SCI NBE 2 Practice

In an exanthematous disease, which of the following would best describe the skin?

The shroud which is used for Orthodox Jewish person's burial is called 

invasion of the body by living microorganisms with subsequent multiplication and disease production?

The final products of total oxidation of hydrocarbons and carbohydrates are (all numbers are subscripts):

Which of these compounds is described as a water soluble gas with an irritating pungent odor?

The word "streptococcus" describes

 located in the septum between the two atria, just anterior to the opening of the coronary sinus:

Bacteria that require organic chemical compounds for nourishment are

Which of the following substances is used as a buffer in arterial fluid?

The gland located at the base of the brain is the

Approximately what percent of the total volume of blood consists of blood cells (formed elements)?

When ammonia combines with formaldehyde based substances, it forms a neutral compound known as:

The type of hardness which could be removed by boiling is

acquired immunity that results from exposure to viral antigen when the virions are modified in a laboratory

Acute diffuse inflammation of subcutaneous connective tissue describes 

What are poisonous substances produced by bacteria and released only when the bacterial cells die and disintegrate?

Which of the following are the correct steps in the partial oxidation series methane?

Ammonia dissolved in water is a(n) ____ solution.

Which of the following substances is most specific in antimicrobial action?

When treating blisters, three of these choices are proper procedures. which is NOT accepted as proper technique?

An abnormal color appearing in or upon the human body is 

Which anatomical structure can be used to determine the proper angle of a restored ear?

Where is the base of the nose found when measured from the normal hairline to the base of the chin?

What are sulfonate compounds used for in embalming fluids?

Polymerization of formaldehyde is inhibited by the addition of:

The third branch of the arch of the aorta is the:

Vaccines bring about a type of immunity referred to as

When blood leaves the left atrium, it passes through the ___________________ into the

What is the classification for the disease poliomyelitis

The tricuspid valve is located between the:

Another name for the right atrio-ventricular valve of the heart is

a convex area located between the attached margin of the upper eyelid and the supraorbital margin?

Where is the soleus muscle located?

The least common facial profile is

If cheek bones don't appear prominent enough which procedures would work best to make them appear more prominent?

Another name for methyl alcohol is

Mercuric chloride is a good disinfectant. It is:

Citrates and oxalates are usually added to embalming fluids to act as:

method of mouth closure employing a suture passed through the septum of the nose and around the mandible is called the

Which of these transmit disease by biting the host?

Attenuation affects a pathogen by

serum derived from an animal that has been immunized to an infectious disease and is used to confer immunity to others.

What type of infection is one in which the causative agent enters the body through one of the portals of entry?

A drying of the body or tissue as a result of the removal of moisture (water) is

disease which shows an alternating increase and decrease in the severity of its symptoms is:

Water will combine chemically with certain compounds to form crystalline compounds known as:

Which of the following factors is NOT encountered in every dead human body?

Which of these compounds is an inorganic acid when dissolved in water?

The contraction phase of the cardiac cycle is called:

Which of these is the prescribed incision for an atherosclerotic blood vessel?

The product formed from the reaction of formaldehyde with protein:

When embalming a jaundice case, production of biliverdin is prevented by using ___ as the preservative chemical

The complete oxidation of proteins produces:

For embalming purposes, phenol has the properties of preserving, disinfecting, and ___ .

Hemolysins and leucocidins are classified as

For a substance to be classified as an electrolyte, it must:

The autoclave usually generates a temperature of about

Blood is classified as which type of elementary tissue

What type of compound is hemoglobin?

Which of the following is included in some surface disinfectants as the actual disinfecting chemical?

The partial oxidation of wood alcohol yields

Which of these compounds contains the ammonium radical?

A transfer container w a wooden base / tray with a cardboard cover to protect a casket when shipped by common carrier is 

Which is NOT a viral disease?

In organic chemistry, the best formula for indicating the location of the various substituants in the compound is the:

A quality restorative wax should 

The heart chamber in which the pulmonary circulation terminates is the

An organism that can utilize inorganic matter as food is called

The most commonly used vehicles in the embalming operation are?

Which of the following is a type of pigmented benign neoplasm?

When a molecule of formaldehyde reacts by cross-linking peptide bonds, a molecule of ___ is produced.

embalmed and casketed body shows signs of swelling, some discoloration, odor, and crepitation. This condition is likely

When a burial in a cemetery follows a funeral at a religious institution, this burial is classified as

The inverted funnel-like organ just posterior to the oral and nasal cavities is the

The study of the smallest of the microbes containing any DNA or RNA is called:

The sphincter valve situated in the orifice between the stomach and the small intestine is the:

Which of the following is a mechanical body defense?

Which of the following would NOT be found in a pre-injection fluid?

What state is formaldehyde, not formalin, at room temperature?

any structure carrying blood toward chambers of heart is a vein, venous circulation is considered to terminate in/the

Breaking up white light into many colors is called

Where cardiac excitation begins:

Estimated Shelf-Life for embalming chemicals:

Rickettsia grow only as

Diplococci appear

The meninges of the spinal cord terminate in a structure called the:

 being "comma" shaped

Which of the following is mainly affected by putrefaction?

A substance that can be used as a buffer because it can act as either an acid or a base is considered to be

advantage of using heat for disinfection of materials over other forms of disinfection, like chemicals, is that heat

Which disease is NOT dermatropic?

When embalming autopsy case, which of the following blood vessels would you utilize to inject the head of the deceased?

Which of the following is NOT a section of the small intestine:

From center of popliteal space to point midway between medial malleolus and calcaneus bone is the linear guide for the 

Which of these is least effective in sterilizing instruments?

What is the maximum width casket that will fit in a standard vault? inches

Varicose veins is a condition otherwise known as

secreted by living cell, can bring about chemical changes in another substance without undergoing any change themselves

Circulation beginning in the left ventricle goes directly to the ___ circulation.

Increased arterial circulation leading to congestion of blood is called