Microbiology
You were out hiking at Mt. Diablo in the Bay Area, and you were bit by a tick. You begin to notice a measle-like rash around your ankles and wrists. You could possibly be infected with _________.
Rocky Mountain spotted fever
the accumulation of fluid that collects in the abdominal region that results in a distended abdomen and could be the result of congestive heart failure is:
What is Ascites?
The appendicular skeleton consist of what bones
pectoral girdle, upper extremities, pelvic girdle, and lower extremities
What type of chemical does the carboxylic acids functional group represent?
What are antiseptics?
You have a decedent on your embalming table, you notice their limbs are stiff and hard to move. What kind of post mortem change is this?
What is Rigor mortis?
You are lucky enough to travel all over the world to embalm in other countries. You have landed yourself in South America, where sanitation is poor. A decedent you are preparing to embalm is showing measle-like rashes on the palms of their hand and soles of their feet and on the trunk. The tongue also appears to be black in color and rolled up in the back of the mouth. This decedent could possibly be infected with ______.
What is epidemic typhus
Jaundice is a __ caused by an excess of __.
Symptom; Bilirubin
True ribs bare attached to the sternum by costal cartilage while false ribs
attached to the costal cartilage of the 7th rib above
When embalming you notice that preservation of the body is taking place, you know this is possible by _____ proteins.
What is cross-linking
If a body is dehydrated prior to embalming what kind of solution should you use?
A hypotonic solution
The disease malaria is spread by the Anopheles mosquito, which is a ___________.
What is a biological vector?
You’re conducting your case analysis and notice that on the remains there is a quarter-sized hole you recognize to be a stoma in their lower left quadrant of the abdomen. You guess the decedent perhaps suffered from:
What is ulcerative colitis
Classification of arthrology include?
moveable, slightly movable, immovable
As proteins break down in the body ______ is released which plays a major component in decomposition.
What is Free nitrogen?
If an atom loses an electron it becomes?
Positively charged
______ are unicellular, encapsulated fungi, while _______ are multicellular and filamentous fungi.
What are yeasts & molds
The ability of an intestine to twist on itself and cause an obstruction of fecal matter and bowel movement is called:
What is volvulus?
In what order do the vessels in the circulatory system flows through?
Artery→ Arteriole→ Capillaries→Venules→Veins
As you are embalming a body in the prep room, you notice the blood has a high viscosity, you note this down as what kind of characteristic?
Physical, qualitative
If you make a mixture of two substances and it is not uniform what kind of mixture is it?
Heterogenous
A decedent you are conducting a pre-analysis examination on is suffering from thrush on the tongue, this could potentially be due to the growth of the fungi, ___________.
What is Candida albicans?
The accumulation of fluid in a sacculated cavity is called:
What is hydrocele?
This group of cells produce glucagon and insulin?
Islets of Langerhans
Embalming Fluid + Water = Embalming Solution; Which of these is the solvent?
What is water?
you observe rust on a car, what kind of change has taken place?
Chemical