PRINCIPLES OF EMBALMING II EXAM 2026|2027 UPDATED QUESTIONS
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
a pursetring suture - Correct Answer -Colostomy and surgical drain openings can usually be closed using
there is a foul odor associated with true tissue gas - Correct Answer -Whether the deceased has
subcutaneous emphysema or true tissue gas can be identified mainly because of which of the following
Innominate artery - Correct Answer -As blood flows through the aortic arch, it first reaches the:
Right Common Carotid Artery - Right External Iliac Artery - Common Iliac Artery - Abdominal Aorta -
Celiac Artery - Left Gastric Artery - arterioles - capillaries of stomach - venules - Left Gastric Vein -
Portal Vein - Liver - Hepatic Vein - IVC - Right Common Iliac Vein - Right External Iliac Vein - Right Femoral
Vein - exits through drain tube. - Correct Answer -Which of the following is correct for a one point
injection/drainage from the right common carotid to the stomach?
False - Correct Answer -Prolonged contact with formaldehyde may cause severe dermatitis on the
tissues of the deceased.
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,Coagulation - Correct Answer -The action of formaldehyde on protein is best described by which of the
following
False - Correct Answer -The supplemental methods of embalming should only be used on small areas of
the body that have not received sufficient arterial solution
milder than - Correct Answer -Cavity fluids and other accessory surface chemicals are generally _____
phenol solutions.
Arterial fluid - Correct Answer -are not recommended for use as a surface embalming chemical
First to discover capillaries - Correct Answer -Marcello Malpighi
In _____________ embalming, preservative solution is injected into an artery and blood is simultaneously
removed from a vein. - Correct Answer -arterial
This surgeon and anatomy lecturer so distinguished himself that a region of the body that he described
was named in his honor - Correct Answer -John Hunter
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,Agonal fever is a [x] change that occurs [y] - Correct 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 - Correct
Answer -antemortem subcutaneous emphysema
agonal edema - Correct Answer -The antemortem accumulation of fluid in the tissues and body cavities
Auguste Renouard - Correct Answer -Wrote the first embalming textbook in the United States
restoration - Correct Answer -The treatment of the deceased in an attempt to recreate natural form and
color
fermentation - Correct Answer -The decomposition of carbohydrates is called
Joel Crandall - Correct 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
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, embalming - Correct 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 - Correct Answer -Desquamation
Disagree - Correct 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 - Correct 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 - Correct Answer -The decomposition of proteins by anaerobic bacteria is called
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WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
a pursetring suture - Correct Answer -Colostomy and surgical drain openings can usually be closed using
there is a foul odor associated with true tissue gas - Correct Answer -Whether the deceased has
subcutaneous emphysema or true tissue gas can be identified mainly because of which of the following
Innominate artery - Correct Answer -As blood flows through the aortic arch, it first reaches the:
Right Common Carotid Artery - Right External Iliac Artery - Common Iliac Artery - Abdominal Aorta -
Celiac Artery - Left Gastric Artery - arterioles - capillaries of stomach - venules - Left Gastric Vein -
Portal Vein - Liver - Hepatic Vein - IVC - Right Common Iliac Vein - Right External Iliac Vein - Right Femoral
Vein - exits through drain tube. - Correct Answer -Which of the following is correct for a one point
injection/drainage from the right common carotid to the stomach?
False - Correct Answer -Prolonged contact with formaldehyde may cause severe dermatitis on the
tissues of the deceased.
1|Page
,Coagulation - Correct Answer -The action of formaldehyde on protein is best described by which of the
following
False - Correct Answer -The supplemental methods of embalming should only be used on small areas of
the body that have not received sufficient arterial solution
milder than - Correct Answer -Cavity fluids and other accessory surface chemicals are generally _____
phenol solutions.
Arterial fluid - Correct Answer -are not recommended for use as a surface embalming chemical
First to discover capillaries - Correct Answer -Marcello Malpighi
In _____________ embalming, preservative solution is injected into an artery and blood is simultaneously
removed from a vein. - Correct Answer -arterial
This surgeon and anatomy lecturer so distinguished himself that a region of the body that he described
was named in his honor - Correct Answer -John Hunter
2|Page
,Agonal fever is a [x] change that occurs [y] - Correct 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 - Correct
Answer -antemortem subcutaneous emphysema
agonal edema - Correct Answer -The antemortem accumulation of fluid in the tissues and body cavities
Auguste Renouard - Correct Answer -Wrote the first embalming textbook in the United States
restoration - Correct Answer -The treatment of the deceased in an attempt to recreate natural form and
color
fermentation - Correct Answer -The decomposition of carbohydrates is called
Joel Crandall - Correct 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
3|Page
, embalming - Correct 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 - Correct Answer -Desquamation
Disagree - Correct 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 - Correct 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 - Correct Answer -The decomposition of proteins by anaerobic bacteria is called
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