FSE2060 Funeral Directing Midterm Part 2

During the arrangement conference, where does the Next of Kin (NOK) sit?

To inter a body means to...

A more permanent device that a casket is set on for a visitation or viewing in the funeral home.

A funeral rite that deviates from the normal or prescribed circumstances of established customs.

Which term is another word for disinter?

Which 3 phrases should you avoid when ansering a death call?

What is the definition of a stretcher?

To disinter a body means to...

Receiving remains from another funeral home is called what?

A device upon which two or three caskets are placed, one on top of the other for display.

A monument erected in honor of a dead person whose remains lie elsewhere.

A phrase or form of words written in memory of a person who has died, especially as an inscription on a tombstone.

A pamphlet made available at the funeral service giving details about the deceased and the funeral arrangements.

Which of the following is an example of a cenotaph?

A funeral rite which may be construed as being identifiable with a pre-literate society.

Where should the clergy stand for the interment at the committal service?

What 2 terms are synonymous with funeral coach?

A legal document containing vital statistics, disposition, and final medical information pertaining to the deceased.

A portable device that folds and unfolds that a casket is set on top of for visitation or viewing in the funeral home.

What is the definition of a cot?

A forensically trained physician whose chief duty is to investigate questionable deaths.

A funeral rite that is in essence devoid of religious connotation.

Flowers worn in a buttonhole by male family members and/or casketbearers.

A group of grave spaces, usually under the same property deed.

When should you ask the family for embalming permission?

One who walks with the casket during the funeral service and at the committal service, but does not physically carry it.

A burning chamber used for cremation is called a retort.

Forwarding remains to another funeral home is called what?

What is a narthex?

Where is a committal service held?

A room in a funeral home in which caskets are put on display for consumers to see.

A legal document issued by the proper government agency authorizing transportation and/or disposition of human remains.

The portion of the funeral home adjoining the visitation room; it is designed for the privacy of the family.

The automobile generally used for transporting uncasketed dead bodies from the place of death to a mortuary/morgue.

The person who supplies the vital statistical information concerning the deceased.

Which term is another word for inter?

A book signed by those attending a visitation/service.

One who actively bears or carries the casket during the funeral service and at the committal service.

A floral arrangement which is designed to be placed on the top of a casket.

A furnace of a retort for cremating dead human bodies; a building that houses a retort.

A vehicle designed for transportation of casketed funeral remains.

An elected official who conducts inquiry in questionable death. They are NOT medically trained physicians.

A historic term describing a device that is very similar in nature to a bier; a device used to support a casket.

A portable, podium-like stand.

A designated area of a building where services are conducted.

Which of 3 terms are synonymous for the entrance of a funeral home?

Where should pallbearers stand for the interment at the committal service?

This item is placed on the door of a business or home to indicate a death has occurred.

Rites held at the time of disposition in which the body is present.

Rites held without body present and can be done anytime.