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Embalming Q3
Glossary Terms & Book Notes
Question | Answer |
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blood composition after death | 85% capillaries 10% veins 5% arteries 45% solid 55% plasma |
contents of drainage | blood, blood clots, interstitial fluid, lymphatic fluid & embalming solution |
___% or more of drainage is embalming solution | 50 |
which drainage is the most dangerous? | initial drainage |
__________ can result when too much interstitial fluid is removed | dehydration |
coagula that are not actual clots, but simply blood inclusions that have congealed & stuck together; can be large & dark | postmortem coagula |
clots that are multicolored; bottom portion is dark, top is a clear jelly-like layer | postmortem clots |
clots (such as thrombosis) that form in layers -- platelets, then fibrin, then platelets, etc | antemortem clots |