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Worsham Embalming Q1

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Thanatology   the study of death in all aspects: philosophical, theological, psychological, social, medical, etc.  
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the old definition of death   when the heart and respiration stops  
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current def. of death   total cessation of all brain activity and function  
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apparent death   when the heart beat, respiration, body temp, and other vital functions are feebly maintained.  
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death rattle   a sound sometimes made by the dying caused by labored breathing of air passing through bronchial mucus  
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Show of semi-convulsive twitches or series of movements given by the muscles of the body just before death   death struggle  
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agonal period   the time immediately before death  
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moribund   in a dying state during the agonal period  
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what are the final words of one who is dying called   in articulo mortis "at the edge"  
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cadaver   a dead human body embalmed in a specific way for the purpose of anatomical dissection  
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the elements left over after the cremation of a human body are known as   cremains  
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mortality rate   the ratio of a number of deaths over a given peroid of time within a specific population  
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morbidity rate   the ratio of a number of specific diseases over a given peroid of time within a specific population  
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the word _____ should never be used when talking about cremated human reamins   ashes; it's unprofessional!  
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somatic death   death of the whole organism, the breakdown of all intra body coordination  
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the first stage of death whereby there is a cessation of heart beat and respiratin for up to 5 mins. during which time life may be restored   clinical death  
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biologic death   irrevocable or irreversible death and occurs after clinical death, this is legal death  
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who came up with the tripod of life?   Bichat  
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what organs are included in the tripod of life   heart, lungs, brain  
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syncope   when the heart is the first to go  
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coma   when the brain is the first to go  
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asphyxia   when the lungs are the first to go  
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cellular death   follows somatic death, aka anoxia or death of individual cells  
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hypoxia   reduction of oxygen  
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molecular   decomp will follow  
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necrobiosis   anti-mortum of cells and their replacement by new, most frequently skin and red blood cells, this is normal  
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necrosis   pathological death of certain cells in a living body and not a natural process such as bed sores  
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signs of death   those sensable manifestations that indicate the adsences of life in the human body  
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a person must meet 2 or more of the signs of death in order to confirm death, T/F   true, because some medical conditions can resemble most of the signs  
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The ONLY sign of death that does not need another sign to varify   general decomp  
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cessation of heart beat, respiration & blood flow stopped for 5 mins. presumpted evidence of death   one sign of death  
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Algor Mortis   post mortum adjustment of body temp to that of surrounding environment  
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Rigor Mortis   post mortum rigidity or temporary stiffness of the voluntary and involuntary muscles as a result of chemical changes.  
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Livor Mortis   lividity which is the settleing of the blood to the dependent party of the body clostest to the gravitation pull of the Earth.  
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Dehydration   loss of moisture through the skin that causes hardness and darkening of the skin  
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changes in the eyes include   cornia becomes cloudy/milky, eyeball softens and flattens can sink into back of socket, shine is gone leaving the eye dull  
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what is the first sign of death that starts but the last to be seen   decomposition  
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where is the first place decomp is noticeable   lower right quadrant  
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tests for death   any procedure used to prove a sign of death  
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what are the expert tests for death   stethoscope test, opthalomoscope test, dye injection test, electrocardiograph, and electrencephalograph test.  
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what are the inexpert or common tests for death   heart beat/resp., pulse test, ligature test, ammonia injection test, and mirror test  
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what are the PM chemical changes   Decomp, proteolysis, sacchrolysis, lipolysis, nutolysis  
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what is proteolysis   decomp of proteins  
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what is sacchrolysis   the breakdown of the sugars glucose and glycogen  
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lipolysis   decomp of fats  
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autolysis   self destruction of the cell  
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lysosomes do what   digestion  
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what are the two types of prteolysis   putrefaction and decay  
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putrefaction   caused by enzymes, produces anaerobic bacteria and does not need O  
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decay   produces aerobic bacteria and needs O  
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fermentation   the breakdown of carbohydrates into organic acids by anaerobic bacteria  
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gas disstention   gas build up  
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adipocere is also known as   grave max  
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when the body is in direct contract with alcohiline earth what process could occur   saponificatioin  
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what are physical signs of decomp   change in skin color, odor, purge, skin slip (desquamation), gas collection  
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what are intrinsic factors   within the body  
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what are the intrinsic factors   age, gender, corpulenc (fat), cause of death, bacteria, moisture level in the tissues, thermal levels, drugs  
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what is extrinsic factors   outside the body  
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what are the extrisic factors   access to air, atmosphereic moisture, temp of the environment, bacteria, pressure due to clothing/earth  
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what is the ideal temp for bacteria growth   99.5F  
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what is the first and last two organs to decompose   lining of the larynx & trachea and blood vessels and non-pregnant uterus  
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what are the 3 stages of rigor   1-primary flaccidity, 2-onset, duration & termination, 3-secondary flaccidity  
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what is the equation for Casper's Law   1:2:8  
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what does Casper's Law mean   a body at 1 week decomp in open air will display the same level of decomp as a body in water and a body buried in earth at 8 weeks will display the same level of decomp as the open air body at 1 week  
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what does custus an serina mean or what is it   goose pimps, it's a sign a body is in rigor. the constriction of the folics will make the hair stand up  
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rigor is also known as   cadaveric rigidity  
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even though rigor is the most variable, about when does it sets in   8-20 hours after death  
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algor is also known as   pm caloricity  
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what is the rate of heat loss   4 degrees an hour for the 1st 4 hours, then 1.5 degrees an hour thereafter  
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livor is also known as   pm lividity or cadaveric lividity or cadaveric ecchymosis or passive congestion and hypostatic congestion  
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the 3 blood clots are   cruor, chicken fat clot and white fiber clot  
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describe a cruor clot   jelly-like  
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describe a chicken fat clot   white cells separate and clump together and sometimes form on top of the cruor clots  
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describe a white fiber clot   the worst to remove, formed from the fiber of the blood and especially likes haging oyt in the right atrium.  
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what factors may effect the onset, duration & termination rigor   age, cause of death, muscular condition  
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what conditions may be mistaken for rigor   heat stiffening, cold stiffening, catalepsy, and cadaveric spasm  
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