAL EXAM
PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
GRADED A+
● In _____________ embalming, preservative solution is injected into
an artery and blood is simultaneously removed from a vein.. Answer:
arterial
● This surgeon and anatomy lecturer so distinguished himself that a
region of the body that he described was named in his honor. Answer:
John Hunter
● Agonal fever is a [x] change that occurs [y]. Answer: temperature,
antemortem
● Caused by air entering the skeletal tissues, usually in the face, neck,
and chest, due to some form of trauma to the lungs, and which can cause
an incredible amount of distension in those areas. Answer: antemortem
subcutaneous emphysema
● agonal edema. Answer: The antemortem accumulation of fluid in the
tissues and body cavities
,● Auguste Renouard. Answer: Wrote the first embalming textbook in the
United States
● restoration. Answer: The treatment of the deceased in an attempt to
recreate natural form and color
● fermentation. Answer: The decomposition of carbohydrates is called
● Joel Crandall. Answer: Embalming schools began introducing
restorative art instruction to their curriculum after this gentleman
developed a systematic treatment for treating injuries to the dead caused
by disease or trauma
● embalming. Answer: The process of chemically treating the dead
human body to reduce the presence and growth of organisms, to
temporarily inhibit organic decomposition, and to restore an acceptable
physical appearance
● sign of decomposition. Answer: Desquamation
● Disagree. Answer: Proteins are the first biochemical to undergo
decomposition in the dead human body. Their decomposition is what
contributes to the awful smell, the bloating, the color changes that
accompany death. Therefore, the reason why it is recommended that a
body is embalmed as soon as possible after death is that we want to stop
the breakdown of the proteins. Agree or Disagree
,● Disagree. Answer: Carbohydrates are the first biochemical to undergo
decomposition in the dead human body. Their decomposition is what
contributes to the awful smell, the bloating, the color changes that
accompany death. Therefore, the reason why it is recommended that a
body is embalmed as soon as possible after death is that we want to stop
the breakdown of the carbohydrates. Proteins are also important, with
their enzymes and amino acids and all that, but the biochemical that
embalmers are most concerned with are the carbohydrates. Agree or
Disagree
● putrefaction. Answer: The decomposition of proteins by anaerobic
bacteria is called
● Auguste Renouard. Answer: First major figure to provide embalming
instruction for undertakers in the U.S
● pathogens. Answer: Disease-causing organisms are called
● A sign of death. Answer: Cessation of circulation
● Frederick Ruysch. Answer: Who is the Father of Embalming?
● blood vessels. Answer: Which organ would be the last to decompose?
, ● An inexpert test of death. Answer: The ammonia test
● agonal fever. Answer: The increase in temperature of the body prior to
death
● Lena Simmons. Answer: Founder of Simmons School of Embalming
● Jean Gannal. Answer: Was indirectly responsible for passage of the
first law prohibiting the use of arsenic in embalming solutions in 1846
● physical, postmortem. Answer: Livor mortis is a [x] change that
occurs (when?) [y]
● was from the Egyptian Period. Answer: Diodorus Siculus
● Thomas Holmes. Answer: the Father of Modern Embalming in the U.S
● False. Answer: Bodies cool more slowly in running water than in
stagnant fluids
● Anthony von Leeuwenhoek. Answer: discovered the microscope
● Henry Cattell. Answer: Embalmed President Lincoln
PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
GRADED A+
● In _____________ embalming, preservative solution is injected into
an artery and blood is simultaneously removed from a vein.. Answer:
arterial
● This surgeon and anatomy lecturer so distinguished himself that a
region of the body that he described was named in his honor. Answer:
John Hunter
● Agonal fever is a [x] change that occurs [y]. Answer: temperature,
antemortem
● Caused by air entering the skeletal tissues, usually in the face, neck,
and chest, due to some form of trauma to the lungs, and which can cause
an incredible amount of distension in those areas. Answer: antemortem
subcutaneous emphysema
● agonal edema. Answer: The antemortem accumulation of fluid in the
tissues and body cavities
,● Auguste Renouard. Answer: Wrote the first embalming textbook in the
United States
● restoration. Answer: The treatment of the deceased in an attempt to
recreate natural form and color
● fermentation. Answer: The decomposition of carbohydrates is called
● Joel Crandall. Answer: Embalming schools began introducing
restorative art instruction to their curriculum after this gentleman
developed a systematic treatment for treating injuries to the dead caused
by disease or trauma
● embalming. Answer: The process of chemically treating the dead
human body to reduce the presence and growth of organisms, to
temporarily inhibit organic decomposition, and to restore an acceptable
physical appearance
● sign of decomposition. Answer: Desquamation
● Disagree. Answer: Proteins are the first biochemical to undergo
decomposition in the dead human body. Their decomposition is what
contributes to the awful smell, the bloating, the color changes that
accompany death. Therefore, the reason why it is recommended that a
body is embalmed as soon as possible after death is that we want to stop
the breakdown of the proteins. Agree or Disagree
,● Disagree. Answer: Carbohydrates are the first biochemical to undergo
decomposition in the dead human body. Their decomposition is what
contributes to the awful smell, the bloating, the color changes that
accompany death. Therefore, the reason why it is recommended that a
body is embalmed as soon as possible after death is that we want to stop
the breakdown of the carbohydrates. Proteins are also important, with
their enzymes and amino acids and all that, but the biochemical that
embalmers are most concerned with are the carbohydrates. Agree or
Disagree
● putrefaction. Answer: The decomposition of proteins by anaerobic
bacteria is called
● Auguste Renouard. Answer: First major figure to provide embalming
instruction for undertakers in the U.S
● pathogens. Answer: Disease-causing organisms are called
● A sign of death. Answer: Cessation of circulation
● Frederick Ruysch. Answer: Who is the Father of Embalming?
● blood vessels. Answer: Which organ would be the last to decompose?
, ● An inexpert test of death. Answer: The ammonia test
● agonal fever. Answer: The increase in temperature of the body prior to
death
● Lena Simmons. Answer: Founder of Simmons School of Embalming
● Jean Gannal. Answer: Was indirectly responsible for passage of the
first law prohibiting the use of arsenic in embalming solutions in 1846
● physical, postmortem. Answer: Livor mortis is a [x] change that
occurs (when?) [y]
● was from the Egyptian Period. Answer: Diodorus Siculus
● Thomas Holmes. Answer: the Father of Modern Embalming in the U.S
● False. Answer: Bodies cool more slowly in running water than in
stagnant fluids
● Anthony von Leeuwenhoek. Answer: discovered the microscope
● Henry Cattell. Answer: Embalmed President Lincoln
