PRINCIPLES OF EMBALMING II EXAM PAPER
2026 COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS ALREADY PASSED
● Begins at the level of the second costal cartilage and extends to the
superior border of the thyroid cartilage. Answer: Anatomical limit
● The sternocleidomastoid muscle is a useful guide to the: Answer:
anterior triangle
● An imaginary line drawn along the midline of the neck between the tip
of the mandible and the sternum; an imaginary line drawn along the
anterior border of the SCM muscle; an imaginary line drawn anteriorly
along the lower margin of the body of the mandible. I have just
described: Answer: anterior triangle
● Located just behind the medial border of the coracobrachialis muscle.
Answer: Anatomical guide
● The artery is large, very elastic, has no branches so it's easy to elevate,
is rarely sclerotic. Which vessel is described? Answer: Common carotid
artery
,● Raising the common carotid arteries, both axillary arteries, and both
femoral arteries in the unautopsied body: Answer: Six-point injection
● The common carotid artery is found ______ to the internal jugular
vein. Answer: Deep and medial
● Extends from a point beginning at the inferior border of the popliteus
muscle to a point in front of the middle of the ankle joint. Answer:
Anatomical limit
● The axillary vein is found ________ to the axillary artery. Answer:
Superficial and medial
● Located along the inferior border of the mandible just anterior to the
angle of the mandible. Answer: Facial artery
● Which of the following is not a boundary of the femoral triangle?
Answer: lateral border of the adductor magnus muscle
● An incision made on the inferior margin of the mandible just in front
of the angle of the jaw would be used to raise the ____ artery. Answer:
Facial
● The femoral artery is found ______to the femoral vein. Answer:
Superficial and lateral
,● A line drawn on the surface of the skin of the thigh from the center of
the inguinal ligament to the center of the medial prominence of the knee.
Answer: Linear guide
● Located between the posterior border of the tibia and the calcaneus
tendon. Answer: Anatomical guide
● A line drawn on the surface of the skin of the thigh from the center of
the inguinal ligament to the center of the medial prominence of the knee.
Answer: Femoral artery
● Complete the tracing of blood from the foot to the heart by placing the
vessels in the proper order. Digital vein - superficial venous plantar arch
- great and small saphenous veins - [a] - [b] - [c] - [d] - [e] - [f] Answer:
Digital vein - superficial venous plantar arch - great and small saphenous
veins - popliteal vein - femoral vein - external iliac vein - common iliac
vein - IVC - right atrium
● Complete the tracing of blood from the heart to the left thumb by
placing the vessels in the proper order. Left ventricle - [a] - aortic arch -
[b] - [c] - [d] - [e] - superficial and deep volar arches Answer: Left
ventricle - ascending aorta - aortic arch - left subclavian artery - left
axillary artery - left brachial artery - left radial artery - superficial and
deep volar arches
, ● Tracing to and from the sacrum and coccyx: Answer: LV > Ascending
Aorta > aortic arch > thoracic aorta > middle sacral artery > Middle
sacral vein > IVC > RA
● Tracing to the small intestines: Answer: LV - ascending aorta - aortic
arch - thoracic aorta - abdominal aorta - superior mesenteric artery -
small intestines
● The brachial artery is found ________ to the basilic vein. Answer: The
basilica vein is located medial and superficial to the brachial artery,
making the artery lateral and deep to the vein.
● There are ____ branches of the external carotid artery. Answer: There
are eight branches off of the external carotid artery: superior thyroid
artery, lingual artery, facial artery, occipital artery, ascending pharyngeal
artery, superficial temporal artery, posterior auricular artery, and the
maxillary artery.
● Which of the following describes the correct blood flow from the heart
to part of the stomach? Answer: Left ventricle > ascending aorta >
Aortic Arch > Thoracic Aorta > Abdominal Aorta > Celiac Artery
>Hepatic Artery > Gastroduodenal Artery > Stomach > Gastrodudenal
vein > portal vein > Liver > hepatic vein > IVC > RA
● That which causes someone to die, such as cancer, would appear on a
death certificate as: Answer: cause of death
2026 COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS ALREADY PASSED
● Begins at the level of the second costal cartilage and extends to the
superior border of the thyroid cartilage. Answer: Anatomical limit
● The sternocleidomastoid muscle is a useful guide to the: Answer:
anterior triangle
● An imaginary line drawn along the midline of the neck between the tip
of the mandible and the sternum; an imaginary line drawn along the
anterior border of the SCM muscle; an imaginary line drawn anteriorly
along the lower margin of the body of the mandible. I have just
described: Answer: anterior triangle
● Located just behind the medial border of the coracobrachialis muscle.
Answer: Anatomical guide
● The artery is large, very elastic, has no branches so it's easy to elevate,
is rarely sclerotic. Which vessel is described? Answer: Common carotid
artery
,● Raising the common carotid arteries, both axillary arteries, and both
femoral arteries in the unautopsied body: Answer: Six-point injection
● The common carotid artery is found ______ to the internal jugular
vein. Answer: Deep and medial
● Extends from a point beginning at the inferior border of the popliteus
muscle to a point in front of the middle of the ankle joint. Answer:
Anatomical limit
● The axillary vein is found ________ to the axillary artery. Answer:
Superficial and medial
● Located along the inferior border of the mandible just anterior to the
angle of the mandible. Answer: Facial artery
● Which of the following is not a boundary of the femoral triangle?
Answer: lateral border of the adductor magnus muscle
● An incision made on the inferior margin of the mandible just in front
of the angle of the jaw would be used to raise the ____ artery. Answer:
Facial
● The femoral artery is found ______to the femoral vein. Answer:
Superficial and lateral
,● A line drawn on the surface of the skin of the thigh from the center of
the inguinal ligament to the center of the medial prominence of the knee.
Answer: Linear guide
● Located between the posterior border of the tibia and the calcaneus
tendon. Answer: Anatomical guide
● A line drawn on the surface of the skin of the thigh from the center of
the inguinal ligament to the center of the medial prominence of the knee.
Answer: Femoral artery
● Complete the tracing of blood from the foot to the heart by placing the
vessels in the proper order. Digital vein - superficial venous plantar arch
- great and small saphenous veins - [a] - [b] - [c] - [d] - [e] - [f] Answer:
Digital vein - superficial venous plantar arch - great and small saphenous
veins - popliteal vein - femoral vein - external iliac vein - common iliac
vein - IVC - right atrium
● Complete the tracing of blood from the heart to the left thumb by
placing the vessels in the proper order. Left ventricle - [a] - aortic arch -
[b] - [c] - [d] - [e] - superficial and deep volar arches Answer: Left
ventricle - ascending aorta - aortic arch - left subclavian artery - left
axillary artery - left brachial artery - left radial artery - superficial and
deep volar arches
, ● Tracing to and from the sacrum and coccyx: Answer: LV > Ascending
Aorta > aortic arch > thoracic aorta > middle sacral artery > Middle
sacral vein > IVC > RA
● Tracing to the small intestines: Answer: LV - ascending aorta - aortic
arch - thoracic aorta - abdominal aorta - superior mesenteric artery -
small intestines
● The brachial artery is found ________ to the basilic vein. Answer: The
basilica vein is located medial and superficial to the brachial artery,
making the artery lateral and deep to the vein.
● There are ____ branches of the external carotid artery. Answer: There
are eight branches off of the external carotid artery: superior thyroid
artery, lingual artery, facial artery, occipital artery, ascending pharyngeal
artery, superficial temporal artery, posterior auricular artery, and the
maxillary artery.
● Which of the following describes the correct blood flow from the heart
to part of the stomach? Answer: Left ventricle > ascending aorta >
Aortic Arch > Thoracic Aorta > Abdominal Aorta > Celiac Artery
>Hepatic Artery > Gastroduodenal Artery > Stomach > Gastrodudenal
vein > portal vein > Liver > hepatic vein > IVC > RA
● That which causes someone to die, such as cancer, would appear on a
death certificate as: Answer: cause of death
